28 Ways the Z/28 Rules the Road Course

I’ve spent a bit of time in past posts showing my appreciation for GM and their unique dgaf attitude when it comes to mixing PR/advertising with long-winded speeches.

Most automaker media tends to shy away from disclosing the smallest, most minute technical details in favor of emotional driving phrases and lifestyle sells. It’s only natural right? Marketing 101: Sell the benefits, not the features.

From GM’s official press deck, we have the following list of “28 Ways Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Rules the Road Course”. Finally, a dense list of technical reasons on why the Camaro Z/28 is such a badass track car.

This is the kind of stuff that, honestly, couldn’t be rattled off at a cocktail party or watercooler without alienating yourself from the rest of the party. For some reason, I’m thinking Fight Club for Z/28 owners is necessary.

We’ve provided a short-form recap here, but be sure to visit GM’s official media page for the full breakdown.

If you’re wondering, yes. Reading this over made me that much more of a Z/28 fan.

1. Engineers implemented a “wickerbill” on spoiler to increase downforce by 70 counts.
2. The Z/28’s front fascia optimizes air flow and brake cooling.
3. The front splitter is designed to withstand 250lb of downforce at its tip.
4. Fully functional cold carbon fiber air hood extractor.
5. Rocker moldings and wheel flare moldings specially designed to improve aerodynamics.
6. The front wheelhouse liners are specially designed to optimize air flow.
7. The Z/28’s underbody belly pan helps reduce front lift.
8. The Z/28’s rear window class was reduced from 3.5mm to 3.2mm to save 400g.
9. The rear seat is 4.7kg lighter than in the SS. No folding/pass-through feature.
10. The Z/28’s 19″ wheels save 8.7kg compared to the Camaro SS wheels.
11. The Z/28’s carbon ceramic rotors save 9.6kg.
12. Deleting the air conditioner saved the Z/28 12.9kg. Available as an option only.
13. LS7 engine uses dry-sump oiling and notale material upgrades.
14. The Z/28 uses a specially designed open air box intake with filter from K&N.
15. The Z/28’s fuel system was specially engineered.
16. The Z/28 uses a dual-mode exhaust system.
17. It uses the same TREMEC TR6060 6-speed tranny as the Camaro ZL1 and CTS-V.
18. The transmission uses a 5.1-ratio short-throw shifter.
19. The Z/28’s strut tower brace set up is specially designed to stiffen the car further.
20. The Z/28 has an axle ratio is 3.91 and uses a zero-preload limited-slip differential.
21. The differnetial makes use of a specialty cooling system.
22. The lower control arm ride link bushing offers 50-percent greater stiffness than the SS.
23. Lower inner and outer trailing link bushings deliver 25-percent more stiffness.
24. The Z/28 also gets its stiffness from improved coil springs and smaller-diameter stabilizer bars.
25. Six words: Dynamic Suspensions Spool Valve damper technology.
26. The Z/28’s PTM (Performance Traction Management) integrates the chassis mode selection, Traction Control, and Active Handling Systems.
27. The Z/28 rides on 19×11-inch (fr) and 19×11.5 (rr) wheels. Holy hell.
28. Brembo’s carbon ceramic brakes provide the Z/28 a stopping power rating of  60-0mph in < 120ft stopping.

Try rattling that list off at your next company holiday party when everyone is sharing why they love their cars.