Garnet Red Camaro SS 1LE smokes some expensive rubber.
Perhaps you, too, enjoy the finer things in life. You drink the good stuff. You wear the good stuff. Maybe, you even smoke the good stuff, too. YouTuber “CHAZZCU” certainly has expensive tastes, based on their willingness to melt some very expensive tires.
The sixth generation Chevrolet Camaro SS is the most powerful GM muscle car to ever wear the Super Sport moniker. Its 6.2L LT1 V8 delivers 455 horsepower and 455lb-ft of torque. In addition to making the newest Camaro SS very quick, all of that LT1 power makes a great tire slaying weapon. This particular is a 1LE model, one made more for grip than slip. Even so, it has no problem eviscerating those rear tires.
This video begins with a walkaround, giving us a good look at the slick red LED headlight trim, the aftermarket wheels with custom-lettered tires, and the two tone black-and-dark red paint scheme. There is also the questionable “ERZA” badging on the front fenders, but we will withhold our judgment. Don’t worry, the walkaround is short, but the madness isn’t.
We get to watch “Erza” roast the tires from a couple different angles, beginning with a close-up shot of the rear tires including a bit of slow motion action. Praise be to that iPhone slow-mo video feature, AMIRITE? Next, the camera moves to a low front end angle and while these first two burnout clips had music playing over them. At least the final burnout clip lets us hear the LT1 roar sans soundtrack.
While the music is a bit overbearing, the owners is forgiven for sacrificing those expensive rear tires and filming it for us.
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