Today’s Dyno Blast video is very likely the first ever stock 4-cylinder Camaro that has been featured on the rollers. This is, of course, the new 2016 Chevrolet Camaro with the base model turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, which offers advertised power figures of 275 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque at the transmission. This particular Camaro is in the hands of the crew from Mishimoto and before beefing up the turbocharged Chevy muscle car, they wanted to get some baseline numbers at the wheels.
The video shows the 2016 Camaro base model making one pull and this is probably the best clip I’ve seen in terms of hearing the new turbo 4 at wide open throttle. After the driver works through the gears, he hammers the throttle and lets the new engine stretch its legs – laying down 231 horsepower and 256 lb-ft of torque at the wheels.
The details of the video suggest that the stock wheel power figures for the turbocharged Camaro are lower than they expected, but the Mishimoto crew will surely have more videos of this car in the future, with much bigger power.
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