Tag: ZL1

Wow. Just wow. It’s easy to hate the guy that did this before even knowing what happened. That’s a ZL1 after all. Chevy doesn’t build a Camaro with more horsepower than that one. Still, it’s not a track toy like the Z/28. It belongs out there on the street, driving around, serenading suburbs with the […] More »

There are certain cars that just shouldn’t be road-tested.  Some of them need to be taken to the track, immediately. The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is one of those cars. Autoblog’s West Coast editor, Michael Harley, took it to the right kind of place: Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama.  There, he was able to […] More »

There’s a reason I’m a writer and not an engineer. Were I making a track-focused car, I would concentrate on things such as power, brakes, weight reduction and cooling, but I would never consider what Chevrolet has incorporated into the new Camaro Z/28.  They call it “flying car” logic. Normally, when a car soars over […] More »

Bankers might not strike you as gear heads.  “They crunch numbers all day.  What do they know about cars?”  But think about it this way: Successful finance professionals make a lot of money and have business relationships with people who buy cool automotive toys all the time. Pardon the pun: Bankrate.com decided to give its […] More »

If you’ve been dreaming of owning the track-attacking 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, you now know how much it will cost to make that fantasy a reality: $75,000. Now that the C6 Corvette Z06 is gone, the Z/28 is the only new GM model available with the hand-built, 7.0-liter LS7 V8.  Power is SAE-rated at 505 […] More »

Their touting it as the fastest bolt-on ZL1 in the country. I don’t know if that’s true, but I wouldn’t be shocked if that’s the case. The major changes include an 2.55 upper Supercharger pulley, 1 7/8″ long tube headers with high-flow cats, a 102MM throttle body, and custom engine and tranny software. See it […] More »

Not a lot of people have gotten to check out the Camaro Z/28, and I suspect that’ll be the case in the future too. The car is not exactly a common item. Chevy wisely brought one out to display at the LA Auto Show, so i’m bringing it to you. Unfortunately, a small glass fence […] More »