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 »

If there have ever been two cars that were destined to be natural enemies, it’s these two. The owners are friendly though, which is great, because it means their antics are fair and in good faith. Which in turn means a good race. The ZL1 makes about 30 more horses than the GT500, but it’s […] More »