provoste

Damn- not bad for $70k. As a '17 SS 1LE owner and Porsche nut, I can vouch that GM is making world class stuff these days.

https://www.google.com/amp/www.roada...ring-in-71604/

Veloce Raptor

It sure is.
My C7 Z51 is stellar on track and off

Steve113

For a little more the Viper ACR E is about to break the all time production car record .........you will read about it in a couple of weeks

Cory M

So does this supercharged Camaro have the same heat issues that have sparked the Z06 class action lawsuit?

provoste

They claim no, Oppenheiser (chief engineer) volunteered that you'll run out of gas before it overheats anything. Apparently the primary issue was packaging in the corvette. Luckily the Camaro guys had a couple years to get the cooling right.

FredC

thanks for posting. That was fun to watch.

Coochas

DAMN, that guy was on point. Judging from the squealing I'm guessing they were on street legal tires.

provoste

Yeah- Goodyear developed a Cup 2 style 100 treadwear track/street tire for the ZL1-1LE. 305 front, 325 rears.

Veloce Raptor

High end street tires now are arguably better than Hoosiers were ten years ago

TXE36

I had a student a ways back with a Camaro ZL1 (no LE) and it was an impressive machine.

-Mike

NYoutftr

GM has done a great job resurrecting the Camaro.

That was an impressive version of Camaro, keep in mind the Camaro nearly dominates NHRA factory stock drag cars.

the_vetman

I guess we'll see if that's actually true. The recent Camaro Z/28 (NA) would also consistently overheat on the track - multiple sources of this. Except in Z/28's case no limp mode due to MT.

Sterling Doc

Car is impressive, and the drive is very committed! The shocks must be good if they can go over curbs at 140+! I'm also surprised that GM development engineers are familiar enough with the 'Ring to drive it with that level of aggression!

ipse dixit

Biggest elephant in the room?

Where is the C7 Corvette Z06 'Ring time?

Paging Tadge. The Z06 Fan Boys are holding on line 1.

paradocs98

Saw this earlier in the week and was very impressed. I can't wrap my head around why these high-level Camaros are so good, especially compared to their Corvette siblings. It's the same Z06 drivetrain, but in a significantly heavier car, with a higher center of gravity, a less track-focused basic platform/design, and a much less slippery body shape. How do they get the Camaro to be so competitive given these seeming liabilities?