Archive for February, 2012

Eight hours with a 2012 ZL1 Camaro

Imagine if you will, driving into Virginia International Raceway and seeing sights like this…

…and this, four track ready 2012 ZL1 Camaros wait for their time to impress both on and off the track.






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Eight hours with a 2012 ZL1 Camaro – Hot Rod Magazine Blog.



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Chevrolet claims to be the top performance brand in the US

Chevrolet’s claim of being the top performance brand in the US begins with two basic segments – the Sports Car segment and the Luxury Sports Car segment – with Chevy’s representatives in those two groups being the mighty Camaro and Corvette. General Motors’ first angle of claiming that Chevrolet is the top performance brand is based on the sales figures for those two vehicles (which is near impossible to dispute) and the second factor was the result of some recent track testing in Virginia.

“With the addition of the Camaro ZL1, there are only a handful of brands in the world with two cars that can match the performance, technology, and excitement of Corvette and Camaro,” said General Motors North America President Mark Reuss. “Unlike many competitors’ performance cars, the Corvette ZR1 and Camaro ZL1 are appropriate for both daily drivers and track use from the factory – with standard coolers for brakes and drivetrain. (We) challenge any company to bring two cars to compete with the Corvette ZR1 and Camaro ZL1, dollar for dollar. They will discover what enthusiasts already know – that Chevrolet Camaro and Corvette are the world’s best performance cars for the money.”

via Chevrolet claims to be the top performance brand in the US.



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Chevy says “No” to bringing Euro Camaro updates to U.S., outlines differences

Chevrolet’s hot-selling Camaro SS is now bound for Europe, complete with a handful of changes that have made some Americans a bit jealous of what the global Camaro is getting that they will not.

via Chevy says “No” to bringing Euro Camaro updates to U.S., outlines differences [Image update].



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Classic pony car gallops to top prize

Chevys “Pony car” Camaros were the subject of more male teenage lust in the 1960s than high school prom queens.

Adding to their allure in the overheated imaginations of a generation of guys who, if they had a prom date at all, likely drove her there in dad’s six-cylinder Nova, was that Camaros were hot numbers that ran with a fast and racy crowd of Mustangs, Firebirds, Barracudas and Javelins that tore up the streets on Saturday night and road courses in Trans-Am events on Sundays.

via Classic pony car gallops to top prize – The Globe and Mail.



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Camaro ZL1 TapShift Automatic Transmission Faster Than a Manual

The new Chevy Camaro ZL1 is full of surprises. GM is now promoting its newly-improved TapShift technology that the American automaker is claiming “performance car enthusiasts will experience the hands-on driving satisfaction of a ‘stick’ with the ease of an automatic transmission.”

via Camaro ZL1 TapShift Automatic Transmission Faster Than a Manual | AutoGuide.com News.



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