This V6 Chevrolet Camaro Came Stupidly Close To Beating A Hellcat On Track
There may be a massive power differential between the two muscle cars, but the Camaro gets close to a legendary giant-killing in this Car & Driver test
The Chevrolet Camaro may be powered by a seemingly minuscule 335bhp V6 with less than half the outright grunt of the manic 697bhp Dodge Charger Hellcat, but this track test shows the budget pony car is a force to be reckoned with. It managed a time just half a second off of the Charger’s effort, obliterating its similarly priced rivals.
Taking part in Car And Driver’s annual ‘Lightning Laps’ track battle, the Chevy Camaro set one hell of a time - a 3min 4sec lap that ended up in a class win for the muscle car. Trouncing the likes of the EcoBoost Mustang and the 350Z Track - a past record holder - the Camaro was quicker through certain sectors of the track than an F-Type SVR and the R8 V10. Not bad at all…
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Day to day I still think I would rather have a hellcat than a v6 camaro because it’s just stupid fun.
What did you like about driving the Hellcat vs the camaro?
Wait wait wait wait wait.Isn´t this the track where Jeremy was sliding SLS,James drove 458 and Hammond spun out in GT3 RS?
V6 power :D
As a Ford and Chevy fan I have to say that image is hilarious haha
Chverolet! Chevrolet! Chevrolet!
I’d take a v8 hellcat any day over a v6 camaro. V6 in a camaro just feels wrong. And who cares about track times anyways, its about having fun, and im sure a v8 hellcat will give me more fun than this. I do enjoy the camaro tho
Sorry, this had to be done
Still only an OBESE american car. Americans could make their cars lighter and better in corners, but no they’re still obsessed with power over handling. Ideal weight of a car in my opinion should be around 2200-2700lbs for good handling and acceleration with cornering in mind
You do realize that the so-called “obese” Challenger isn’t even as heavy as the M6? Before you start making generalizations, do a little research, m8
Yes obese right tell me again how the bone stock tt supra doesn’t weigh 3400 pounds give or take
Proof that more horsepower doesn’t mean more speed
No surprise that properly engineered Porsche GT3 RS with ‘just’ 500hp can beat most supercars with 700hp or even more.
The Camaro seems like a well-engineered car as well
Basically
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