The Camaro ZL1 Is Damn Near As Fast As An M4 GTS Around The 'Ring
If there’s any car that’s responsible for kicking the whole ‘muscle cars* can’t turn’ mantra in the nethers, it’s the Camaro. The previous generation Z/28 and ZL1 both took some serious scalps at the Nurburgring, and now the current ZL1 has laid down an astonishing time at the Green Hell.
Its 7:29.60 lap is not just 11 seconds faster than the old ZL1, it’s also incredibly close to the stupidly expensive, stupidly focused M4 GTS, which belted out a 7:27.88 effort last year. Once the even more track-friendly Camaro arrives - the Z/28 - this ‘Murican institution stands a very good chance of beating the BMW.
So, what’s behind the speed? It’s mostly down to more power and less weight: we’re talking 640bhp from the ZL1’s 6.2-litre ‘LT4’ V8, and a 100kg drop.
(*Yes I know it’s technically a pony car, but us Brits are a little more liberal with the use of the term ‘muscle car’…)
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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proof that big american cars can go round corners :)
This sounds like a recipe for success…
And it’s what?, a quarter of the price?
Who else is disappointed by the M4 GTS
even if 7:00.60 around the ring , american people still use this car just for drag racing
Every once in a while I see something like this and think Chevrolet is actually a really great company all things considered
Ian Wright is british and he isn’t liberal with the term muscle car…
Just a litle faster than an Alfa. Almost as fast as a Carrera GT
i don’t think its a muscle car once it has the ability of turning.