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I think it was the second time there. It would be great to get another time but I am sure they have limited time and funds to do this. I think it is amazing anyway that two camaros are running so high on this list beating cars two or three times the price. I think it makes Ford look bad, and just think how it must make Porsche feel.
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It's GT3RS fast at half the price and carries an explicit warranty during track use. I'm stoked to go Porsche hunting next spring ;-) Season opens in March 2014...lol. Need to get Stand21 to make me a camo driving suit! Ha!
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10-15-2013, 01:01 PM | #185 |
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I am not sure why everyone is saying this car is capable of a faster time. GM understands marketing. I can't remember a domestic car with more hype in recent memory. Evrrything about this car has been sealed tight until this announcement. If they could have posted a better time they would have with as tighly controlled as the information has been held. I have said it once and I will say it again...if the weather significantly impacted the time, they would have ran the car a different day under better conditions. For those saying the car can crack the 20's, why would Chevy post this time if that was even in the realm of possibility? When you market a product, you do it under the best case scenario. If you think GM just settled for this time because they ran out of track time, you simply do not understand how marketing works. I believe they ran the car on better days and did not get a better time. Thus they posted the best time, regardless of the conditions that may lead some to believe it could have been better. They will sell all they can build so it does not really matter anyway.
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10-15-2013, 01:02 PM | #186 |
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"No one expected GM to show a 500-hp naturally aspirated 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 coupe at the New York auto show earlier this year, but ever since the automaker did, bow-tie fans have been eagerly awaiting Nürburgring lap times. Now, Chevrolet has released a new video showing an in-car view of the 2014 Camaro Z/28 as it laps the famed track in 7 minutes, 37.47 seconds — in the rain. With that time, the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 slots in between the Ruf RT12 (7:35), and 991 Porsche 911 Carrera S (7:37.9). That time is also ahead of the supercharged C6 Corvette ZR1 on Michelin Pilot Sport ZP run-flat tires (7:38) and the Camaro ZL1 (7.41:27) coupes as well as the C6 Corvette Z06 (7:42.99) — the car that shares its engine with the Camaro Z/28. The 7.0-liter LS7 V-8 makes 505 hp and 481 lb-ft of torque in the Camaro Z/28. Update: Chevrolet released more information regarding the 2014 Camaro Z/28′s Nürburgring lap time. While the 7:37.40 lap time puts the Camaro Z/28 in good company, Chevrolet claims the track-capable muscle car would go faster in more ideal conditions: “One of the challenges of testing at the ‘Ring is that the track is so long that conditions can change radically in a single lap,” said Al Oppenheiser, Camaro chief engineer, in a release. “Adam Dean, the development driver for Z/28, did a heroic job driving in deteriorating conditions. Based on telemetry data from our test sessions, we know the Z/28 can be as much as six seconds faster on a dry track.” 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 at Nurburgring left side 1 300x199 imageIn order for the Camaro Z/28 to be considered track capable, it had to go through GM’s “24-Hour Test” where the car is pushed at 10/10ths on the track for a total of 24 hours. Only brakes and tires are replaced during testing. The Camaro Z/28 accumulated 10 hours and nearly 1000 miles on the track alone, with every lap coming in under eight minutes even with traffic. With a focus on lap times, much of the sound deadening and audio system has been removed, while air conditioning is optional. The Camaro Z/28 is 300 pounds lighter than the supercharged ZL1 model. Other track-oriented updates include thinner rear glass, shocks featuring individual adjustment of bumper and rebound settings for both high- and low-speed wheel motions as well as 305/30ZR-19 Pirelli PZero Trofeo R tires — possibly the widest front tires available on a production car — on all four corners. GM claims the Camaro Z/28 can pull 1.085 lateral g average and up to 1.5 g in braking with its large Brembo brakes." http://wot.motortrend.com/2014-chevr...eo-416573.html
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10-15-2013, 01:07 PM | #188 | |
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It's pretty clear the driver had to slow down, too, for the run because of the rain, so I believe this is also why so many think it can go faster.
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10-15-2013, 01:08 PM | #189 |
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There's that, too...
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That list doesn't have the up to date 2012 C6 Z06 time.. it ran a 7:22.68
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10-15-2013, 01:21 PM | #192 |
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To bad they didn't have Aaron Link driving both.
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10-15-2013, 01:21 PM | #193 |
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lol...i posted in page 1 and have been monitoring this thread since inception. They posted their best time in the release. Period. They ran on dry days and could not turn a better time. I just wish we could appreciate what it is rather than make excuses for what it isn't. It is a fantastic car that ran its best time in the rain. The "ifs" and "buts" in this thread are a little over the top.
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10-15-2013, 01:23 PM | #194 | |
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Nevermind... moving on...
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10-15-2013, 01:28 PM | #196 |
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He got into the throttle a little too soon between the Carrosel and the next corner and I bet he puckered just a little. I was surprised at the lack of traction in the first sections of the track. But, if it was raining in one section, the track was probably wet in other areas as well. Overall, that's an awesome run for a heavy Camaro and if you subtracted an estimated 6 seconds for the wet conditions, the Z/28 is running in the midst of some fairly formidable company.
Dang!...is that the stock exhaust??? Pretty loud!
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