Camaro ZL1 Laps Nurburgring in 7:41.27. Enters Supercar Territory!!

[Shurenuff]

Originally Posted by radz28

I try to remind myself this all the time We only have, what, another month?

True dat. This all seems so surreal after the years of rumors and waiting. And what a great experience it has been following this car during that time. I'm very happy to say that GM has not only met my expectations along the way, but has smashed them into a million pieces with the hammer of awesomeness.

[shank0668]

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...-future-lineup

[HumanWiki]

Originally Posted by shank0668

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...-future-lineup

"LSR-powered V8 muscle car turned an incredible 7 minutes, 41.27 seconds in a single lap, he said."


LSR?

[shank0668]

Originally Posted by HumanWiki

"LSR-powered V8 muscle car turned an incredible 7 minutes, 41.27 seconds in a single lap, he said."


LSR?

[blufin]

Hmmmmmmm

[DoggyB22]

I want a vid!!!

[GoldenBear]

Originally Posted by Shurenuff

MSRP of about $55k, out the door at $60k. It might be a few thousand difference in either direction, but those calling a $60k plus MSRP are not thinking clearly IMO. It reminds me of those that were predicting the SS coupe price point in the $40-45k range prior to release.

As amazing as this car is, it will not be priced out of it's direct competition and demographic.

Exactly. If the MSRP of the ZL1 is at $60K, it will be priced out of its demographic, and Chevrolet will not sell enough vehicles to recoup the development cost.

Chevrolet will be careful when settling on the ZL1's MSRP, because if the ZL1 is priced too far above the GT500, or too close to the CTS-V, people will opt for those vehicles instead of the ZL1, and Chevrolet will have defeated the purpose of developing the ZL1 in the first place.

Chevrolet wants to see ZL1s on the street, the strip, and the track. If the ZL1 is priced appropriately, ZL1s will be seen dominating its class at those venues.

I'm confident that Chevrolet won't repeat the pricing debacle of the 1969 ZL1s.

[Blacc Mamba]

So I went to go check out the car because I live like 10 min from that hotel they were at and when I got there, the attendant said I had just missed them

[djsnoflake]

....... did GM ever specify WHERE the horsepower rating came from? With times like these, I am starting to suspect it is from the wheels!

[Blacc Mamba]

Motortrend just got the car in to test, with engine start video, and in car start!
http://www.facebook.com/motortrendmag

[tooslow]

Impressive! That being said, outside of some sort of bragging rights, it has little real-world bearing as 99.9% of ZL1 owners will never drive the 'Ring. I'd be more interested in seeing the car going head-to-head with the competition on the American tracks like Barber, Laguna Seca, VIR, etc.

[KLR ZL1]

Originally Posted by SGOS252382

How in the world can a 3900 lb car with more weight, less HP, and smaller tires be faster than a ZR1?

Something is very interesting to say the least.

How are you figureing it's faster than the ZR1????? ZR1 did it in 7:19 and some change. Last I checked 7:41 is not faster than 7:19.

[Camaro_Corvette]

In thoughts of Camaro SS vs Camaro ZL1 Will the ZL1 even see the SS in it's rear view or will it see a dot that used to be an SS?

[mr02Z/28]

Let's take an serious and honest vote, now..... After seeing the times, who honestly thinks this 2012 Camaro ZL1 is really going to have a starting MSRP around $48,000 ????? I am even more inclined to take a guess this car will be well close to $60,000 now, maybe more..... Opinions/thoughts ???