2012 Camaro ZL1 Price Announced at $54,095 MSRP !

[camaro99]

Originally Posted by 67 Convertible

1967 Camaro weight approx. 2,800 lbs.
1967 Mustang weight approx. 2,600 lbs.

Thanks!

and in 2010-2011.....the ss 3800...the stang 3400...Need we say more!!!

Imagine the performance and gas consumption of a 5th gen Camaro weighing 3000!

The ZL1 needs to go on the biggest loser!

PS A CTSV having a 6.2 with 556 HP is too much power for a luxury car and sacrilege since the SS has "only" 400- 426HP (

How bout a 2014 fiberglass Z28 with T-Tops with a 7.0Liter (505HP) weighing and costing the same as a Vette ...lets compare apples with apples

I know Vette enthusuiasts would object but hell were all the same family!

[kudzu74]

Originally Posted by boltmark

Yeah but isn't the Super Snake close to 6 figures once you buy the car and send it in for upgrades?

It didn't mention any upgrades...I'm just looking at the basic options mentioned and the weight difference.

+if there is no gas guzzler tax on it and the ZL1 might have it the difference would nix the addition of all the coolers added to the snake.

This is gonna be a fun future discussion thread.

[Caliman93230]

two grate cars in the market a camaro and a mustang, hey this one has 580 hp but weight this other one has 650 hp oh shit mustang it is.

[patigerjet]

Sorry fellow Camaro brothers, I have gone to the dark side and traded my puchased new 2010 Black 1SS for a new 2012 Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra on Saturday. This news is too late and inconsequential to me, though still very interesting as a Camaro fan.

My move to the dark side has been very happy. I purchased the GT500 at $54.9 K, (with generous trade off Camaro) nicely equipped with nav/performace pac and could not be happier with marked improvement in drive-ability and twin cam fun, while having the SC already in-place over my last chevy.

[Modern07]

OK now I'm freaked out haha...

Posted by me on 24th October in another thread...

Originally Posted by Modern07

I had a dream two nights ago that the base MSRP was $54,995.

I've never dreamt about a car in my life - I need to stop coming on here

However, if the price I dreamt about turns out to be true, I would like to request a name change to Nostradamus

[tramtwo]

Originally Posted by Uneducated Guess

probably pretty close to that. I'd say 59K

Oh that is way better... I could by a lot of vinyl with what is left over.

[GoldCartridgeGamer]

Originally Posted by Sterling

Everybody buy these so that I can upgrade to a used one in a few years.

Haha +1

[TaylorSF]

The price came almost exactly where I thought it would, at GS Vette Coupe MSRP. Sadly, I am sure dealers will try to screw guys left and right and have a ton or markup.

12 flat in the quarter is awesome.
A lot of the extra weight in modern cars compared to the older versions is mandatory air bags, etc. Some is luxury, like sound systems, insulation, power seats, etc.

A "rolling" start just means it is timed like you stage at the drag strip. Your car rolls a touch before tripping the timer, from a few inches to maybe a little over a foot. It is good for a couple of tenths faster ET. Why= because the first foot your car moves takes expoentially longer to move than other other foot it travels in the quarter mile.

[Bromaro]

Originally Posted by SGOS252382

Unfortunately my neighbor drives a new Porsche Turbo. Even the ZR1 Vette doesn't get the job done in a straight line drag race.

But who's willing to spend $160K for a toy? That does make the ZL1 Camaro seem inexpensive.

But like I said in the previous post. For the people who have money, its no big deal spending $60K. Its the working man with a wife and kids, that's got a real hard job convincing the wife he's needs a $60K Camaro.

[vroomapunk]

I think ill own an ss for three years, and then find a 3 year old ZL1 to buy cheap.

[TaylorSF]

Originally Posted by patigerjet

Sorry fellow Camaro brothers, I have gone to the dark side and traded my puchased new 2010 Black 1SS for a new 2012 Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra on Saturday. This news is too late and inconsequential to me, though still very interesting as a Camaro fan.

My move to the dark side has been very happy. I purchased the GT500 at $54.9 K, (with generous trade off Camaro) nicely equipped with nav/performace pac and could not be happier with marked improvement in drive-ability and twin cam fun, while having the SC already in-place over my last chevy.

Well, I would bust on you, but I took my wife to test drive three SS convertibles. She hated it, and we MET in my 85 Z28.

She test drove a 5.0 GT/CS convertible and loved it. It's her car so she got it, but man would I have preferred a SS in the family.

The equivalent Mustang GT to Camaro SS appears to be about 5K less out the door. I would not have let this happen just a year or so ago, but Ford did a good enough job on the Coyote engine for me to tolerate it. That shamefull 4.6L 300HP V8 they had in their GTs until 2010 I could not have stood for.

[OldJedi]

Everyone that said mid $55,000, congratulations.

[tvwilkes]

Originally Posted by Shurenuff

The top speed has me scratching my head a bit, all else was expected.

I was hoping they'd crack the 11's on the 1/4 mile time.

In an auto car with some tuning, the car will run low 11's with sticky tires.

[Scarrzz]

Originally Posted by OldJedi

Did anyone else notice that it says $54,095 at the top of the article but $54,995 inside of the article, twice? That is $900.00 more. The price of my sunroof.

The difference is the $900 delivery fee I believe.