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Originally Posted by SSCamaroZ28
As said, the Z28 is the Camaro-specific top model and is our true overall special performance car. The 4th Gen wrongly named the SLP car SS. They should have made the base V8 an SS and given the SLP car the Z28 name. It was revisionist and incorrect to do after all the years Z28 was at the top and it was gone. Also, ZL1 was not a regular production car OR a model, people just call it that for the engine. It is truly supposed to be called a COPO Camaro, an "off the menu" option. SS is good for top regular cars, special vehicles like Camaros and Corvettes get Z designations for their destroyers. The Camaro is also the real original "Z" car.
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For the Camaro.
The Z/06 Corvette was designed in 1963 (I believe).
In the past when an SS Camaro was available it was always Top Dog HP wise (1/4 miler).
Z/28 was a track car, hence the top end performance. It was not great at launching.
In th Vette the Grand Sport was the top dog (a race only Vette), but now it is the ZR1.