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Old 05-06-2015, 04:10 PM   #15764
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Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham View Post
They might be encouraged to do so! Z28.R, and competitive 1LEs are winning everywhere.

Camaro is getting it's own unveil. Corvette didn't get that.

I still say they have something planned. Even if it's a hopped-up, raced-out "version" of the LT1.

I completely disagree. I think it's so very narrow-minded to lose such a hallowed name just because of the method of induction. (No offense intended) That's like arguing the ZL1 is a foul reincarnation because it uses a mainstream supercharged Cadillac engine, instead of a 427.

There are other, more important features to a car that were not shared between the original Z/28 and the 5th-gen Z. But nobody complained, or hardly noticed those.
Time will tell. I've been wrong before once or twice haha.

No offense taken. I feel like after the work put in to the 5th gen Z/28, they should continue that path or not bring it back, especially when they have the perfect badge to use for a supercharged, comfort laden car. The ZL1 wasn't even a regular production car so I don't think it has the same cachet as the Z/28.

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Originally Posted by hotlapZL1 View Post
A LT4 equipped Z/28 should handle the GT350 easily considering the power advantage and gen6 under hood space to accommodate bookoo cooling. I'm even more interested to see how close a 1LE can get to the GT350 for a fraction of the cost

Competing with the next GT500 (I guess) will take more than GM has now
I wouldn't be quick to assume an LT4 powered Z/28 can take down a GT350R. There will more than likely be a massive weight gap between the two.
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