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06 Feb, 2012

Video: Camaro ZL1 Tears Up Inde Motorsports Track!

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Finally, a proper Camaro ZL1 review and feature. Watch as Carlos Lago from Motor Trend tears up the Inde Motorsports Park in Arizona.

The results of all that tearing up? Oh, just a 0-60mph in 3.8 seconds, a 12.1 quarter mile run, and a 1.0g lateral acceleration figure! See the video inside.

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Video: Camaro ZL1 Tears Up Inde Motorsports Track!

We may be in the middle of Winter, but that doesn’t stop our members from the fairer weather states to keep on meeting and greeting. Several clubs took advantage of some great weather recently to gather for some impressive meets. Check out their photo threads below:

ACE5 Invades Atlanta
ECC February Meet & Greet
Arizona All Gens Laughlin Run

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Winter Storage - What's That? ACE5, EEC, and Arizona All Gens Camaro Clubs Gather

What started as a GM project car in 1965 has become one of the rarest Camaros ever. For 2012, SLP introduces a new generation of Panther. Only 100 560/585/600HP and 45 700HP supercharged Panthers will be built in coupe, convertible, manual or automatic.

The new SLP Panther Camaro will be revealed at NADA in Las Vegas, Feb. 3rd – 6th. Full details INSIDE on the 2012 Panther 6.2L Limited Edition Camaro

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SLP Panther Camaro Limited Edition Announced. 560-700HP Versions to Be Made

03 Feb, 2012

January 2012 Camaro Sales and Production Figures

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January 2012 Delivery (sales) Stats:

Camaro January 2012 Deliveries (actual sales): 5,709
Total Deliveries in 2012: 5,709

January 2012 Production Stats:

Camaros Produced in January 2012: 7,256
2012 Model Year Produced Through January 2012: 53,482

Compared to Competition:

Mustang sold 3,736 units in January 2012
Challenger sold 2,551 units in January 2012

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January 2012 Camaro Sales and Production Figures

Mr. Rick Hendrick of Hendrick Motorsports recently joined workers at the GM Oshawa Assembly Plant to celebrate the start of production for the ZL1, which should arrive at dealers next month.

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Rick Hendrick Joins Camaro ZL1 Start of Production Celebration at Oshawa

GM brought out two 2012 Camaro ZL1s to be ogled at by attendees at this past weekend’s Rolex 24 Hour Race at Daytona.

On display in the Camaro corral was a yellow and dark blue ZL1, driven in from Michigan by GM execs, on winter tires.

Check out some photos at the following LINK

Yellow and Blue ZL1 Camaros Make Trip to Rolex 24 Hour Race @ Daytona

An important announcement has just been made by ‘Team Camaro’ regarding the 2012 Camaro Zl1!

Early this morning, John Fitzpatrick, Camaro’s Marketing Manager, sent a note to Chevrolet dealers receiving ZL1 allocation to make them aware that production of the 2012 Camaro ZL1 is NOW underway at Oshawa! He also had some information regarding a new constraint involving the exposed carbon fiber hood insert.

Please see INSIDE for the full note and message.

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Team Camaro Announces 2012 Camaro ZL1 Production Officially Underway!

Here’s the first independent video of the 2012 Camaro ZL1 running on a quarter mile track. The folks from Motoramic try their (novice) hand a quarter mile run in the 2012 ZL1. They were only able to achieve 13 seconds in the quarter mile with launch control, but admitted to their complete lack of experience on the track.

The official quoted number from GM is that the ZL1 does the 1/4 mile in 12 seconds flat. Click on through for some cool ZL1 dragging footage.

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First Independent Video of 2012 Camaro ZL1 Running the Quarter Mile

23 Jan, 2012

UAE Camaro Club’s Last 2011 Meet

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The UAE Camaro club is perhaps the most prolific and active international Camaro club for the current generation Camaro. They held their last meet of 2011 back in December and as always, there was a great turnout and as well as a great set of photos documenting their day. Check it out inside.

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UAE Camaro Club's Last 2011 Meet

21 Jan, 2012

SMS 620 Camaro Unveiled and Auctioned

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SMS Supercars, Steve Saleen’s company, officially unveiled the SMS620 Camaro at the Barrett-Jackson auction this week, where the first production unit was auctioned off. This particular model was a special Bondurant Edition, in honor of Steve Saleen’s former racing partner, Bob Bondurant. The $100,000 auction proceeds from the auction were donated to Cox Charities and the Make A Wish Foundation of Arizona.

The 620 Camaro features a full aero kit (front spoiler lip, sideskirts, rear diffuser, butterfly hood) and 20 inch wheels. The interior features custom leather work. As for power? The 6.2L V8 factory motor was supercharged to 620 horsepower and 570 pound-feet torque.

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SMS 620 Camaro Unveiled and Auctioned

“Chevy Happy Grad,” an ad submitted by 26-year old Long Island resident Zach Borst, will be aired during the telecast of Super Bowl XLVI, beating out submissions by independent filmmakers from around the world as part of Chevrolet’s Route 66 Super Bowl ad contest.

The ads had more than 32 million total online views between December 22 and January 14. More details and ad video inside.

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‘Chevy Happy Grad’ Wins Route 66 Super Bowl Ad Contest

19 Jan, 2012

Official 2012 Camaro ZL1 Brochure

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On the heels of the first batch of production ZL1 reviews, comes the official 2012 Camaro ZL1 brochure. It features 20 pages of ZL1 eye candy and information.

Even though we’ve known and seen most of this info already, we still can’t get enough

Download the PDF version of the brochure inside.

View the 2012 Camaro ZL1 brochure at the following LINK

Official 2012 Camaro ZL1 Brochure
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