2012 Camaro ZL1

[69 Post Sedan]

I went yesterday to see the show, specifically the ZL1 and it was one of if not THE hottest car there. I really like the looks of the car and the 550 hp with a 6-Speed will be fun to drive. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]

If the LSA motor is 376 cubic inches why should that be a Z28? They only had 302 in the first gen cars. What GM should do is build a high revving all aluminum 5.3. IMO

Anyway, the car was beautiful and looked MEAN. There were a lot of people carrying FORD bags looking at the car! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]

Kurt

[Stefano]

We rev the stock Camaro 376ci to 7000 rpms and our street friendly 427s to 7,500 [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/[/img]

LS engines, just rock!

[70 copo]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 69 Post Sedan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
If the LSA motor is 376 cubic inches why should that be a Z28? They only had 302 in the first gen cars. What GM should do is build a high revving all aluminum 5.3. IMO

Kurt </div></div>

General Motors Corporation started all of the Z28 talk back in 2007 along with the specification for the blown LSA based upon the Caddy V. By mid 2008 when gas went to 4.50 per gallon and the company began its long trip to chapter GMCORP then announced no Z28 for the upcoming roll out.

Then fast forward to fall of 2009 where Ed Welburn the VP of the new post chapter General Motors Company - kicked off the latest round of Z28 talk by himself talking to the press about it.

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2009/...reen-light.html

The Z28 thing has legs nearly as long as the next Led Zeppelin reunion rumor, however the now defunct GMCORP and the current GM Company own this situation as they started it killed it, then restarted it and changed the name when the cost skyrocketed out of site.

My opinion is that CAFE may also play a part here. GM was banking on a roll out 80% V6 to 20% V8 sales ratio. What they got was nearly the reverse and that impacts the CAFE average. A reasonable priced Z-28 would have had lots of guys with SS cars trading them in. The Mini diesel planned for the trucks would have helped greatly but that project also was killed as the company went into chapter.

[barker]

I was fortunate to ride in the #1 Fred Gibb ZL1 down the Las Vegas Strip with the electronic diverters WIDE OPEN!!!! THAT did turn some heads!! We also did get into the 850 HP Supercharged 427 on Sahara Drive and had it sideways. That was WITH the traction control still on. IT WAS A HELLUVA RIDE!!