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The fifth generation Camaro is currently flying off the showroom floors and perspective buyers have a few model choices when it comes to decision time.
There are the LT and LS models with respectable V6 engines or the supped-up SS variant with a crowd-pleasing 6.2-liter V8. However, there is still one Camaro we have all been waiting for, and now GM is saying (again) that we will get it.
During the Frankfurt Motor Show, representatives from General Motors confirmed suspicions of the Camaro Z28 being built and sold sometime in late 2011. Not very convenient considering the Z28 was basically completed earlier this year but was put on hold when GMs financial health dropped to an all-time low.
Well now the great American automaker has climbed from the grips of bankruptcy and the Camaro Z28 project must be finished.
So here are the details we have gathered so far: it will use a 6.2-liter V8, similar to that of the SS version but this one is supercharged. Concrete power numbers are not final yet, but this engine also powers the newest Cadillac CTS-V, where it makes 556 horsepower and 551 pound-feet of torque.
Keep in mind, however, that the Z28 will be almost 300 pounds lighter than the CTS-V, so expect 0 to 60 times under four seconds and a top speed of 193 mph (with the manual transmission). Speaking of gearboxes, the Z28 will most likely be offered only in a full-manual six-speed option (due to the higher cost of the automatic).
The appearance of the 2011 Z28 will not stray far from the pictures that GM released sometime ago. Compared to the current Camaro models, the Z28 will get updated 20-inch wheels that are gunmetal in color and resemble those seen often in Formula One and Rolex car series races.
The Z28 gets a different mesh grille with updated badges and a bigger hood scoop to accommodate the new blown engine. Other body enhancements include a restyled rear bumper cover and a taller lip spoiler.
Expect pricing of the Z28 to exceed current SS models by at least $8,000, but not to grow anywhere near Corvette money. GM would like to keep the Camaro Z28 as its original pony car for the average-income car lover. If the General keeps his word and GM builds this thing, we believe it will become a workhorse and a collectors item for Camaro lovers everywhere.
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Bill Hahn Jr. wrote:Oh, my, GAWD. GM loyalists REJOICE!!!
YES
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Now it's time for me to get an average income...Oh wait...lol
That is beautiful.....droolling I want one
So what. We can love it in 2010 too!
Bill Hahn Jr.
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Here on JBO we have rules on repeating threads, I got "ish" in other sections for re-posting in the past as it is prohibited.
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I wish all the new Camaro's would burn in hell!! Bring back a 2000 SS all day long!!
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Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Here on JBO we have rules on repeating threads, I got "ish" in other sections for re-posting in the past as it is prohibited.
OK, I've watched people get disciplined, admonished, and basically abused for ever having the nerve to ever mention something that's been ever mentioned before. It tends to really take the fun out of a lot of threads.
Am I to understand that in every case, no matter what, should one wish to share information on a new thread, one is expected to slavishly search all possible keywords (how do you know when to stop?) or have an encyclopedic knowledge of every thread ever posted here?
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Too Whiney wrote:I wish all the new Camaro's would burn in hell!! Bring back a 2000 SS all day long!!
i feel the same way. late 4th gen f-bodies were the way to go.
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randizzle wrote:Too Whiney wrote:I wish all the new Camaro's would burn in hell!! Bring back a 2000 SS all day long!!
i feel the same way. late 4th gen f-bodies were the way to go.
I respect your opinions but i must ask have you driven the new camaro? I'm a 4th gen fan as well, but the 4 gen just cannot comapre in all aspects, that is unless you're hardcore all about the 4th gen look. Power, ride, fit and finish, fuel economy, price (inflation adjusted), it's just a better car by the numbers.
Back on topic - it's nice to see gm pushing forward with a car that could possibly humiliate a corvette - well, a base model at the very least. What are the performance numbers on the zo6 again? 500hp/500tq? With pricing looking to be around 50k on the z28, it's a performance bargan like no other. I want this power plant in my solstice
Holy mother of GM, Gm is tryna to get back on the ball thats just crazy!! to bad you can't really see thru the windshield on these damn things....and i thought i had a average income...apprently not...LOL
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I'm still not a fan of calling this version of the car the Z, but I'm sure dreaming of having one.
I don't believe it will be only 8,000 more for the car.
Craig Lewis wrote:I don't believe it will be only 8,000 more for the car.
Why not?
A loaded Camaro SS2 hovers at about $35,000'ish, which is the same ballpark as the Mustang GT and Dodge Challenger R/T. The upper level Saleen Mustang and Dodge Challenger SRT-8 both hover at $40,000'ish, and they are selling well. So it's totally believable that the Z28 would sit in that price range too.
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randizzle wrote:Too Whiney wrote:I wish all the new Camaro's would burn in hell!! Bring back a 2000 SS all day long!!
i feel the same way. late 4th gen f-bodies were the way to go.
Perhaps, if you like engines buried under windshields and noses that resemble Chrysler Concordes.
But I think he's just tired of having his posts deleted at the HPTuners forum, so he came back here to whine instead.
Bill Hahn Jr.
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World's Quickest and Fastest Street J-Bodies
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www.turbosystem.com
ahh bill hahn always starting trouble.
Hmm. Maybe
continuing trouble.
Usually I can find more than enough willing foils to
start it for me, lol...
Bill Hahn Jr.
Hahn RaceCraft
World's Quickest and Fastest Street J-Bodies
Turbocharging GM FWD's since 1988
www.turbosystem.com
i could see me getting rid of the tundra for one of these.
Bill Hahn Jr. wrote:randizzle wrote:Too Whiney wrote:I wish all the new Camaro's would burn in hell!! Bring back a 2000 SS all day long!!
i feel the same way. late 4th gen f-bodies were the way to go.
Perhaps, if you like engines buried under windshields and noses that resemble Chrysler Concordes.
But I think he's just tired of having his posts deleted at the HPTuners forum, so he came back here to whine instead.
Bill @!#$ off old man!!
I like the 4 gen better!! I hate all the new body style muslce cars!! I think they all ruin the orginal's!! I do think the camaro is the best looking of the new old cars, but still ugly in respect to what they are trying to copy.
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Woo hoo! I got the "old man" desperation out of you on the first shot! Sweet. You're still too easy
Bill Hahn Jr.
Hahn RaceCraft
World's Quickest and Fastest Street J-Bodies
Turbocharging GM FWD's since 1988
www.turbosystem.com
your still a jack ass, trouble maker, drunk who needs to quit wasting our time!
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