Rumor: Is the Next Camaro Z/28 Really Getting a 700-Horsepower V8 Engine?
While it’s true that Kurt Busch won the 59th annual Daytona 500, many auto enthusiasts will tell you the real star at Daytona was the sixth-generation Camaro ZL1. Chevrolet not only convinced retired NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon to drive the Camaro ZL1 pace car for “The Great American Race,” but the bowtie brand also used […]
[VIDEO] New Camaro Z/28 Prototype Crashes into Wall at Nürburgring
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After a Camaro Z/28 prototype was spotted testing yesterday at Nürburgring, cameramen flocked to the track to take video and one person even managed to film the car crashing into the wall at the legendary racing facility. Thankfully, nobody appeared to be injured. However, the same couldn’t be said about the Chevy prototype, as the […]
Black Friday Savings Extend to Bargain 2015 Camaro Z/28s
‘Tis the season to be overly animalistic in consumer behavior! Mall scrums traditionally happen the day after tryptophan-induced slumbers, with the inhumanity of Black Friday wiping away any lingering human goodwill gleaned from family meals and feeling thankful. How much is human life worth? $25 in savings? $250? $2,500? Probably a little bit more than […]
Shelby GT350R Runs Lap Equal to Porsche 911 GT3, Faster than Camaro Z/28
Ford wants the world to know that its performance arm and the products thereof are more than capable of keeping up with—and even surpassing—the perceived “big boys” of performance cars. With the Shelby GT350R Mustang, Ford Performance promised the most track-capable Mustang ever built. If the result of testing at Grattan Raceway is any indication, […]
Chevy Drops Prices of 2014 and 2015 Camaro Z/28
Some people get excited about the debut of a brand new car because they can’t wait to get their hands on the newest model. Other, somewhat more frugal people get excited about car premieres because it means they can get a steal of a deal on the outgoing model. The recent debut of the all-new […]
Corvette Z06 and Camaro Z/28 Land on Hagerty Hot List 2015
Like the Paris Hilton of car insurers, Hagerty Insurance has once again declared what’s hot and what’s not with the release of its annual Hagerty Hot List 2015. Chevrolet landed two of its sports cars on the top ten list, with the American automaker’s Corvette Z06 and Camaro Z/28 finishing fourth and third, respectively. Only […]
AUTOMOBILE Names 2015 Camaro Z/28 an All-Star
Chevrolet today announced that AUTOMOBILE Magazine has named the 2015 Camaro Z/28 an All-Star model for this year. The Z/28, along with all the other All-Star winners, will be featured in the January issue of the magazine. Unlike most other awards and distinctions in the auto community, the All-Star awards are subjective. Simply put, they […]
Camaro Z/28: Motor Trend’s 2014 Best Driver’s Car
This just in: the Camaro Z/28 has officially been named Motor Trend’s 2014 Best Driver’s Car. The Z/28 was pitted against several other performance beasts that were new or considerably revised in the last 12 months but came out on top. To choose the winner for Motor Trend’s 2014 Best Driver’s Car, the team at […]
2014 Hennessey Camaro Z/28 Takes to the Track
Hennessey Performance is known for turning your everyday monster into the stuff of Rob Zombie’s nightmares. The all-new 2014 Hennessey Camaro Z/28 lives up to that legacy. The 2014 Hennessey Camaro Z/28 (HPE600 Performance Upgrade) includes a custom HPE camshaft; Hennessey carbon fiber doors, exterior badging, and premium floormats; HPE engine management calibration; ported cylinder […]
2015 Camaro Z/28 Brembo Brakes: Spotlight
The 2015 Camaro Z/28 is reportedly the only car under $100,000 to feature Brembo carbon ceramic brakes. (It sold for $75,000 for the 2014 model year, but we have it on good authority that it’ll go for even less for 2015.) By comparison, the next cheapest car that includes Brembo brakes is the Audi R8 […]
Lingenfelter Camaro Z/28 Pumps Out 657 Horsepower
The unaltered 2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 already packs a powerful punch. The muscle car lays down 505 horsepower from its 7.0-liter LS7, but more is always better, right? That’s where Lingenfelter comes in. The Lingenfelter Camaro Z/28 ups the pony car’s horsepower from 505 to 657, thanks to a generous Edelbrock E-Force TVS2300 intercooled supercharger […]
2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 Overview
What’s New for the 2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 As a special edition of the 2014 Camaro, the Z/28 is the perfect option for Camaro lovers that want a bit of an extra punch when they hit the pedal. 2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 Exterior At first glance, there doesn’t appear to be much of a physical […]
Stevenson Motorsports No. 6 Camaro Z/28.R Takes First at Sebring
It only took two starts for the Steven Motorsports No. 6 Camaro Z/28.R to assert itself as a nightmare in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) and the GS class of the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge after Robin Liddell and Andrew Davis piloted the monstrous machine to victory in Friday’s IMSA race at Sebring International […]
Chevrolet Fixes Camaro Z/28 Wheel Slip
When cruising at top-speeds in your new Camaro Z/28, the last thing you want to notice is that something is wrong with your wheels – which is why Chevrolet has been testing its new Camaro Z/28 on some of the most challenging tracks in the country. During some of these tests, engineers noticed that the […]
Camaro Z/28 Performance Traction Management Creates “Flying Car”
We might not quite live in the same world as George and Jane Jetson, but we’re getting closer all the time. Chevy has just announced its Camaro Z/28 Performance Traction Management (PTM) system that, if only for a second, creates a “flying car.” This system, which is only available for track use, creates faster lap […]
Camaro Z/28.R Makes its Debut at Rolex 24 at Daytona
This past weekend, the all-new Camaro Z/28.R racecar made its debut at the 52nd running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. While the Z/28.R certainly looks every bit like a track-tested performer, what makes the new Camaro racer particularly unique is just how much it shares in common with the production version of the 2014 […]
$75,000 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28: 505 Horsepower, No Standard A/C
If you just so happen to have a down payment on a house lying around the house, consider yourself lucky—you’ve got just the right amount of money to purchase a $75,000 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. That hefty chunk of change would get you one of five exterior colors—Red Hot, Black, Silver Ice Metallic, Ashen Gray […]
2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 Designed to Dominate the Track
We recently told you about the 2014 Camaro Z/28’s dominate performance at the iconic Nurburgring race track in Germany, and if you though the impressive lap times were merely a fluke produced by impressive horsepower, you would be wrong. Chevrolet designed the 2014 Chevy Camaro Z/28 for the racetrack, and although that does include a […]