Chevy Kills Plans for a Camaro Z28
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Chevy Kills Plans for a Camaro Z28
Chevy Kills Plans for a Camaro Z28 (The Torque Report)
Camaro watch: The Z28 is dead
Camaro watch: The Z28 is dead
If you’re a Camaro fan, you might want to look away. This one is gonna sting a little — or a lot. Put simply, there will be no Z28 Camaro. That’s right: the program has been given the axe.
Rumors started making the rounds on Tuesday of this week about the uber-Camaro’s demise. After doing some checking around with very well placed sources, we’re afraid those initial rumblings are true.
The Z/28 was set to feature the fire-breathing LS8 motor. A 6.2L, small block V8 with a roots-style supercharger that was supposed to be good for 500 to 550 horsepower. With the Z28 put out to pasture, the SS model will now be the top dog. In the Camaro Super Sport’s engine cradle, you’ll find the LS3 V8 rated somewhere in the 400 to 450 hp neighborhood.
Normally this is where we’d speculate on the reason for this move by GM, though, do we even have to say it?
Current National Average for premium unleaded: $4.507.
Rumors started making the rounds on Tuesday of this week about the uber-Camaro’s demise. After doing some checking around with very well placed sources, we’re afraid those initial rumblings are true.
The Z/28 was set to feature the fire-breathing LS8 motor. A 6.2L, small block V8 with a roots-style supercharger that was supposed to be good for 500 to 550 horsepower. With the Z28 put out to pasture, the SS model will now be the top dog. In the Camaro Super Sport’s engine cradle, you’ll find the LS3 V8 rated somewhere in the 400 to 450 hp neighborhood.
Normally this is where we’d speculate on the reason for this move by GM, though, do we even have to say it?
Current National Average for premium unleaded: $4.507.
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great! something else that made america what it is shut down to make more room for foreign companies and their shit
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i guess cause it would rival there ZO6.. idk but the fact that its not gonna get that extra 100 horses blows
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... Sure gas prices and the economy have a little to do with it, but for the buyers that would put forth the money to buy the Z28, gas prices mean little.
The main reason is that there simply is no need for a 550 HP Camaro. Chevy's greatest competitor is Ford, and their model lineup is stacked accordingly. Camaro V6 vs. Mustang V6, Camaro V8 vs Mustang V8, Camaro SS vs. Shelby GT500. Regardless of the power gap between the last two, they'll be nearly evenly matched.
So why the hell would you need a 550HP Camaro?! Just buy a 'Vette.
But yeah, I'm seeing this as a marketing gimmick. Axe the Z28, public outcry, bring it back...it's the way of supply and demand.
The main reason is that there simply is no need for a 550 HP Camaro. Chevy's greatest competitor is Ford, and their model lineup is stacked accordingly. Camaro V6 vs. Mustang V6, Camaro V8 vs Mustang V8, Camaro SS vs. Shelby GT500. Regardless of the power gap between the last two, they'll be nearly evenly matched.
So why the hell would you need a 550HP Camaro?! Just buy a 'Vette.
But yeah, I'm seeing this as a marketing gimmick. Axe the Z28, public outcry, bring it back...it's the way of supply and demand.
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Actually there's two V6 models and only one V8 model BosnianLanos
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