Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 against all, more than 640 horses of pure American muscle

In the Hall of New York, you could not miss the party a special representative of the war between the muscle car Americans. Responsible for putting the spicy touch has been the General Motors unveiling the new Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and his brother convertible, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible.

Both share almost all its elements, the most interesting being its huge V8 turbocharged throwing on its rear wheels more than 600 horsepower. Even more aggressive than the standard model silhouettes make us think unequivocally that his hunting is in the circuit.

This is the roughest Camaro ever seen

The turbocharged v8 camaro zl1 new is capable of producing about 648 hp bestial and 868 nm of torque. The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is capable of destroying the rear tires thanks to its 6.2 liter engine V8 forced draft configuration that touches the 650 hp of maximum power and skew the asphalt with more than generous 868 Nm of torque.

To transmit power of the Small Block the rear axle gearbox is manual six relationships or a ten automatic gears. This gearbox is completely new and has some specifications and hardware specific to this model ZL1. In late 2018, General Motors will begin covering this gearbox in other models.

The exterior of the ZL1 varies from the normal Camaro SS and after spending more than 100 hours in the wind tunnel. Aspirations are placed in handling circuit, so that the air flow must be optimal not only to the stability, but also for cooling the eight cylinders.

The grill has been completely redesigned, the bottom is bigger to improve the fresh air with respect to Camaro SS, while the top also has left a clearer mouth.The hood is also new bill inserts and carbon fiber grids to extract hot air from the vain. The splitter front is bigger, and rear spoiler, side skirts and flared wheel arches are also new.

Inside the body is now held by Recaro seats specific to this version, as are the steering wheel and the shifter.

To keep the body of this muscle car lying close to the asphalt, the ZL1 uses a magnetic suspension system, but also includes other fancy stuff like Performance Traction Management, limited slip differential, Custom Launch Control and different driving modes. Because driving a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 must not only be exciting, but also safe.

Changes in the chassis are in some new wheels of 20 inches that fit tires Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar 285 / 30ZR20 front and 305 / 30ZR20 rear. The braking equipment has instructed the Italian manufacturer Brembo has prepared for the ZL1 forceps monobloc six – piston front Biting 390 mm ​​discs.

Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible: American, powerful and stylish

If you are one of those lucky with a long mane, Chevrolet has also thought about you. The new ZL1 also receives a Convertible version that you destines nothing leave. The modular chassis coupe version was designed to have more than enough rigidity to support a roofless version, so here is the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible.

Structural differences are minimal and from Chevrolet promise that the variation in dynamic performance is almost negligible, although the brand has not released the weight data or benefits. This muscular hit the market in the first months of 2017.

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