A few months ago, it was reported that Chevrolet is rolling around and testing the famous Nurburgring track with the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, hoping to clock in a new speed record. Yesterday, the most powerful version of the Chevrolet Camaro did so and broke its previous record by a whopping 12 seconds, catapulting its place as one of the most impressive cars tested at the track and beating its longtime main rival the Ford Mustang.
2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Breaks Record
The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 has set a time at the green hell road, Nurburgring of seven minutes and 29.6 seconds, a time that places this generation 2017 Camaro ZL1 to a huge leap of 11.67 seconds from the previous version. Almost 12 seconds apart, according to Autoblog. Thanks to better aerodynamics, lower weight, and some other improvements.
Looking at the list of the fastest cars in Nurburgring, the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is now positioned in a very good place, standing near heavyweights like the Porsche GT3 911 991 (7:32), the Ferrari 458 Speciale (7: 29.3), the Nissan GT-R 2009 (7:29.03) and the Lamborghini Hurricane (7:28).
The Hammer Delivers
The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 2017 and has been nicknamed 'The Hammer' and now people know the top speed and power of the hammer. Thanks to all the improvements made compared to the previous version
It must remember that under the hood of the Camaro ZL1 beats an engine V8 supercharged 6.2 - liter with 650 hp and torque of 881 Nm, a mechanism that is accompanied by an automatic transmission 10 speeds, adaptive suspension system (Magnetic Ride Control ), a team of brakes made by Brembo , 20 - inch wheels fitted with tires of Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar three and a careful aerodynamic involved in the specific rear spoiler and flat bottom.
The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is not satisfied with performance yet as it also improved its chassis and had a weight reduction of 100 kilograms making it a disturbingly fast Camaro in the Nurburgring circuit, according to CarandDriver.
For those who wants to have this muscle car, its price will start from $64000 for the coupe or from $71000 for the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible while the 1LE Camaro package is the most affordable. Watch the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 breaking records at Nurburgring below.
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