New Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible with 580HP Heads to the L.A. Auto Show

Need a new hair dryer? No problem, General Motors has you covered as the Detroit company announced plans to lift the veil from atop its most powerful roofless production model ever, the all-new 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. The new soft-top model shares its genes with the upcoming Camaro ZL1 Coupe and is scheduled to go on sale in late 2012. The highlight of the convertible is of course GM's 6.2-liter supercharged LSA V8 engine rated at 580 horsepowe…

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Drop Top, Hit Gas: 2013 Chevy Camaro ZL1 Convertible Announced

It was only a matter of time: Chevrolet has announced that the supercharged Camaro ZL1 will soon spawn a convertible version.
Although the 2013 Camaro ZL1 Convertible won’t make its official debut until next month’s Los Angeles Auto Show, GM has released some early details on the high-performance drop-top ahead of schedule. As can be expected, the coupe retains most of the same mechanical bits as its hardtop sibling, including the supercharged 6.2-liter LSA V-8, which cranks out a glorious 580 hp an…

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Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 convertible gets Los Angeles show debut

The convertible version of the big-bang Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will make its public debut at the Los Angeles auto show in November.

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2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible to debut in LA

What a great way to kick off the week – Chevrolet has just confirmed that the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible will make its world debut at the 2011 LA Auto Show next month. Sales of the most power Chevrolet convertible ever will start in late 2012.
“The Camaro ZL1 convertible will be one of the most powerful and most capable, convertibles available at any price,” said Al Oppenheiser, Camaro chief engineer. “This is a car that is guaranteed to put a smile on your face every t…

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AUTOWEEK TV: Chevy Camaro ZL1 plays in Porsche territory at Nürburgring

Also in this episode: Volkswagen recalls diesel cars to fix a fuel leak, Porsche honors race engineer Norbert Singer at the Rennsport Reunion and

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Watch The 2012 Camaro ZL1 Lap The ‘Ring In 7:41.27

Link hits the Foxhole matted in 5th gear, at 157 mph.
When Chevy’s engineers set the specs for the 2012 Camaro ZL1, this much was clear: they wanted the car to be fast around a track, not just in a straight line. When word came in that the car had lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 7:41.27, it was pretty clear that they’d achieved their goals. The time puts the ZL1 on par with the latest Porsche 911 Turbo S, and just about seven-tenths of a second slower than the quasi-exotic Ford GT. It also m…

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Blind Man Fully Restores 1968 Camaro and Takes it for a Spin Around NASCAR Track [Video]

In one of those awe-inspiring moments where we witness the willpower of some people, Ronnie Presnell took his fully restored 1968 Chevrolet Camaro coupe for a lap around the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Now, what makes this story amazing is that the 62-year old retired Mecklenburg County sheriff’s deputy is blind as he lost his eyesight in a severe car accident in 1998. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com – All Rights Reserved

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Video: 2012 Camaro ZL1 Lapping the Nürburgring in 7:41.27"

We only just learned about the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1's Nürburgring lap time on Wednesday through a tweet from a GM spokesperson, yet the Detroit automaker has already released video footage from its run of the Nordschleife. Officially, the new 580-horsepower Camaro ZL1 won't go on sale before the end of the first quarter in 2012, but GM said it used a "production-intent model, with no performance modifications", driven by Camaro Performance Engineer Aaron Link to record a lap time…

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Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 107: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro SS

On Tuesday, we posted an audio recording of a mystery car’s exhaust note. To hear it again, click play above. Almost everyone who commented guessed that this week’s sound came from a muscle car, and you were right. The V-8 bellow emanated from the pipes of a 2012 Camaro SS 45th Anniversary Edition with a manual transmission.
Like that sound? Download the MP3 and quiz your friends, make your own ringtone, or just lull yourself to sleep with sweet, sweet vehicular ear candy.
2012 Chevrolet Camaro SS …

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Video shows Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 lapping the Nürburgring in 7 minutes, 41.27 seconds

General Motors has been in Germany, testing the most powerful Chevrolet Camaro ever produced.

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