2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28: The Trans-Am Racer Returns! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

JPxM0Dz · 03-28-2014, 10:24 AM

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbdhNc_36Kc"]2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28: The Trans-Am Racer Returns! - Ignition Ep. 105 - YouTube[/ame]

SpeedyJay · 03-28-2014, 10:53 AM

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqkyWhVBSKU"]2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 vs. 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition! - Head 2 Head Ep. 52 - YouTube[/ame]

SpeedyJay · 03-28-2014, 10:54 AM

I'm very surprised by the results, they did a good job on that Camaro.

YukiHachiRoku · 03-28-2014, 11:39 AM

Yeah, that Z28 is bad ass, I woulnd't mind owning one.

I got to drive a ZL1 at my last dealership, and damn, that thing was fucking MEAN!

Carlitoz3 · 03-28-2014, 11:51 AM

Sick a$$ car

ZDan · 03-28-2014, 12:16 PM

Taking 20 lb. worth of speakers out of a 3750 lb. car (half a percent!) isn't what I call "hardcore". More a cynical exercise that will appeal to a few rich idiots who somehow think that makes it inherently "more racecar".

Motor Trend has always been the cheerleadiest of the industry-cheerleading U.S. car mags, so his fawning is not surprising. Gush gush gush! It ain't exactly sober objective journalism...

The car is superfast, no doubt about it. It is also still a big heavy brick and not what *I* call a "driver's car". But to each his own.

I do approve of the front bowtie badge, looks 1000x better than the stupid standard gold one, which should have stayed in the 70s!

OrbitalEllipses · 03-28-2014, 12:26 PM

Flowtie!

"Drove a Camaro off the track at Turn 3. That car sucked!" LOL!

Edit: Pirelli Trofeo-R tires on the Camaro...those are DOT R comps if I'm not mistaken.

f0rge · 03-28-2014, 12:38 PM

Cool car and all, but $75,000 for a Camaro? That's more than a new Stingray.

OR four V6 Mustangs!

SpeedyJay · 03-28-2014, 12:47 PM

I can see why the GTR weights 3800lbs because of the AWD system but why does a RWD car weight 3800lbs...?

I think if GM put some more thought into there chassis design they could lose a few hundred pounds. I think they went with the 'old American boat' chassis design.

Ec1990 · 03-28-2014, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedyJay

I can see why the GTR weights 3800lbs because of the AWD system but why does a RWD car weight 3800lbs...?

I think if GM put some more thought into there chassis design they could lose a few hundred pounds. I think they went with the 'old American boat' chassis design.

It's not so much the chassis as is the entire frame the Camaro is built on. It was designed back in 2008 time frame and was to costly to change it. The next Camaro will be built on the same platform as the Cadillac ATS, I'd expect a 200-400 pound decrease. Although it is a miracle how close the production version looks like the concept.

Although even look at the new Corvette and how it weighs 3200, technology weighs things down.

Rampage · 03-28-2014, 01:34 PM

Of those two, I would take the Camaro every time.

Stevie86 · 03-28-2014, 02:39 PM

Lol Chevy. It's still gonna handle like shit.

King Tut · 03-28-2014, 02:46 PM

Love it. I would buy one, but not at $75k, and I guess that very few are paying MSRP for them. I was there the Sunday before they ran that track test at Barber on Monday. I saw them unloading the Z/28 off a flat bed truck as we were heading to the awards ceremony. I can assure that it doesn't handle like shit and my favorite stat on it is the 305 width front tires which are the widest front tires fitted to any production car.

SpeedyJay · 03-28-2014, 03:51 PM

I'm sure that Z28 handles nice on the track but at what cost on the road. People who can afford to buy a $75,000 car normally don't like to get there back bone pulverised if they go for a Sunday drive.

03-28-2014, 10:53 AM	#2
SpeedyJay Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: '13 WRB BRZ Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 156 Thanks: 24 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqkyWhVBSKU"]2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 vs. 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition! - Head 2 Head Ep. 52 - YouTube[/ame] __________________ In God We Trust - Hold No Faith That Violates Reason

03-28-2014, 10:54 AM	#3
SpeedyJay Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: '13 WRB BRZ Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 156 Thanks: 24 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm very surprised by the results, they did a good job on that Camaro. __________________ In God We Trust - Hold No Faith That Violates Reason

03-28-2014, 12:26 PM	#7
OrbitalEllipses Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Attitude Location: MD Posts: 10,046 Thanks: 884 Thanked 4,889 Times in 2,902 Posts Mentioned: 123 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	Flowtie! "Drove a Camaro off the track at Turn 3. That car sucked!" LOL! Edit: Pirelli Trofeo-R tires on the Camaro...those are DOT R comps if I'm not mistaken. Last edited by OrbitalEllipses; 03-28-2014 at 12:40 PM.

03-28-2014, 12:47 PM	#9
SpeedyJay Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: '13 WRB BRZ Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 156 Thanks: 24 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I can see why the GTR weights 3800lbs because of the AWD system but why does a RWD car weight 3800lbs...? I think if GM put some more thought into there chassis design they could lose a few hundred pounds. I think they went with the 'old American boat' chassis design. __________________ In God We Trust - Hold No Faith That Violates Reason

03-28-2014, 01:34 PM	#11
Rampage Senior Member/Old Fanboi Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2000 2ZZ-GE MR2 Spyder HT Location: Back home in Ohio now Posts: 2,446 Thanks: 1,931 Thanked 2,014 Times in 915 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Of those two, I would take the Camaro every time. __________________ So many modders have more cents than sense!

03-28-2014, 11:39 AM	#4
YukiHachiRoku Lex Luger Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2004 GS430 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 929 Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 754 Times in 316 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah, that Z28 is bad ass, I woulnd't mind owning one. I got to drive a ZL1 at my last dealership, and damn, that thing was fucking MEAN!

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Carlitoz3 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 MT Asphalt FRS Location: Baldwin Park, CA Posts: 1,051 Thanks: 237 Thanked 235 Times in 157 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Sick a$$ car

03-28-2014, 12:16 PM	#6
ZDan Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Drives: '23 BRZ Location: Providence, RI Posts: 4,585 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,891 Times in 2,032 Posts Mentioned: 85 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Taking 20 lb. worth of speakers out of a 3750 lb. car (half a percent!) isn't what I call "hardcore". More a cynical exercise that will appeal to a few rich idiots who somehow think that makes it inherently "more racecar". Motor Trend has always been the cheerleadiest of the industry-cheerleading U.S. car mags, so his fawning is not surprising. Gush gush gush! It ain't exactly sober objective journalism... The car is superfast, no doubt about it. It is also still a big heavy brick and not what I call a "driver's car". But to each his own. I do approve of the front bowtie badge, looks 1000x better than the stupid standard gold one, which should have stayed in the 70s!

03-28-2014, 02:39 PM	#12
Stevie86 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: '13 FRS AT "slush" Location: Columbus, Ga Posts: 37 Thanks: 13 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Lol Chevy. It's still gonna handle like shit.

03-28-2014, 02:46 PM	#13
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03-28-2014, 03:51 PM	#14
SpeedyJay Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: '13 WRB BRZ Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 156 Thanks: 24 Thanked 46 Times in 37 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm sure that Z28 handles nice on the track but at what cost on the road. People who can afford to buy a $75,000 car normally don't like to get there back bone pulverised if they go for a Sunday drive. __________________ In God We Trust - Hold No Faith That Violates Reason

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