Which special Camaro is this testing on the 'Ring?

[Gorehamj]

John Goreham
Contributing Writer, GM-Trucks.com
9/18/2015

 

OK Camaro nation, which of the off-the-hook Camaros is this? The person who filmed it says it is the 2017 ZL1. It could very well be. Or it could be Z/28. Or it could be a twin-turbo powered 3.6-liter V6 Camaro, or... The list is endless. What clues do you see to suggest it is or is not a ZL1? In the past has meant a 6.2-liter supercharged engine, but who is to say it will in the future?

 

 

[newdude]

The big mouthed one is ZL1, possibly Z/28. There is another video of another Camaro running the ring that has the SS bumper on it but different aero which appears to be the 1LE.

[RyanbabZ71]

With that heat exchanger it won't be a Z/28

 

 

 

 

Ryan

[SnakeEyeSS]

IMO that hood bulge is reminiscent of the Z06 hood.....some extra room for the LT4 I'd guess.

[Front Runner]

ZL1

[rookhoe]

ZL1

 

 

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[DanMan_S]

The big mouthed one is ZL1, possibly Z/28. There is another video of another Camaro running the ring that has the SS bumper on it but different aero which appears to be the 1LE.

 

 

Yeah, some of the confusion that I've seen over the car is because there are actually two different cars that GM has been testing at the track. The different hoods and grills are the obvious giveaways. One clearly has the big mouth grill and a cowl hood with a vent, while the other clearly has the SS hood vents.

 

Camaro 6 has videos of both prototypes:

 

http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=423427

 

http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=423664

[RyanbabZ71]

best video to date

 

http://camarosix.com/supercharger-whine-from-new-video-confirms-this-is-the-new-camaro-zl1/

[Phillip123]

It is more likely to be a ZL1 than a Z28.

[barry G]

IMO that hood bulge is reminiscent of the Z06 hood.....some extra room for the LT4 I'd guess.

 

No bog in the gear swap...

not n/a. I agree with your view.