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The Z28 is the bad girl you don’t take home to your parents. It’s not really an appropriate car to show up to a business meeting. And like driving a rolls royce it’s like giving people the proverbial middle finger all the time. It quietly whispers, my car is so much more badass than yours is hilarious.
In case you aren’t familiar, the Z/28 is no ordinary Camaro. It sports carbon ceramic brakes, the LS7 from the previous gen Corvete Z06 and the widest front tires of any production car. The price? An almost crazy $76,755.
So why would you spend this much money on a Camaro. Especially considering air conditioning and audio is an optional $1200 package? Because it is a raw, track focused Boss 302 destroying beast.
Let’s talk stats. The Z28 lapped Laguna Seca faster than the 700Hp Ferrari f12. That’s essentially all you need to know, but in case you are still interested it also features a monsterous 7 liter v8. 505hp and 481lb ft of torque get sent to the rear 305 section tires. The fronts are 305s too...what?
0-60 takes 4 seconds. Instead of a fancy double clutch system we’ve got a good old fashioned tremec 6 speed manual transmission. And it is glorious. Shifts are silky smooth. There’s just something special about rear wheel drive, big power and a proper manual.
Grip, this car grips the road like a vice with its pireli trofeo r’s. Its breathtaking. You can throw this car into a turn with stupid velocity and end up alive on the otherside. I imagine in the rain though it’s scarier than the way the nissan juke looks.
The stopping power provided by the 14inch carbon ceramic brembos is astronomical. In fact you should argue to your wife that the reason you really need the Z28 and not the base v6 is because the ceramics are a necessary safety feature. And it’s true, in an emergency the brakes will slow you down faster than you need, and on the track, well i’m sure its magical.
During track developement the tires were providing so much grip and the brembos were braking so hard that the tires were actually spinning 360* around the rim. his forced Chevy to develope a solution called media blasting which more securely fused the tire and rim together. What an insane problem to have.
Most importantly the car is incredibly fun to drive. It’s raw and visceral and feels very connected to the road. You are engaged in the driving experience and that's what really matters with a car like this. The Z28 isn’t all hype, the lap times speak for themselves but that v8 shouts even louder. Drive me harder!!
The exhaust note is unmistakably corvette. Its mean, its american and it's loud. Sound is a huge part of the muscle car equation and this was a job well done by chevy. Listen to this baby roar.
The Z28 handles like a dream, the interior isn’t a piece of crap, it stops on a dime and it sounds like two bears fighting. It’s f*cking awesome!
Special thanks to Lafontaine chevy in dexter michigan. $76,755.
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