It’s been almost two years since Chevrolet ended Camaro manufacturing. There’s no successor on the horizon simply but, however the Camaro isn’t utterly lifeless—it would dwell on subsequent 12 months in NASCAR.
Chevrolet has up to date its race automobile for the upcoming season, adopting the styling of the not too long ago launched Carbon Efficiency Package deal for sixth-generation Camaro ZL1 coupe homeowners. The NASCAR Camaro contains a bigger hood energy dome, a revised grille, and extra pronounced rocker panels.
The brand new package accessible for present Camaro homeowners consists of the ZL1 1LE grille, a brand new splitter with carbon-fiber finish caps, a carbon-fiber hood insert, carbon-fiber rocker extensions, and a big carbon-fiber rear wing. Chevy additionally presents the bundle with non-obligatory Tech Bronze wheels, and the package is useful.
Based on Chevy, the brand new package brings the ZL1 near attaining the identical aerodynamic downforce because the 1LE, inside 5 p.c. The upgraded aero will increase the downforce by 361 p.c at 155 miles per hour.
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The up to date NASCAR Camaro ZL1 race automobile will make its racing debut in February on the Prepare dinner Out Conflict at Bowman Grey Stadium in North Carolina.
There’s nonetheless no phrase about a seventh-generation Camaro. Earlier this 12 months, Normal Motors President Mark Reuss detailed the situations wanted for the automobile to make a return. He stated the following Camaro must mix enjoyable, magnificence, and performance.
There’s definitely room for an reasonably priced sports activities automobile in Chevy’s lineup—the Corvette begins at $70,000—however there won’t be sufficient demand. Sports activities automobile gross sales are down general, with solely a number of fashions bucking the development. They don’t promote like they used to, so a brand new Camaro is unlikely, however perhaps we’ll get a efficiency sedan as an alternative.
In February, a report surfaced alleging that the plan for the automobile was “blown aside” by higher-ups because of its weak enterprise case. It looks like, for now, the Camaro will likely be only a race automobile for the corporate.
