It’s been practically two years since Chevrolet ended Camaro manufacturing. There’s no successor on the horizon simply but, however the Camaro isn’t fully useless—it is going to dwell on subsequent yr in NASCAR.
Chevrolet has up to date its race automotive for the upcoming season, adopting the styling of the lately launched Carbon Efficiency Bundle for sixth-generation Camaro ZL1 coupe house owners. 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 house owners contains 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 affords the bundle with non-obligatory Tech Bronze wheels, and the package is useful.
In keeping with Chevy, the brand new package brings the ZL1 near reaching the identical aerodynamic downforce because the 1LE, inside 5 %. The upgraded aero will increase the downforce by 361 % at 155 miles per hour.
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The up to date NASCAR Camaro ZL1 race automotive will make its racing debut in February on the Cook dinner Out Conflict at Bowman Grey Stadium in North Carolina.
There’s nonetheless no phrase about a seventh-generation Camaro. Earlier this yr, Normal Motors President Mark Reuss detailed the circumstances wanted for the automotive to make a return. He stated the subsequent Camaro must mix enjoyable, magnificence, and performance.
There’s definitely room for an reasonably priced sports activities automotive in Chevy’s lineup—the Corvette begins at $70,000—however there may not be sufficient demand. Sports activities automotive gross sales are down total, with solely a couple 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 a substitute.
In February, a report surfaced alleging that the plan for the automotive was “blown aside” by higher-ups as a result of its weak enterprise case. It looks like, for now, the Camaro will likely be only a race automotive for the corporate.
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