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Z06Ronald

Watched it, AWESOME! Could have been a tad quicker if there was no rain.
Excellent driver. Was it Jim Mero?

Shurshot

Wow, what a ride

Dave68

That's impressive, but what did the ZL1 do?

Z06Ronald

About 3 secs slower. See/listen @ 0:48 - http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...-than-zl1.html

Dave68

Very impressive for a car that heavy, although I did notice in the article that the Z28 is 300 lbs lighter.

Z06Ronald

http://media.gm.com/content/media/us...rburgring.html

FruiTay

Dear lord this thing screams. And handles.

Stewart Allison

I started panicking when the rain started, he started getting light in the rear.
Standard/modified ? Forgive me for my ignorance but it sounded like it was running open headers ?
I had fun watching that it gave me a thrill over watching a GTR doing it.

Z06Ronald

It's a showroom stock Z/28, probably with the exception of extra safety equipment.

Stewart Allison

I just thought the exhaust sound was sharper and ramped up quicker than the 2012 Z06 Corvette they had ran. Maybe the mic was in a better position to pick up the sound.

LowFlight

Love the rain part, that would have cinched my butthole up

Guibo

It does indeed sound quite sharp. Some of the sound deadening is removed, so that could be a factor.

Z06Ronald

That's correct:

Other examples of weight savings include:

• Eliminated the tire-inflator kit, except for Rhode Island and New Hampshire, where it is required by law
• Removed interior sound deadener, and carpeting from the trunk
• Replaced the standard LN4 battery with a smaller, lightweight, LN3 battery
• Specified thinner, 3.2-mm glass for the rear window, compared to 3.5-mm glass on the standard Camaro
• HID headlamps and foglights are not available
• Air conditioning is only available as a stand-alone option

And also:

The standard dual mode exhaust system and larger-diameter pipes enable improved air flow. By bypassing the mufflers during acceleration, the system increases both the torque and sound generated by the LS7 engine.

Source: http://media.gm.com/content/media/us...amaro-z28.html

Z06Ronald

2014 Z/Z8 VS 2012 ZL1 Nurburgring Side by Side Video

Wulverine

I don't understand GM's logic on this. I would think a corvette would have made a better platform for this type of application than a camaro.