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Chevrolet shares a bit of its tunnel vision for Camaro ZL1
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The engineers behind the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 are our kind of people. They were the ones who stepped up to the immeasurable task of transmuting the Camaro from its current state as a straight-line princess into a a hairpin street fighter. While America has typically fallen back on the old "no replacement for displacement" adage when it came time to win races, the engineers responsible for the ZL1 left no stone unturned. Suspension, brake performance and weight balance all played a huge role in the vehicle's development, and, as the company's latest video on the sports car reveals, so did aerodynamics.
Every piece of aero equipment on the ZL1, from the front splitter to the under-belly trays, rockers, rear spoiler and wheel spats are all functional pieces. The company says that there's over 100 hours of wind tunnel development on the ZL1, and the result is the first vehicle in General Motors history to boast neutral or negative lift.
If GM can pull this sort of magic off on the porkly Camaro, we can't wait to see what the company has in store for the next-generation Chevrolet Corvette. Hit the jump to check out the video.Continue reading Chevrolet shares a bit of its tunnel vision for Camaro ZL1
Chevrolet shares a bit of its tunnel vision for Camaro ZL1 originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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