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Tweet from @jasonlaird (Jason Laird GM Communications): "@GMdudeinNA Mark Reuss just confirmed ZL1 Camaro lapped Nurburgring in 7.41.27"

Not bad!

-Geoff

 

It's funny because that's faster than some runs made in Z06s and on par with the ZR1 (using times posted on Wikipedia).

 

WOW...that is damn good! Thanks for posting this!

Yeah, all depends on the driver and the conditions, but there are a LOT of cars that are slower that *cough* you wouldn't think would be.

 

what did the cts-v and coupe do it in?

 

7:59 - Cadillac CTS-V (2009) - John Heinricy 9 May 2008 -General Motors conducted test, video confirmed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...eife_lap_times

 

.........not that I want to say

I!!TOLD!!YOU!!SO!!


.......to a few people...........



I'm ready to serve up some words to people who should have known better......

 

And once again, a few more people get added to the member list of the Cult of the Camaro Crow Eater.

Either that...or they just got promoted and moved up in the ranks!

 

WOW! Awesome time! This is going to be one awesome car! Now if only GM could hurry up and build it.

 

That is a damn good time. I figured it would break the 8 minute mark easily, but not by that much. I also think the weight rumors of 4200 lbs are probably not true.
I like the ZL1 but I would put money on my 4th gen still being a faster autox car. Anyhow good job GM.

 

Very impressive times. I was not thinking ZL1 would better the CTS-V by 18 seconds. Will be good when more info comes out about the run, driver, conditions and hopefully more info about the car, curb weight. One thing is clear the ZL1 is quite a car. The new GM seems to be treating this Camaro like it's their rebirth posterchild of what they can do.

That time will send a shock wave across autodom much like the GT-R's 7:26 did in '08.

 

Kicking *** and taking names.

 

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It sounds like the good people at General Motors have been having some fun with their newest toy; the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. Jason Laird, executive director for product and technology communications at GM, tweeted that the meanest Camaro of them all managed to lap the Nurburgring in a scant 7:41.27.

If you're keeping track, that time puts the ZL1 in some pretty heady company. Hardware like the Porsche 911 GT3, Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, and the Audi R8 5.2 FSI have all done the deed slower, though perhaps not in the same conditions with the same driver. Regardless, it's fast.

Currently there's no word on who was behind the wheel during that mad dash around the track, but we have our fingers crossed for some suitably spectacular video sometime soon. Our hats go off to the suspension gurus at GM for an impressive effort. Just don't tell James May...GM PR: Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 laps Nürburgring in 7.41 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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impressive!

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/05/g...gring-in-7-41/

 

I just have two words HOLY CRAP

 

VERY impressive!