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  • Chevrolet you have built a divine muscle car! Great job Chevy, keep up the good work, I honestly am truly in love with the ZL1. I have never owned a American muscle coupe in my life and I have to say with this ZL1 Camaro it will be in my top list in the near future with God's help.I have always liked the Jack Roush Mustang but this ZL1 Camaro tops it off on my list now,sorry Ford. God bless you General Motors, I wish you all the best in 2012! ~Alexander~

  • who ever made this video is hiding something, i wanna hear the real deal camero not some punk music. jeez why does everyone dub crap in the real sound unless their hiding misfires, governor shut offs, rattling sounds, coffee can mufflers etc. frigging rookie

  • @voodoo1917 its spelled Camaro, rookie.

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  • nice. Hood is a fail. Still better than the Mustang..which will always look like a chic car. Beware the 2013 426 Hemi!

  • competition is sooo good american cars are becoming scary good, muscle car diet consists or M3, M6, Carrerra S, Rs4, Lexus isf, hell even lamborghini gallardos/murcielago's now

  • Camaro had the mustang beat in the 80's but let Mustang get way to far ahead by cutting the Camaro production. Ford had to many years to improve it by consumer ratings and field tests. Personally I think the Camaro died after the 80's. I will take my 1988 IROC-Z over this car any day.

  • @ThePatriotsfan01 lol the Camaro trashed the Mustang in performance and looks from '93-02. The LT1 and especially the LS1 were worlds ahead of the gutless 4.6 that ford went with all the way untiil a year ot 2 ago. But they stull haven't made the Mustang look masculine, still looks like a car 16 year old girls drive.

  • Gt500 will bite and inject its venom....!

  • Ill still take my Subaru

    

  • @PSBeachBum and you'll still look like a granola eating fruitcake.

  • i'd still take a challenger 392

  • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is this car.

  • @hiazn69 i Highly agree

  • @hiazn69 keep believing bro, you will receive this car.

  • Damn I can't wait to drive this... In the next NFS Shift 2 update that is.

  • i will destroy your blahblah bla with my 4 cilinders and 2L

    see ya in the track

    EVO power!

  • @lordiscander HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Not this car champ...

  • @lordiscander Although the EVO is a really good car, it has a lower power-to-weight ratio.

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  • I personally frown on the fact that these 2 muscle cars will resort to superchargers for HP. I guess I am just old fashioned like that growing up being proud of what I built without the need for power adders.

    However I am happy America still harnesses the ability to make fun cars. On a side note. Ford was once bailed out of 23,000,000 recalls back in the Reagan days for those thinking GM/Chrysler was the only bailout ever. Hey if worse gets to worse-wont be the first time I built my own hotrod.

  • gt 500 has 650 hp and 600 t so sorry guys

  • gt 500 has 650 hp and 600 t so sorery guys

  • @AdverbAdjective We all have our own opinions,. Now go get your vag wash and tampons and take a seat !

  • To be honest, in my opinion the real problem with new continent cars is that they can't put the power to the ground. Many of them reaching 650Nm can't compete with M3.

    Lets hope that BOSS 302 will indicate the right direction. Where handling is the fun factor.

  • mustang beat the m3

  • @thereddog223 after about 5 races

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  • @IDontHateOnCars but lost NONE.

  • @ralatorre9 True . dead even lol

  • Where is the 1/4 ET slip....?

  • For the Gleamers Team

  • Now sell it for around 10 thousand like you did in 1969

    will talk

  • 3k

  • @thereddog223 even better

  • to bad only the rich can afford it

    and not the average joe

  • Its a Supercharged V8!! Everyone quit bitching!

    Chevy, Ford and Chrysler all make better performance cars than nissan, honda or toyota combined. American muscle eats foreign cars all day!

  • Hands down the Camaro is the best choice with the Hennessey pkg the ss putting down 12.1 1/4 mile with 559hp to the wheels, While the crap supercharged mustang can only pull a 12.7 1/4 mile with that gay straight line rear axle all these years and Ford still can't get there only Pony car right.Only thing Ford can be build right is a truck.

  • @Iceloder Ford can't get their pony right? It's the only pony car that has not had a hiatus in production. Where was the challenger for 25 years? Where was the Camaro for 8 years? And from the skidpad numbers you would never know that their is a live axle outback. Ford is still making the live axle work and stays true to the pony beginnings: light car with a big V8. I'm a car enthusiast first and a camaro fan second but I appreciate good workmanship regardless of the make.

  • i literaly got a boner.....What? you guys didn't see the mustang in the background?

  • WHY did the 5th gen camaro have to be so GD ugly? the F-bodys were nice, the C5 and C6 vettes were nice, the CTS-V was nice. so we know GM can make sexy cars, i just wanna know WTF they were thinking with this ugly fat fish looking car? i dont care if it was able to run 10's from factory i would take my 2011 mustang or my friends C5Z over this thing any day. Don't care if this is faster than both

  • @ddfh01 what about tf3 bumblebee car the air intake thing was genious but the new on is so damb ugly

  • I think ill get the volkswagen

  • zl1 ftw

  • People are complaing it only runs mid 12's . You have to remember the safety factor coming off the line if it ran 10's. I can honeslty say it wouldnt take much to make this car run 10's. Id take this over any mustang out there.I havent driven one yet,but id bet it handles better than a mustang

  • @highonbetter It does.

  • 50,000$......smh

    

  • Before you ask: Have you ever watched the reactions of the guys in pimp my ride? SO much WOW UUUHUUHUHUUUU OH MY GOD AWESOME AWESOME YEAH.

    DO you US folks have some additional spare reactions ? Some REAL words that really MEAN what they say?

    THe world knows that a US word YES OF COURSE means often nope man.

  • Dear US Folks.

    Great Car - and great country.

    BUT: The OHH MY GOOD - WOW - Effect is booooring.

    No matter what video about muscle cars you watch - you US guys everytime pack it with that damn loads of loud guitar music that NOONE CAN EVER HEAR THE ENGINGE SOUND!!!!!!!

    Yes, it is cool, the music is WOW SOOO COOL, it's raw, it's OH MY GOD, it#s soooo AMERICA... OK!

    But just even TRY to gibe the engine sound a chance to be heard. just try. I know it's so hard for you OH MY GOOD Guys

  • any one got a towel 

  • still smells like bacon

  • Killa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    

  • Im stuck between Mustang, and Comaro

  • Sweet, sweet supercharger whine. 

  • They aren't out on the lots, the ZL1 isn't coming out till Feb '12

  • @metalxwolf Btw this car is basically a lighter version of the ctv-s guys, read the facts.

  • @metalxwolf Cts-v*

  • Camaro lovers, its our time to shine

  • Someone help me please lol idk which car to get. This one or the 2012 Shelby GT500?Also which is the best Auto insurance company? Progressive? Geico? AAA? or some other one?

  • @madonnabdfan1 dont get either get the 2013 gt500 which will have 625hp both the 2012 zl1 and gt500 have only 550hp but the 2012 gt500 over the zl1 all day its lighter and handles better=)

  • @kirk0respite Im sorry to tell you but the Camaro will out handle the shelby. The Shelby is honestly a shit brand in comparison to Roush. Roush Mustangs are superior in everyway

  • @Tygearianus Based on waht?you are talking out of youir hat it looks like.The 2011 shelby is 150 pounds lighter in the front end than a 2010 and that drastically improves handling .

  • @kirk0respite Yo, there's no comparison here anymore. The new specs on this just out is 580 HP with tweaks to the suspension and torque. A massive power plant for America's Car, the Camaro.

  • Placed an order last week

  • Y'all keep saying the mustangs are better but the problem is that the handling of the car makes it lose to the camaro every-time

  • @13MAaron I think you might wanna do a little research, the new stock mustang GT is right there with the m3 around any racetrack, within a tenth per lap...the camaro SS is just a warm-up.

  • SUPERBAD!!!!!

  • this is basically the hennessy hpe550 lmao

  • Does anyone know when the 2012 Camaros will be available at dealerships?! I'm getting the Synergy Green edition the day it's released!!

  • @SunnyvaleRaider71 Already out on the lots. I'm getting a 2012 Camaro in the next week.

  • this car sound not nice........better tune it......

  • Now throw only about 6, 7 lbs of boost through the Boss 302 and this ZL1 doesn't stand a remote chance. The 2011 GT's are making over 600 HP on 6 lbs supercharged!!!

  • lol for a second I thought those horrible chequered flag patterns were going to be on the car, wouldn't surprise me coming from the states though. I can't believe they still use electric guitar cock rock to sell cars, i's 2012 ffs.

  • do i hear a superharger??

  • sorry ford guys, but the cts-v will smoke them all!!! and it'll do it in style. don't get me wrong, the new mustangs have excellent performance but their interior still looks like an early 90's car,so cheap looking

  • @caddyeric666 Defenently a matter of opinion. I think (esp the new Roush) Mustangs are amazing and the Camaro's front end looks like a catfish. Although I'm NOT a fan of the Mustangs Reae end and neither are the Chevy guys... They're tired of seeing the back of the Stang to much!! ; )

  • @cantbsdave A catfish??? so funny, as soon as I read that I thought, he's right, it does. Thanks alot, I'll never look at a camaro the same way

  • Hey wait Chevrolet put a great drivetrain in a complete shi@@ car wow!!! Oh wait nothing new there. Would it really cost that much to make them a lil less damn ugly?

  • 2012 supersnake 800hp!!!!!!!!!!!!! chevy still behind jajajajajajajajajaja 

  • @omar1said HAHA WHAT 800 HP SUPER SNAKE YOU MEAN THERE GONA MAKE ANOTHER MUSTANG HAHAHAHAHHA GOOD LORD AND FOR HOW MUCH MONEY? ID RATHER HAVE A C5 Z06 OR C6 ZO6

  • @omar1said 2010 hennessy hpe 800 comaro already been there done that......2 years ago hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha­hahaha

  • like the old need for speed road&track car videos

  • The gt 500 will be this cars main rival, not the boss 302

  • GM coundlnt hang with the BOSS 302 in the corners or straights, so they dropped a bigger vette engine in there. Well at least they will be able to pull on pretty much anythign in the straights.

  • what if......Mustang Boss 302 vs Challenger 392 vs Camaro ZL1.......°o°....would be interesting?

  • @FalcondelSur The Camaro would easily beat both of those, the boss 302 has nothing on the ZL1, if you want a race take the GT 500 supersnake vs. The ZL1 thats when you have a real race.

  • @xcrunnner646 Eh, a super snake vs. a 2012 ZL1 isn't really a race, the super snake has alot more power and torque but it weighs about the same as the camaro. The 2013 Shelby with 650 or so hp stock vs. the ZL1 stock is a good comparison. Just for the record, GM fanboys always talked shit about Ford having to supercharge their cars to compete, but what does GM do when they're getting wooped by the mustang GT as well as the boss and shelby gt350 and gt500? They supercharge the camaro lol

  • @DeAdiSSu3 but what did ford do when the new camaro came out? they upgraded the mustang GT engine. so u cant say anything

  • @1through9athrewz They (ford) were planning that for like, a decade, sorry but the newer camaros just happened to "come out" before the 5.0.

  • @FalcondelSur camaro would be the only supercharged one, kind of a big advantage. I think Shelby gt350 or 500 vs an aftermarket challenger vs the camaro zl1 would be interesting. Especially in a year when the gt500s are supposed to be upgraded

  • @FalcondelSur why not the gt500? isnt it faster than the 302?

  • @FalcondelSur lets leave dodge out of this, cause i dont consider them a legitimate company, if they cant even make a car/truck that can even last a period of time without something going wrong

  • @FalcondelSur speed wise the camaro would win handling probably the boss.Challenger cant compete with these two.I like all three cars .

  • @camirocz well ya never know since dodge has the new 6.4 but still, i think u may be right considering dodge blows at comparing with them, shelby 12.9 camaro 13.1 challenger 13.7 its just a shitty car agreed haha

  • @FalcondelSur Its wouldn't because the ZL1 is supercharged v8 so the mustang equivalent is the gt 500

  • @FalcondelSur

    charger 2012 srt8? no?

  • Oh Look! Another jellybean,.. but THIS one is red,...Chevy puts a de-tuned LS-9 in the camaro and we have something new.....Whoopie! In 2010 I liked the camaro, (didnt like the price tag to much) but it was retro,...I bought a GT mustang2012, (drive-out for $30,456.00) And if i put a intercooled pro-charger on it i bet ya I can spank the heavier and WAY more expensive camaro. Lets see, 36k to out run a 50+ camaro,...Hmmm, no brainer!

  • First of all I love mustangs, BUT what chevrolet did with the ZL1 and the ZR1 is just stunning, big respect Chevrolet!

  • Looked like a Nissan Z commercial for a minute lol

  • Camaro ZL1 vs the Mustang Boss 302. . . Who will win? My money is on the Z.

  • @WolfBendFrank Win what? The Boss is a track car. This is going to compete with the Shelby

  • i want this to go head to head with the shelby now!!!!!!!!!!

  • @urahara300 Same. My bro and I are in a few years. If we really do, I'll vid it up.

  • @WolfBendFrank YEA, and they need to hurry cause the new shelby is getting 600hp and turbo so this thing will be nothing soon, but i want it to be fare cause ford has bin ahead for a while and i love mustangs

  • @urahara300 but then where will the new ford gt come in? (we all know that sooner or later there will be another one)

  • cobra killer

  • Shine A Ride: Well the 2012 ZL1, can take the road,in drifting mode, @ high speed,- but the horse to get up to that speed is a real charm in this car !

    This wraps up , Shine A Rides final review, for 2010 -2012

  • What a fckin sick car!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • the camaro and its chassis, and its powertrain is completely american.

  • The CHEVY CORVETTE won both classes at the 24 hour La Mans today sorry ford !!!!!!

  • @CRF80TOP55 those are estimates by people because the zl1 will compete with the gt500

  • @Marshmallowrex You're an idiot. They said the handling was great in the SS. (mostly cuz the car is 80% australian.)

  • @Marshmallowrex what are you talking about? Top Gear liked it, but mostly because the car is 80% australian

  • OHHH MYYY GAAAAAAAAAAAD

  • I hope it didn't gain to much weight!

  • @djsabourin101 Shouldn't be too much more.

  • yes the car of the gods!!!!

  • I bet the ground shakes in the presence of this Bad Bowtie.

  • I bet Top Gear will really Hate GM when the yellow CORVETTES take there 7th win in the 24 hours Le Mans racing Series in June !!!!!!!!!!

  • @Marshmallowrex So now your visibility = handling? I own one and have no problem seeing, or cornering, or running away from STI's on any stretch of road.

  • @TheBulldawg4life The handling is above average in the ss, but i will admit the visibility being poor. But it's a pretty good car dude.

  • @noobasdfjkl You get used to it..I don't even notice anymore lol. As long as you know how to use your mirrors you're good.

  • @TheBulldawg4life fair enough man.

  • @noobasdfjkl At first ya it's a problem. It was weird to try to check my blind spots and not be able to see anything, but eventually you just start watching your mirrors more so you know who is where. That and like with any performance car, you can just gun it and make a clear space to get in haha

  • @TheBulldawg4life Hahaha of course man. I'm actually an import guy, and of the American companies i like Ford, but I can't deny the skidpad results, brembos, and LSA engine in this bad girl.

  • @noobasdfjkl I'm just a car guy (or motorcycles lol) and don't care who makes it if it's fun and powerful.

  • @TheBulldawg4life again, fair enough

  • @Marshmallowrex I provided the numbers and they're actually better than an STI (thats not from GM either) so either the SS handles like a champ or the STI handles "ok."

    Top Gear tested the ZR1 and didn't like either until they got to run it balls to the wall. Top Gear tested a 300C against Vauxhaul Monaco VXR (GTO) and Jag S-Type R. Top Gear has a terrible habit of hating EVERYTHING American. They use the Racing version of the other cars but not the SRT8 300C..reliable source you got there ;)

  • @TheBulldawg4life Uh... what the hell are you talking about? they liked the ZR1 just fine. They recommended it over the R8 V10. The only problem they had was it kept breaking on them.

    They don't hate everything american. Hammond said the 2010 'maro was a good showing overall. They quite liked the old 300c. But other US cars they don't like are pretty much because imports are usually better i.e. The GT500: good only in a straight line.

  • @noobasdfjkl I don't remember them ever comparing it to the R8..and I don't remember it ever "breaking" on them except the plastic piece that covers the seatbelt housing fell off.

  • @TheBulldawg4life watch?v=g4CPBfpnye0

    He said at 5:30 of that video there, "however, there are a few problems... after three days it was starting to fall apart and on the fourth, it refused to start." Breaking, indeed.

    "the corvette is more fun," "you'd have to be bonkers to buy the corvette. and that, is why you should" "when i drove it in california, I LOVED IT" all quotes about how he liked the zr1. Also, May loved the CTS-V, and Hammond loved the SRT-8 challenger.

  • @Marshmallowrex Why wont you acknowledge my post? You've been on multiple times since I posted it..at least man up and admit you didn't know the SS handled that well.

  • @Marshmallowrex Lol so the Sti is fast? What next? A moped?

  • I do like the new camaros but they're way overpriced for what you get. Mustangs are overpriced too. A $26000 camaro doesn't have as many features as a $23000 loaded ses fiesta (far better gas mileage also). Thats pathetic.

  • @flipfloplogic That's because all the money you are paying goes into the performance of the car, not much the quality and reliability. Most of your hard earned money is going for the 550 HP engine under that hood, that's why muscle cars are not really cars that are easy to live with daily, but more for fun.

  • @flipfloplogic No one buying a Mustang GT or Camaro SS is specifically concerned about the gas mileage. They wan't performance. I wouldn't ever buy a Fiesta unless I wanted gas mileage, and I wouldn't ever buy a Camaro SS if I was worried about the cost of gas and insurance.

  • @Marshmallowrex The Camaro SS handles really well. .90 Lateral g on decent surfaces, .80 g in a figure 8, 105 foot 60-0. That means the SS pulls .04 less on a lateral g, but .07 better in a figure 8. Also the SS stops in a foot less than the STI, and runs equal 0-60 times, but almost a full second faster in the 1/4 mile. So ya, The SS handles just as well as the STI, and has a ton more power/torque. Hence why I always beat STI's on road courses.

    Throw in the MRS and another 125 hp..

  • @Marshmallowrex were do u get 454 from? This is a LSA, and STI's are pretty sweet but this will flat out destroy one.

  • @Marshmallowrex You need to learn what your own car does best. Autox is meant to have short distances, tight racing lines, and hard corners. Most of the time speeds will stay below 70 MPH..hence why STI's are awesome on the courses. They have ideal powerbands, great handling, and explosive out of tight corners. On a road course though you need more torque and horsepower hence why the SS is good on road courses. I've raced guys in STI's on road courses, they don't suck..but they don't win.

  • @Marshmallowrex I actually had a low 11's Geo Metro a few years ago..thing was painted 3 different colors and looked like a complete joke. I like STI's a lot, but no STI should even bother racing with an SS. The STI is for autox or rally (if you can ever find a place to do that) and the SS is for 1/4 mile and big road courses. They aren't meant to run against each other. The STI would MURDER the SS on an autox course, and the Camaro would kill the STI on a strip. It's just how it goes.

  • they put the CTS-V engine in it COOL!

  • @Marshmallowrex Well either way, Sti sucks

    

  • @Marshmallowrex I like Mitsubishi Evos, but every Sti is slow as shit no matter how well you modify that junk.

  • @koreanboy89 That's wrong. It basically has restrictor plates and has no problem taking 500 horse.

  • @Marshmallowrex My friends Z06 smokes Sti's as if hes racing civics.

  • @koreanboy89 200 more horse i would hope to fuck it would...

  • uffff is hot

  • just too bad it cant touch the new boss

  • 20 people remember the whole GM bankruptcy thing and want their tax-payer's money back

  • there only 50,000 and there mass producing them, more than just 69

  • there only 50,000 and there mass producing them, more than just 69

  • ZL1 has 750hp, costs $105,000, and only 69 will be made

  • @alexeddy79 hahah i dont think so mate

  • @marcolotr thats what this months issue of Car & Driver had said toward the end of the magazine

  • @alexeddy79 huh really

  • @marcolotr but in the magazine the grill looks a little different, the chevy emblem is blue, and the grill has straight horizontal silver lines to make it look like the old 69' camaro's

  • @alexeddy79 probably an aftermarket company;s version

  • @marcolotr yea i suppose that could be true, i remember now that you mention it, the 1st gen camaro's and chevelle's and such had the Yenko version

  • this car is actually made by chevy.. they dont need shelby to come up with something badass ;)

  • what does lsr or lsa stand for on top of fuel injection plenum

  • @super151985 its the engine code ls for ls series block

  • 550 hp-wow sounds fun-anyone tell me what msrp is on that and is there a waiting list

  • might trade my Z06 in for this need something with 4 seats

  • piece of shit,,

  • the movie doesnt impress me...

  • What does ZL1 stand for? I wish they would've kept the Z28...

    And which is a better buy: a ZL1, BOSS, or G37?

  • @CyberGTX09 g37 is okay but its really bad in the rain and snow even when at slow speeds, my friend has one and i was in the car when it went out of control. my bet would be either the BOSS or the ZL1.

  • @CyberGTX09 te zl1 was used back in the 60s and 70s for the race cameros

  • @CyberGTX09 They picked the ZL1 moniker for this car because on the Alpha chassis no Camaro will ever be light enough to deserve the Z/28 badge.

    ZL1 or Boss 302 would be the best of those 3 IMO, and will be worth more as a collector car later. It just comes down to preference.

  • @CyberGTX09 depends on what you're looking for. Luxury and niceness: G37 Track Day and Corners: Boss Straight line: ZL1