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Spy Shots: Camaro SS finally gets busy on the 'Ring
by John Neff on Apr 8th 2008 at 12:57PM 
Click above for high-res gallery of the Camaro SS on the 'Ring
More spy shots from the Nurburgring today, this time of the Camaro SS prototype that was spotted arriving at the track yesterday. We already pointed out the bright red Brembo calipers on this Camaro, which suggest it's a high-performance SS version of the car, though that hasn't been confirmed. What is special about these photos is that they're the first time we've seen the Camaro really being driven hard on the track. Though we've seen plenty of Camaro spy shots in the past, most have been of the car caught in a parking lot, on a transport trailer or just meandering around town. Seeing the suspension under load is a thing of beauty that we've been waiting for, and KGP spy photogs tell us that it "looks impressive in action, and that its suspension looks well buttoned down on some of the 'Ring's challenging stretches." Hopefully they have their stop watches ready when Chevy engineers run the car hard for a full lap.
[Source: KGP Photography]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
NOreasonY 1:02PM (4/08/2008)
a "muscle car" being tuned on Nurburing...whats the world coming to.. haha
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srDRIVEN 1:24PM (4/08/2008)
haha, agreed, i think the world may be coming to the fact that we would like something more then dead ahead speed. what good news for us. last time GM hit the ring, they hit it out of the park with the new CTS. I'm not too keen on the styling, but i'm excited to see what comes out of this new camero
Reality_check 2:04PM (4/08/2008)
Interesting headlines, timing coulnt be better:
Spy Shots: Camaro SS finally gets busy on the 'Ring
Posted Apr 8th 2008 12:57PM by John Neff
Spy Shots: Nissan GT-R Spec V confirmed, caught running the 'Ring
Posted Apr 8th 2008 12:29PM by John Neff
THE DREAM TEAM!
Frylock350 3:19PM (4/08/2008)
That's easy to answer, Camaro is not a muscle car :)
its a pony car which is sort of a cross between a full sports car and a muscle car. If Ford shoved the 5.4L 500hp supercharged V8 under the Crown Vic's hood that would be a muscle car. Muscle cars are big family cars with suspension upgrades and overwhelming power coming from a big displacement V8. Charger SRT8 is a muscle car.
Dinger 4:30PM (4/08/2008)
@ Frylock
So then the Caprice, Bonneville, Regency 98, et. al. are muscle cars?
Then what are the Chevelle, LeMans and Cutlass?
Derek 9:41AM (4/09/2008)
Camaro definately never was a muscle car. You must not know of the Trans-Am racing series where Mustangs, Camaros and AMC's duked it out on SCCA roadcourses. The original Z/28 came with the high-revving, race-cammed 302, four wheel discs and stiffened suspension just for this purpose. Heck, Chevy made the 302 solely for the purpose of competing in the T/A series, it was never put into any other Chevys and was dropped when the SCCA lifted the 5.0L displacement rule.
@ dinger: the Caprice was not a muscle car, the Impala SS was (Caprice with more powerful engine, upgraded suspension). I don't recall the Bonneville, etc getting anything bigger than the 3.8 supercharged engine.
What was the Chevelle? It was Chevys mid size sedan. Basically the equivelant of the Malibu today. Most were sold as sedans with I6's or standard V8's. It became a muscle car when you optioned up to the SS and picked up the biggest engine that Chevy could put under the hood...
AMO 8:55AM (4/14/2008)
I would like to know why this was wearing plates from Victoria Australia??? Anyone on that?
Todd 1:06PM (4/08/2008)
Isn't it cheating by equipping the car with rotors and pads that won't be offered to the public? If those giant race Brembos shave a couple of seconds off of the lap time, but never see the light of day at the dealer ( Who only offers Delco replacement parts for any Chevy ) I don't think it should count.
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Yar 1:07PM (4/08/2008)
Who said they wont be offered?
Chris 1:08PM (4/08/2008)
of course another reason to trick them out for these tests is to have cars equipped to handle conditions no one else could face... allows for tightening tolerances
Mr. Oak 1:15PM (4/08/2008)
The '09 CTS-V and ZR-1 comes with Brembos, why not the Camaro SS?
Scotty 1:43PM (4/08/2008)
Hell, the Cobalt SS has optional Brembos.
Richard 8:33PM (4/08/2008)
Yeah. Bremo's are so whored out these days. Cobalt SS. Yikes. What's next? Ford Taurus w/ Brembos?
I'm going to use Hitco for my next brake upgrade.
http://www.hitcoracing.com/
Golferal 1:10PM (4/08/2008)
Video! I want video! With good sound! Pleeeeeease!
(Sorry for all of the exclamation points..)
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TriShield 1:12PM (4/08/2008)
Why in the world would you think Brembos wouldn't be offered on the Camaro when they are equipped on nearly every other muscle car available from the Mustang GT500, G8 GXP, Charger SRT8 and Challenger SRT8?
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srDRIVEN 1:36PM (4/08/2008)
i love the way you think. brembo has really gone more mainstream in the past 5-8 years, and i think it's great. the 350z was one of the first to really execute that relationship on a major scale. very cool to see how it has caught on.
Matt 3:57PM (4/08/2008)
Good point. Subie and Mitsubishi have been there for awhile too with the STI and Evo...
dan spalinger 1:15PM (4/08/2008)
What I would give to see the GT-R blow by the Camaro!!
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Torrent 1:37PM (4/08/2008)
ROFL! as if.
dan spalinger 1:38PM (4/08/2008)
Sarcasm?? Or are you just saying that GM would kill anyone who posted such a video--which they probly would...