Camaro Z/28 Still in the Works, Aims to Top Hellcat HP: Report
If you’re worried the Car and Driver, Camaro chief engineer Al Oppenheiser claims the hottest variant of Chevy’s pony car is slowly growing legs in the GM stable. When will it drop? That’s classified, sorry.
The big question, which as of yet remains unanswered, is, “what lives under the hood?”
Two options exist. First, GM could massage the existing supercharged LT4 6.2-liter V8, boosting output to about 700 horsepower. That’s a tempting option for the automaker, but not necessarily ambitious.
It’s also possible the Z/28 will become home for a new GM engine family member now in development — one that does away with pushrods in favor of a dual overhead cam setup. The motors, rumored to carry LT6 and LT7 designations, would be 32-valve, all-aluminum V8s and could potentially be GM’s most powerful naturally aspirated and turbocharged, respectively, engines to date.
There’s solid reason to believe the upcoming C8 Corvette will carry a Shelby GT500 Mustang variant in the coming year, and topping the Hellcat’s horsepower seems to be Job One.
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I thought the Z/28 was supposed to be a GT350 competitor with a NA big bore V8 (7.0L? LT7!!!!!!) and less HP than the ZL1?
The Camaro is trying to out-horsepower the Hellcat. Why?!? Are there that many small-penised men in this country? Dear automakers - grow up!