Chevy halts shipments of Camaro ZL1 over potential quality issue

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3/8/12, 03:07 PM

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3/8/12, 03:30 PM

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3/8/12, 03:38 PM

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Oh well.

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3/8/12, 03:53 PM

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3/8/12, 03:56 PM

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I have a buddy who's waiting on his. The thread over at camaro5 makes all our screaming about the track key last summer sound like nothing. What a bunch of crybabies. My buddy keeps pointing out how much better his ZL1 will be than my Boss, but I have to keep reminding him it's impossible to compare the Boss in my garage with the ZL1 in his imagination. I'm sure it'll be a great car if they ever ship them.

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3/8/12, 04:18 PM

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The thread over at camaro5 makes all our screaming about the track key last summer sound like nothing.

I don't believe this for one second.

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3/8/12, 05:31 PM

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3/8/12, 06:15 PM

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btw... anyone know why Ford never tested the GT500 on the 'Ring, but the ZL1 was?

Car isn't out yet, neither is all of the info of development of the car. Give it time.

Wonder if GM figured something out in their "simulations"...

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3/8/12, 09:27 PM

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I'd be pretty pissed off if I were the guy that had already taken delivery, and then they asked for it back...

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3/9/12, 12:21 AM

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im sure the wheel weights on the brakes will fix it again..

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I wonder if they'll be sticking more wheel weights on brake calipers?

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3/9/12, 12:22 AM

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I'd be pretty pissed off if I were the guy that had already taken delivery, and then they asked for it back...

I would be more afraid of fire and death

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3/9/12, 12:32 AM

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btw... anyone know why Ford never tested the GT500 on the 'Ring, but the ZL1 was?

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I'm not 100% sure if this is legit, but I think it's a 2013 GT500 at Nurburgring:

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3/9/12, 03:18 AM

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I guess the bow tie realized that after a little heat soak that the 580hp ZL1 can't keep up with a 444hp Boss much less a 650hp gt500!!!

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3/9/12, 04:41 AM

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Merging threads . . .

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3/10/12, 11:52 AM

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I would be more afraid of fire and death

Does that mean it's not jay leno?

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3/18/12, 09:51 AM

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GM tried rushing the car out a bit too quickly.
Oops

http://www.insideline.com/chevrolet/...amaro-zl1.html

Maybe it's because they realized the production model can't lap VIR as fast as the one they used in the video that did it in 2:52.xx seconds, and therefore need to make some last minute "alterations".

Man it would be real interesting to see what the UTQG ratings are on the ZL1's GYSCG2's. If the wear rating is alot lower than the standard replacement version you will know where the ZL1 gets alot of its handling prowess from.

This is one of the tricks they pulled with the GT500KR, the GYSCG1's fitted to the KR had a much lower tire wear rating compared to the standard crappy supercar tires.

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3/18/12, 10:07 AM

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Didn't Shelby do that with their 2011 GT350, too, during the media rounds? I mean, the rags were getting 0-60 times of like 3.7 seconds and quarter-mile times of 12 seconds flat! It was achieving over 1g on the skidpad, too (1.05g to be exact). That's Camaro ZL1 territory right there, all in a 2011 5.0L Mustang with a Ford Racing / Whipple 525-horsepower supercharger kit, and some other FRPP adjustable suspension goodies.

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...t/viewall.html

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3/19/12, 08:11 AM

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Didn't Shelby do that with their 2011 GT350, too, during the media rounds?

I wouldn't doubt it. That is pretty much a standard industry practice. Even regular passenger vehicles get the treatment since test drives and magazine articles are important to the sales of the vehicle.

There are a few exceptions, Honda comes to mind as I've seen their OE fitments on the accord last almost 90k with some generous highway driving. Which I suppose might have more to do with impressing people who read CR as opposed to readers checking out C&D or MT

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