NEWS: NurburBring It On: 2010 Camaro Cuts a Hot Lap
07-22-2008, 01:10 PM
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NEWS: NurburBring It On: 2010 Camaro Cuts a Hot Lap
The numbers keep coming for the all-new Chevy Camaro, and one GM insider tells us that yes, the 2010 Camaro has been thrashed at Germany's Nurburgring torture-track, and he provides the all-important lap time.More...
07-22-2008, 01:46 PM
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Doug Houlihan, GM's chief engineer for global rear-wheel-drive vehicles is quoted that a Camaro SS ran the Nürburgring in 8:20.
Other cars that have done it in the same time:
The E36-generation BMW M3 in 1999
The Porsche 911 GT3 (993 generation) in 1999
he Audi RS6 in 2001
For comparison, the '09 Corvette ZR1 did it in 7:26.
Doug Houlihan, GM's chief engineer for global rear-wheel-drive vehicles is quoted that a Camaro SS ran the Nürburgring in 8:20.
Other cars that have done it in the same time:
The E36-generation BMW M3 in 1999
The Porsche 911 GT3 (993 generation) in 1999
he Audi RS6 in 2001
For comparison, the '09 Corvette ZR1 did it in 7:26.
07-22-2008, 02:26 PM
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Doug Houlihan, GM's chief engineer for global rear-wheel-drive vehicles is quoted that a Camaro SS ran the Nürburgring in 8:20.
Other cars that have done it in the same time:
The E36-generation BMW M3 in 1999
The Porsche 911 GT3 (993 generation) in 1999
the Audi RS6 in 2001
For comparison, the '09 Corvette ZR1 did it in 7:26.
Doug Houlihan, GM's chief engineer for global rear-wheel-drive vehicles is quoted that a Camaro SS ran the Nürburgring in 8:20.
Other cars that have done it in the same time:
The E36-generation BMW M3 in 1999
The Porsche 911 GT3 (993 generation) in 1999
the Audi RS6 in 2001
For comparison, the '09 Corvette ZR1 did it in 7:26.
The E46-generation M3
The E36 M Coupe
The Porsche Cayman S
The Aston Martin DB7 GT
The Audi RS4 (2000)
The Cadillac STS-V
Pretty much every Honda/Acura NSX ever
It's also almost as fast as a C5 Z06 (~2 seconds), and faster than a regular C5.
07-22-2008, 02:39 PM
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07-22-2008, 02:44 PM
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07-22-2008, 02:50 PM
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im sure a few more seconds could have been squeezed out of it too, they tend not to drive them as hard as some of those other times on the track, especially those best motoring guys from japan lol.
