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The odds are good that if you are reading this, you know that a video surfaced last week showing what many people believe to be a Camaro Z28 test car crashing at the N rburgring. Not surprisingly, the automaker has opted not to comment on that video, but when Camaro Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser spoke this past weekend at Rodgers Chevrolet in Michigan, he was willing to offer up some input on what we saw on that video.First, Oppenheiser didn"t make any comment as to whether or not the Camaro seen crashing in Germany was a Z28. He explained that the Camaro team was at the N rburgring testing a variety of different components ranging from tires to body bits to suspension settings during an industry-only track day. The Camaro boss explained that some of these components could be used on future models and some will not, but the "Z28" never came up. It was a Camaro test car with some items which could see production being driven by a highly skilled GM test driver. He also pointed out that their drivers are fitted with the latest safety gear, but that is all that was verified by the man in charge of the Camaro program.Oppenheiser also talked about how that video came to be. Even though this event was not open to the public, the N rburgring is far too large of a facility to make sure that there is no one watching and when this mysterious Camaro took to the track, there were a handful of wise camera operators who caught the car on film.Finally, and most notably, Al Oppenheiser stated that the damage was not as bad as it looked, and after some repairs, the Camaro test car was back on the track the next day. While the Camaro team was obviously able to fix up the damaged body panels, they likely wouldn"t have been able to fix any substantial suspension or chassis damage so it seems as though the Camaro Z28 can take a pretty good lick and drive away from it.Best of all, since this Camaro was back in action the next day, there is a chance that the company was able to lay down a good enough lap time to talk about it. While this car could be a Camaro SS or ZL1 with unique aero bits, it could also be a Z28 test mule working on setting the new N rburgring muscle car track record.Source: CamaroNews.comTags: 6th Gen Camaro, 6th gen camaro z28, camaro, Camaro Z/28, Nurburgring, Z28
Date written: May 18, 2016
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ID: 3477
The odds are good that if you are reading this, you know that a video surfaced last week showing what many people believe to be a Camaro Z28 test car crashing at the N rburgring. Not surprisingly, the automaker has opted not to comment on that video, but when Camaro Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser spoke this past weekend at Rodgers Chevrolet in Michigan, he was willing to offer up some input on what we saw on that video.First, Oppenheiser didn"t make any comment as to whether or not the Camaro seen crashing in Germany was a Z28. He explained that the Camaro team was at the N rburgring testing a variety of different components ranging from tires to body bits to suspension settings during an industry-only track day. The Camaro boss explained that some of these components could be used on future models and some will not, but the "Z28" never came up. It was a Camaro test car with some items which could see production being driven by a highly skilled GM test driver. He also pointed out that their drivers are fitted with the latest safety gear, but that is all that was verified by the man in charge of the Camaro program.Oppenheiser also talked about how that video came to be. Even though this event was not open to the public, the N rburgring is far too large of a facility to make sure that there is no one watching and when this mysterious Camaro took to the track, there were a handful of wise camera operators who caught the car on film.Finally, and most notably, Al Oppenheiser stated that the damage was not as bad as it looked, and after some repairs, the Camaro test car was back on the track the next day. While the Camaro team was obviously able to fix up the damaged body panels, they likely wouldn"t have been able to fix any substantial suspension or chassis damage so it seems as though the Camaro Z28 can take a pretty good lick and drive away from it.Best of all, since this Camaro was back in action the next day, there is a chance that the company was able to lay down a good enough lap time to talk about it. While this car could be a Camaro SS or ZL1 with unique aero bits, it could also be a Z28 test mule working on setting the new N rburgring muscle car track record.Source: CamaroNews.comTags: 6th Gen Camaro, 6th gen camaro z28, camaro, Camaro Z/28, Nurburgring, Z28
Date written: May 18, 2016
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 3477
