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At the very least, we’re looking at General Motors validating carbon-ceramic brakes for the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE. At most, this could be some sort of Camaro Z/28 test mule.

Photos of the prototype car, posted to Facebook page V.I.S.I.T. on Monday, show a manufacturer-plated Camaro ZL1 1LE without the massive rear wing, but with large carbon-ceramic brakes hiding behind the wheels. The ZL1 1LE does not feature carbon brakes and retains iron rotors for a variety of reasons.

If this is some kind of sixth-generation Camaro Z/28 prototype, it begs the question of what resides under the hood. The previous-generation Camaro Z/28 skipped forced induction for the massive 7.0-liter LS7 V8 engine. News on the sixth-generation Z/28 has been near zilch, but a March 2017 report claimed GM is working on a 5.5-liter LT6 V8 engine for such a car. This engine is reportedly a DOHC design with a flat-plane crankshaft and will be closely related to a forthcoming LT7 V8 engine, which could find a home in the ever-unconfirmed mid-engine C8 Corvette.

Flash forward to present day, and those rumors seem slightly corroborated. CAD drawings revealed a twin-turbo LT7 V8 engine last month, and a report from last November named three engine options for the upcoming C8 Corvette. One of those engines? A 5.5-liter DOHC V8.

Also off the shelf is the 6.2L LT5 V8 powering the ferocious 2019 Corvette ZR1. The dual-injected pushrod V8 boasts a larger supercharger than the LT4 engine found in the Camaro ZL1 and Corvette Z06, and produces a staggering 755 horsepower. It might not be naturally aspirated, as has been Z/28 tradition, but such an engine finding its way to the Camaro family would surely be the crown jewel of a top-of-the-line model.

All of this is to say we may just be looking at an upcoming carbon ceramic brake package for a supposed 2019 Camaro ZL1 1LE, and not a Z/28, in this instance. But, Chevy has surprised us before.

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