[RideZX6R]

Just curious... Did some searching and most of what I came up with was vague

Are the hard numbers out yet?

[HumanWiki]

I've not seen anything concrete other than the it's XXX lbs less than YY

[ChefBorOzzy]

230 pounds lighter is what I remember seeing.. They've been spot on with the weight losses they have claimed with other trims, so I'd just subtract 230.

[DenverTaco07]

Press release said 220 lbs lighter than Gen 5 ZL1 (=3900 lbs M6), AL O at woodward (camarofest or whatever event took place a few days ago) said 230 lbs lighter - he was probably just remembering wrong.

http://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/...08-camaro.html

ZL1

0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds
Quarter-mile in 11.4 seconds at 127 mph
1.02 g max cornering
60-0 mph braking in 107 feet (32 meters)
220-pound (100 kg) weight reduction
650-horsepower (485 kW) supercharged LT4 6.2L V-8 engine

[Gearslammer]

4050 lbs - 220 lbs = 3830 lbs.
Weight to power figures in @ 5.89, faster than most.

[DenverTaco07]

Originally Posted by Gearslammer

4050 lbs - 220 lbs = 3830 lbs.
Weight to power figures in @ 5.89, faster than most.

2015 ZL1
4120 / 1869 (coupe - manual)
4149 / 1882 (coupe – automatic)

straight from the horse's mouth:

http://media.chevrolet.com/content/m...Camaro-ZL1.pdf

[RideZX6R]

So it's basically 3800-3900lbs still - got it.

I was hoping it'd be closer to 3600 :(

[mt3130]

Originally Posted by RideZX6R

So it's basically 3800-3900lbs still - got it.

I was hoping it'd be closer to 3600 :(

What in the world made you think that was possible? A car dropping 230 pounds from the previous year is a remarkable (I don't agree with the way it was done, but its quite an accomplishment).

The SS is around 3700 pounds (a little less for a barebones 1SS, a little more for a loaded 2SS). Then you throw a supercharger and related plumbing, bigger brakes, extra cooling, etc. and expect it to get lighter?

The car you're thinking of exists...its a Corvette Z06. You'll need an extra $20k+ to get what you are looking for.

[Heavymetal454]

Originally Posted by mt3130

What in the world made you think that was possible? A car dropping 230 pounds from the previous year is a remarkable (I don't agree with the way it was done, but its quite an accomplishment).

The SS is around 3700 pounds (a little less for a barebones 1SS, a little more for a loaded 2SS). Then you throw a supercharger and related plumbing, bigger brakes, extra cooling, etc. and expect it to get lighter?

The car you're thinking of exists...its a Corvette Z06. You'll need an extra $20k+ to get what you are looking for.

Perhaps he thought the flow tie would have been a bigger weight savings!

[Jeffro19]

I'm gonna say about 3920 for the manual or so. Under 3900 would be icing on the cake.

[RideZX6R]

Originally Posted by mt3130

What in the world made you think that was possible? A car dropping 230 pounds from the previous year is a remarkable (I don't agree with the way it was done, but its quite an accomplishment).

The SS is around 3700 pounds (a little less for a barebones 1SS, a little more for a loaded 2SS). Then you throw a supercharger and related plumbing, bigger brakes, extra cooling, etc. and expect it to get lighter?

The car you're thinking of exists...its a Corvette Z06. You'll need an extra $20k+ to get what you are looking for.

I said "hoped" not "thought" - Wow you got your jimmies rustled

[DenverTaco07]

Just my thoughts on keyboard:

The SS is at 3685 lbs. Add Supercharger, extra coolers, larger wheels, tires, brakes, sheet metal etc. there's your extra 215 lbs over the SS.

I bet a set of CC wheels for say, $15K, maybe some ultra-light this and that for some large coinage could get us into 3600 lbs range.

I'm sure GM could have gotten there if they wanted to charge us $80K or $90K for a Camaro.

GT-R comes in at 3933 lbs and base MSRP of $109,990
2017 NSX at 3803 and $156,000 base MSRP
The C7 Z06 gained about 350 lbs from C6 Z06 (of course C6 Z06 wasn't SuperCharged and had the lightweight LS7, so there's about what...140lbs?)

[JaxChris]

Originally Posted by DenverTaco07

I'm sure GM could have gotten there if they wanted to charge us $80K or $90K for a Camaro.

Yep... because the 5th gen Z/28 sold oh so well. How many of those things are still sitting on lots, unsold? They never make enough COPO's, but the Z/28 couldn't sell to save its' life. That waste gets rolled into prices of future models.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by JaxChris

Yep... because the 5th gen Z/28 sold oh so well. How many of those things are still sitting on lots, unsold? They never make enough COPO's, but the Z/28 couldn't sell to save its' life. That waste gets rolled into prices of future models.

As I keep saying, cars like the Z/28 aren't made to sell themselves ... they're there to sell the rest of the lineup.

If having a Z/28 sitting on the lot got 5 people to opt for a 1LE, it probably more than paid for itself.

Originally Posted by RideZX6R

So it's basically 3800-3900lbs still - got it.

I was hoping it'd be closer to 3600 :(

Originally Posted by RideZX6R

I said "hoped" not "thought" - Wow you got your jimmies rustled

Then why not hope for sub-3000, or sub 1000 or even negative weight if its just some fantasy number?