After a delay lasting roughly three weeks due to a “quality assessment issue,” production for the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is scheduled to resume at the Oshawa, Ontario assembly plant, according to a memo sent out earlier this week. Though it sounds like production won’t fire back up until possibly mid-April, if not sooner.
As far as the “issue” goes, some have mentioned a software bug. But really, we’re just glad its back online, regardless of what it was. And letters have been sent to those who have placed orders on the 580-horsepower four-wheeled budget supercar, informing them when they can expect their machines to arrive at the dealership.
Cars that had already been produced before the stoppage and had been held back from the waiting garages will begin shipping to anticipating owners in two to three weeks’ time, while those that still need to be built according to orders will follow. We’re not about to project how much they will assemble before the plant makes the transition to the 2013 model year. Currently, there are 3,000 – 3,400 units in the system that have been ordered.
The 2012 Camaro ZL1 carries a sticker price of $54,995 plus a $900 destination charge. But if that’s too much price, or power, the 426 horsepower 1LE will look to satisfy those looking for a little less brutality while providing more capability than the milder SS model — all for under $40,000 when it launches this summer.
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This car is so sick. Check it out in White. Great contrast with the black 20’s and hood. Also glad they got rid of the faux hood scoop that the SS model had! Im interested in what the likes of motortrend/car and driver folks will stack this beauty up against.. Other than the inferior Mustangs of all sorts. Anyone think Godzilla would be a good matchup? (GT-R, you n00bs)
Road and track did that Godzilla thing the ZL1 was not that quick. I think they filled it with 87 octane gas or maybe it was a software problem. Or could be they are just anti Canadian.
GMA Guys – delighted to see the updated pic. You guys rock.
MW, good call with the Road & Track article. Reading it online, they thought the matchup was a surprisingly good idea too. Very close match, nonetheless. Glad it stacks up to Asia’s finest. Could have been the cold weather that made the GT-R “scream like an industrial Hoover vacuum cleaner choking on a cat,” as they put it. Awesome analogy.
Looks awesome in white, huh?
It was a good match just wasn’t as quick as car and driver Motor trend or automobile test. I like the white just can’t get into those black wheels I need something shiny.
Wow. I did not not it was out of products for three weeks.
i’m glad Road and Track did the GTR vs the ZL! test. on paper and in reality they are the most evenly matched cars of their type ie high hp, and packed full of tech. one approaches the question from the Detroit street fighter background, while the other has brutish and intense high speed Wangan Flare. the ZL1 came up short because of the cold weather affecting it’s grip. in better conditions (weather) i’m sure the ZL1 would have been as fast or just off the GTRs pace.
the Subjective judging in the end of the article they put the ZL1 on top as well. all the drivers preferred it to the GTR. and on price alone it trumped the GTR with the performance/bang for the buck.