After offering the fifth-gen Camaro ZL1 as both a coupe and convertible, mum was the word on a sixth-gen ZL1 convertible until Chevrolet pulled the wraps off the drop top variant at the 2016 New York Auto Show. And here you were thinking that the Camaro team was going to leave convertible lovers high and dry with this latest 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, weren’t you?
Features, equipment and performance for the 2017 Camaro ZL1 Convertible are all borrowed from its coupe cousin, which means that the drop-top has the 6.2-liter LT4 supercharged V8 under its hood making 640 horses and 640 pound-feet of twist. The beastly V8 is mated to a six-speed manual or 10-speed automatic gearbox.
Chevy says that minimal changes were made to incorporate the drop top thanks to the rigid architecture — the Alpha platform — of the sixth-gen Camaro. That said, minor structural differences do exist between coupe and convertible.
As for the top itself: it’s operated with the push of a single button and can be raised or lowered at speeds up to 30 mph. It may also be operated remotely via the key fob.
But the best feature about the 2017 Camaro ZL1 Convertible isn’t one highlighted by the brand at all, but one we’d like to infer: how great the supercharged V8 is going to sound with nothing but open air in the way of you, and the beastly noises coming from under the hood and those leaving the massive tailpipes.
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Comments
How do I find out a dealer in my area that can order a ZL1 coupe? In California I am being told that the cars are not available.
Mike,
The 2017 Camaro ZL1 does not have a specific availability date yet, and dealers are not taking orders yet. The Camaro team will still be developing the car over the summer and then some.
Cheers,
-Sean
Mike look for late May to being able to order a car. GM drops most of the information for most 2017 cars in mid to late May.
Go to gmfleetorderguide dot com to see the options and when the info is dropped.
Word of advise may be to shop around as many dealers will screw the first people ordering. Some will give a good deal some will not. If you wait a few months you will not get screwed.
Being first is not worth paying at or over sticker.
Make mine either green or red please.
Just looking at the rear design of the convertible, above the wheels and onto the rear deck. They did a wonderful job of leveling the rear deck which brings the whole convertible design together. Also, the rear side windows give a more open feel/appearance.
As a ZL1, nothing can beat the total performance of this car, for the money.
The new Camaro models are rolling out like oranges and you’ve got to love the way Mary Barra is running things at General Motors because this isn’t what happened just a few years ago as you would hear stories about Chevrolet engineers working on this prototype and that yet nothing ever gets to production for years; but it’s a different situation as new Chevy Camaro model are rolling out like oranges and this constant barrage is taking it’s toll on the Camaro’s main competitor, the Mustang as Ford just announced that they’re moving up production of their next generation Mustang 2 years as this doesn’t normally happen unless Chevy has Ford ready to wet themselves.
I think it is beautiful! I’d buy it if I had the money! It will sell BIG!
Congratulations CHEVY!!!!!!!