The last time Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) offered a car this powerful, it was the GTS-R W1. Although it isn’t made in Australia, the Chevy Camaro ZL1 should appease those looking for muscle from General Motors as HSV turns its business to focus on importing more Chevrolet models.
As production of the right-hand-drive Camaro ZL1 begins, HSV confirmed the car will make 640 horsepower. Fans will note that’s 10 horsepower less than what the car is rated for in its home country, the US of A. However, HSV said it comes down to how it was measured. The Camaro ZL1 was rated and tested on European standards, which leads to the 10-horsepower discrepancy.
There are no powertrain changes and everything is identical to the car Americans have been able to purchase for a few years now.
Not to mention, it handily outdoes the HSV GTS-R W1, which made 624 horsepower from its 6.2-liter LS9 supercharged V8 engine. With a lighter weight than the Commodore-based super sedan, the fans will be in for a treat when they slide behind the wheel of the RHD Camaro ZL1.
As production begins, HSV said it’s already seen strong demand for the car. The plan is to convert 300 cars from left to right-hand-drive, but more than half of the allocation is already sold. That leaves less than 150 cars left for buyers to scoop up this year. The price is nothing to scoff at, however. Buyers will be met with a $111,000 price tag based on current exchange rates. The optional 10-speed automatic will be a $1,500 option, while fancier metallic paint is a $580 option.
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The reason Chevrolet is transplanting the steering wheel to the right side is: European’s drive on the left side of the road! The GTS-R DODGE VIPER COUPE HAS A V-10 ENGINE; Also the GT40 HAS A V-10; that’s a great style of engine to start with to keep up w/the exotic brother sports cars! The lower valance below the license plate placement spot’s design is a similar copy to the corvette! The tail light design is from the 2nd gen. camaro & a gen. of the past corvette! The small window behind the door’s window is from the 1967 camaro! The hoods line is from model yrs 2010-present! The front clip’s headlight design is from the RS split-bumper of the 1973 camaro w/the modification of adding led’s around the opening of the round headlights!!! Those design updates in my opinion is a “PHENOMENAL” start!! 🙂 (THE RATING I GIVE THE DESIGN UPDATE IS: IT’S SO HOT OF A BEGINNING START; IT’S LIKE LAVA)!
“European’s drive on the left side of the road!”
Only on the British Isles, Malta, and Cyprus. Continental Europe is LHD like majority of the world is, so the Camaro wouldn’t need a LHD conversion to be sold there.
“The GTS-R DODGE VIPER COUPE HAS A V-10 ENGINE; Also the GT40 HAS A V-10”
The Viper HAD a V10, and no Ford GT40 or GT ever did have one. What that has to do with a RHD Camaro is anyones guess.
btw, Australia is not in Europe
I love it new Camaro Zl1 lot
The reason I mentioned Europe: is because every continent outside of the US is European!
You’re doing a bang-up job upholding the stereotype of the American with a poor grasp of geography.