After undergoing aerodynamic testing in the Windshear wind tunnels in North Carolina as part of a Supercars Championship program to hone the performance of its race cars, the Supercars Chevy Camaro went on display this week at the GM Charlotte Technical Center in Concord, North Carolina.
The powerful Chevy Camaro variant is painted with striking black and gold livery as well as the Chevrolet Racing emblems splashed on either door.
Via Chevrolet Racing Australia And New Zealand
The Gen3 Supercars Chevy Camaro ZL1 race car debuted at the same time Chevrolet Racing launched in Australia back in December 2021. The introduction of the new Gen3 rule set for the Supercars Series prompted GM to upgrade its racing vehicle to the Camaro ZL1, replacing the previously used Holden Commodore ZB. Prior to the retirement of the last Holden vehicle from Chevrolet Racing in 2023 cars produced by The General’s Australian subsidiary racked up 588 wins since 1960.
Proving capable of bearing the torch in the manner of its lion-badged predecessors, the Gen3 Supercars Chevy Camaro ZL1 made a victorious debut in the 2023 Supercar Series. The Camaro dominated the Ford Mustangs entered in the racing series, much to The Blue Oval’s chagrin, with the Chevy 5.7L V8 engine outdoing the best efforts of the Ford 5.4L V8 engine by a significant margin.
Via Chevrolet Racing Australia And New Zealand
The Charlotte Technical Center where the Gen3 Supercars Chevy Camaro ZL1 is on display is a hub for GM racing technology and production located in the midst of other Chevy Racing related locations. Construction workers broke ground on the facility in 2021 with an opening date in 2022. It covers 130,000 square feet and was budgeted at $45 million for construction.
While the sixth-generation Camaro remains the mainstay vehicle for Chevy Racing in Australia for the moment, the muscle car model was discontinued following the 2024 model year as GM continues its push to ditch ICE vehicles entirely in favor of EVs by 2035. A next-gen Camaro has been confirmed by The General, but could be a sub-brand of EVs rather than a single performance model.
It’s unclear at this point whether GM will continue to run the now-discontinued Camaro as its main racing car, launch an EV crossover similar to the Chevy Blazer EV, or take some other route entirely.
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Well thats true Bill, GM should race the Cadillac CT5, Cadillac is in all forms of racing, and soon to be in Formula one. I know the CT5 is a classy car, Nascar is into racing on street tracks now, with Cadillac they can race down Redeo drive and around Hollywood, or race down 5th avenue around New York. It could be a big win for Nascar and Cadillac both. Great idea hah !!!!!
We can only hope to have them race a Caddy in NASCAR. That would set the world unfire.
I Like to see the Malibu race in NASCAR
As a reminder, the Malibu is only available with a 1.5 liter engine and a CVT transmission. They can race a NASCAR version of the Malibu, but people will get a hernia laughing when they think about buying one. OK! GM, let’s do the Malibu. Bring out a version with the 3.6 liter V6! How about a super version with a 3.6 liter twin turbo engine like the Cadillac CT4 Blackwing!?! It’s doable. I won’t buy the current Malibu, but would be interested in a V6 version.
The people watching NASCAR are more likely to buy trucks for starters. It’s been ages since the vehicle raced had anything more than a passing resemblance to the body chosen by the manufacturer for branding.
Toyota has never made a rear wheel drive V8 Camry I’ve ever seen. GM, Ford and Chrysler stopped building anything like that in the late ’80s or early ’90s.
As for the Malibu, the General had FWD 5.3litre Monte Carlos, Impalas and Grand Prix. Drop the complete subframe assembly into the Malibu with an LS3 upgrade. Torque steer??? AWD might make a good option along with traction control.
These US vehicle manufacturers are strangling themselves with the lack of CARS in their markets. All they think is trucks. I drive the highways and local city street and what to I see Toyotas, Kias, Nissans, Lexus and no new GM or Chryslers cars or even Buicks. Caddys basically disappeared from the streets.