The Chevrolet Camaro is nearing retirement. Hennessey is sending it out with a bang by introducing the ZL1 Exorcist Ultimate Version making 1,000 horsepower. The corporate is making simply 57 of them.
Hennessey achieves the elevated energy output by taking the 6.2-liter LT4 V8 and including a bigger supercharger, greater flowing air consumption, and an up to date gasoline system with a brand new pump and injectors. The engine additionally receives ported cylinder heads and new camshafts. The valves, springs, retainers, lifters, and pushrods are improved elements. Extra tuning features a larger warmth exchanger, chrome steel headers, and high-flow catalytic converters.
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All of this work lets the engine make 1,000 hp and 996 pound-feet of torque, which is a major improve over the inventory 650 hp and 650 lb-ft. The Exorcist Ultimate Version can hit 60 miles per hour in 2.1 seconds and canopy the quarter-mile in 9.57 seconds. The highest pace is 217 mph.
The one exterior modifications from the usual Camaro ZL1 are Ultimate Version graphics on the outside. This contains stripes alongside the edges of the physique and round emblems behind the entrance wheels.
In March, Chevy introduced that 2024 can be the ultimate mannequin 12 months for the present Camaro. The corporate additionally discontinued the turbocharged four-cylinder and LS trim for these last-run fashions. Riptide Blue and Nitro Metallic Yellow had been two new coloration choices.
Chevy additionally launched the Collector’s Version, which features a restricted run of 350 items for the ZL1 trim. This mannequin options Panther Black Matte exterior paint with a metallic black stripe and purple brake calipers. It additionally comes with the Canfield Sport watch from Shinola that has the Camaro emblem on the dial.
Chevy would not intend this to be the tip of the Camaro title. “Whereas we aren’t asserting an instantaneous successor right this moment, relaxation assured, this isn’t the tip of Camaro’s story,” stated Chevrolet International Vice President Scott Bell when the corporate introduced the present automobile’s retirement.
As of Q3 2023, Chevy has moved simply 24,688 examples of the Camaro for the 12 months up to now. That is up 28.7 p.c over the identical interval in 2022.
