Chevy Camaro Z28 Front View

'10 Chevrolet Chevy Camaro Z28

For muscle car enthusiasts, the current economic situation is especially distressing.* With automakers trying to produce vehicles that will appeal to drivers on a restricted budget, a lot of powerful, but expensive, cars are dropping down the priorities list.* Case in point is the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28.* The Z/28 has been an on again off again part of the Chevy lineup since December of 1966, and a new version based off of the revived Camaro is waiting in the wings, but may never be released. The Z/28 has always been a high performance vehicle, and the 2010 model is no exception.* While the car hasn’t hit assembly lines yet, the design is pretty much finalized, and Chevrolet says the Z/28 will be powered by the LSA V8 engine.* This engine is currently in use in the Cadillace CTS-V sedan, but a supercharged version of the 6.2-liter behemoth is planned for the Z/28 that will produce 556 horsepower.* Considering that the CTS-V can go from 0 to 60 in 4.1 seconds, a Z/28 with the same powerplant and weighing a few hundred pounds less should have no problem making it in under 4 seconds.* Also, as you can see from the pictures, the Z/28 is a pretty slick looking car.

Z28 model Camaro

2010 chevy camaro Z28

Earlier this month, several reliable sources told Leftlane the Z28 Camaro program at GM had been cancelled. Despite a backlash from Camaro fan clubs claiming the sources must be wrong, a GM executive on Monday officially confirmed what we already knew. “There will be no Z28 model,” said Chevrolet product manager Cheryl Pilcher in a newly published interview.

“Through the four generations of Camaro, there have been cases where Chevrolet chose to make the Z28 the top dog or the SS the top dog.” she told Automobile Magazine. Consistent with a renewed focus on the SS brand, GM has decided to give the top slot to the SS.