Once we’re into the meat of the winding roads, I nail the throttle and watch the revs leap as we power towards 120(ish)kph. Steering can become light when we really get going as that muscle car weight makes its presence felt, but stiffer suspension means I can throw the 45 further and harder into corners than I would perhaps dare with a normal Camaro.
I wait a beat and get the power down out of the corner, confident the back will not snap round and throw me into the landscape. Gearshift paddles have sadly been replaced with buttons in the Camaro though, offering an out of character element of delicacy to the brute.
Since the smoking ruins of Motown aren’t available, we find the nearest available watering hole – complete with broken glass, graffiti and the occasional burn out mark – to pull over and stretch our legs before the blast back down.
GM have clearly worked hard to inject some precision into the Camaro lunacy, but there’s no getting past the 45’s roots. After all, surely that’s the whole point.
Chevrolet Camaro SS 45th Anniversary Edition | |
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Engine: | V8 / 6162cc |
Power: | 426hp @ 5900rpm |
Torque: | 420lb ft @ 4600rpm |
Transmission: | Tremec TR6060 six-speed automatic / rear-wheel drive |
Front suspension: | Double-ball-joint / multi-link strut / direct-acting stabilizer bar / progressive-rate coil springs / fully adjustable camber / caster and toe / 27mm solid stabilizer bar |
Rear suspension: | 4.5-link independent / progressive-rate coil springs over shocks / stabilizer bar / fully adjustable camber and toe / 28mm solid stabilizer bar and specific half-shafts |
Brakes: | Four-wheel disc w/ ABS / ventilated front and rear rotors / single-piston front calipers and single-piston alloy rear calipers (LS, LT) / four-piston fixed Brembo aluminum front and rear calipers (SS, incl. 1LE) / 355mm x 32mm (front) / 365mm x 28mm (rear) |
Wheels: | 20in front and rear |
Tyres: | 245/45 ZR20 (front) / 275/40 ZR20 (rear) |
Weight (kerb) | 1775kg |
0-100kph: | 5.1sec |
Top speed: | N/A |