Las Vegas - General Motors (GM) has launched the sixth generation of the Chevrolet Camaro COPO in the event the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) in 2015 which began on the 3rd and November 6 in Las Vegas, USA. Interestingly, the brand-new version made only 69 units.
COPO Camaro is designed to compete in the class of NHRA Stock Eliminator and Super Stock.
Inside, the COPO show car features an NHRA-certified chrome-moly roll cage, lightweight racing bucket seats personalized with the COPO logo and Courtney Force's signature, five-point safety harnesses and a floor-mounted shifter. The instrument panel contains racing gauges and a competition switch panel.
The production COPO race cars will be fitted with racing chassis and suspension components, including a unique solid rear axle system in place of a regular-production Camaro's independent rear axle. Details include:
Lightweight, adjustable strut-type front suspension
Four-link rear suspension with adjustable coil-overs, Panhard bar and stabilizer bar
Rear axle with an aluminum center section featuring a spool-type differential and 40-spline gun-drilled axle shafts
Lightweight, racing-type four-wheel disc brakes (un-assisted)
Un-assisted rack-and-pinion steering system
Fuel cell with built-in high-pressure fuel pump
Unique racing wire harness.
When it comes to horsepower, racers can select from a variety of supercharged and naturally aspirated LS- and LT-family engines based on their intended NHRA Stock and Super Stock classes, including a supercharged 350 (5.7L), a naturally aspirated 427 (7.0L) engine and an all-new LT-based 376 (6.2L) engine. The engines are backed by a racing-prepped Turbo 400 three-speed automatic transmission.
Each COPO Camaro race car is built by hand starting with production hardware, including the same body in white used for production models.
This model has a claimed weight of 60 kilograms lighter than the previous generation, because it uses lighter materials.
However, although mild, but the level of strength of the frame body parts increased 28 percent compared to the older generation. In addition, the level of aerodynamics is also claimed to be greater than its predecessor.
"With the new Gen Six Camaro as its foundation, the 2016 COPO Camaro begins the next chapter of an historic racing legacy," said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet U.S. vice president of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports. Official pricing has not been announced.
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