2016 Chevrolet Camaro first drive

New Camaro has an all new chassis. Visually, the designers over at Chevrolet decided not to mess much with a winning formula. The 2016 model retains that muscular, hunched over look from previous generations and the greenhouse is still achingly small, in fact the whole car is a bit tighter and shaving a few inches in every dimension. Not to be outdone by the EcoBoost option in the Ford Mustang, the first factory turbocharged Camaro arrives with a 2 liter 4 cylinder base model, good for 275 horsepower and 295 lb-ft of torque. The 6 speed manual transmission version will get to 60 mph for 5.4 seconds, while the 8 speed automatic adds a tenth of a second. The 3.6 L V6 engine now knocks out 335 horsepower and 284 lb-ft of torque, with only a slight speed bump over the turbo’s run to 60 mph for 5.2 seconds in the manual and for 5.1 seconds with the automatic. But those are the supporting players to the real star, the 6.2 liter V 8 in the SS, now churning out 455 horsepower and an equal amount of torque. Sprint times are much faster with this bad boy and get to 60 mph for only 4.3 seconds while rowing your ow, and 4.0 seconds in the automatic.