February is right around the corner, which means it's time to start thinking about that lovely holiday, Valentine's Day. Okay, so that holiday is largely made up, but this year might hold the most awesome Valentine yet—and we're not talking about some hot supermodel. Instead, we're talking about the ultra-badass 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, which goes on sale this spring following a pre-V-day opening of the car's order books. The price? A cool $75,000.
That's a lotta chocolate for a Camaro, but then consider what it comes with: A 505-hp, 7.0-liter LS7 V-8 shared with the outgoing Corvette Z06, a six-speed manual transmission, Brembo carbon-ceramic brakes, and a track-tuned suspension and aerodynamics package. Also, consider what it doesn't come with (which we consider a bonus, given how focused the Z/28 is): air conditioning and regular audio speakers (there's just one speaker for the seatbelt chime, and no radio). The only choices for customers include paint colors (Red Hot, Black, Silver Ice Metallic, Ashen Gray Metallic, and Summit White) and one solitary option: a $1150 package that brings air conditioning and six audio speakers back into play.
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There's no way around the massive $17,650 gap between the Z/28 and the next-most-expensive Camaro, the (more powerful) 580-hp ZL1 coupe. But it's likely more accurate to compare the Z/28's window sticker to that of the outgoing 2013 Corvette Z06, which started at $76,595. Given both Chevys are intended to be track animals, perhaps one way to view the Z/28 is as a slightly cheaper Z06 with a back seat. Or maybe the better way to look at the Camaro Z/28 is as the only Z06 you can buy until the next one arrives (likely in a year or so) in C7 Stingray form. Deliveries of the Z/28 begin in the spring, and rich price tag or not, you can bet we're excited to slide behind the wheel and around the track—especially after our tantalizing ride-along in a Z/28 prototype.
from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com
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