2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Prototype in Action

Detroit Editor Todd Lassa gives us a first look at the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at the General Motors Proving Grounds in Milford

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00:08 Well, we were planning to bring you the first ever smoky burnout,

00:11 on video at least, of the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.

00:15 This is the car that just announced today makes 580 horsepower

00:19 with its LSA V8 engine and 556 pound feet of torque.

00:25 As you can see, the weather's not cooperating here in Milford, Michigan,

00:29 home of the General Motors Proving Ground.

00:31 So instead, we've got test driver Aaron Link to drive us around the track.

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00:56 So there you have it.

01:03 With 580 peak horsepower, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 should be a very

01:08 close match on the drag strip with Ford Mustang GT500.

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01:13 Motor Trend guesses that next up for the Camaro line is a Mustang Boss 302

01:18 competitor called Z28.

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