Chevy shows off the new Camaro Z/28 at Birmingham Barber Motorsports Park

class"alignright size-medium wp-image-759" src"http:blog.rickscamaros.comwp-contentrickscamarosuploads2014022014-Camaro-Z28-1-300x169.jpg" alt"2014 Camaro Z28 1" "300" height"169" BIRMINGHAM, Alabama Barber Motorsports Park is the backdrop this week as Chevrolet introduces itsa href"http:www.camaroz28media.comcontentproductpublicusencamaroz28news.html"b new Camaro Z28ba to journalists from top auto enthusiast magazines. About 100 are visiting Birmingham and the over a 10-day span, including Chevrolet engineers, as well as writers, and videographers for Motor Trend, Road amp; Track, Car and Driver, Hot Rod and others. One magazine alone brought a 14-person crew to sit in briefings about the car, drive it around the track and capture images. img class"alignleft size-medium wp-image-764" src"http:blog.rickscamaros.comwp-contentrickscamarosuploads2014022014-Camaro-Z28-6-300x168.jpg" alt"2014 Camaro Z28 6" "300" height"168" The new Z28, which Chevrolet unveiled about a year ago, is scheduled to arrive in dealers showrooms in April. They have begun taking With a starting of about 75,000, the four-passenger, front-engine, rear-drive coupe features a 505 horsepower 7.0-liter V-8 engine. It is billed as the fastest track Camaro ever built. Detailed specifications, as well as impressions of the Z28s driving are embargoed until the magazines May issues, which will hit newsstands in April. Their stories always set the tone, so theyre very important to us, said Michael Albano, Chevrolets director of communications. Its critical we get off to a good start, and Barber has us the for that. envira-gallery id"1496" Several factors into choosing a site for an event like this, including the capabilities and of a vehicle, he said. For instance, the company held a similar event for its new Silverado in Texas. The Z28 is built for a track, so that element was key. Barber stood out because of its technically challenging track that shows off the cars capabilities. img class"alignright size-medium wp-image-758" src"http:blog.rickscamaros.comwp-contentrickscamarosuploads2014022014-Camaro-Z28-interior-300x169.jpg" alt"2014 Camaro Z28 interior" "300" height"169" Youre never in a steady state, said Al Oppenheiser, chief engineer for the Camaro. Theres always something challenging, whether its the elevation change, whether its the corners, its a great to evaluate the Z28 were offering. The immaculate grounds and museum filled with vintage and modern sports cars and motorcycles are another benefit. Its my first time here, and I told the track guys its not our last, Oppenheiser said. The group is staying at the Westin Hotel and frequenting local restaurants including Five, Dreamland Bar-B-Que and Todd English P.U.B. Barber also has helped other automakers with debuts of new and updated models, including the Cayenne, Cayman and Boxster for Porsche, the Lotus Elise and the Honda Odyssey. The which opened in 2003, has a long relationship with Porsche, as the site of the only Porsche Sport Driving School in the U.S. img class"alignleft size-medium wp-image-765" src"http:blog.rickscamaros.comwp-contentrickscamarosuploads2014022014-Camaro-Z28-brake-calipers-300x192.jpg" alt"2014 Camaro Z28 brake calipers" "300" height"192" The automakers general counsel, who spoke this week at a meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham,a href"http:www.al.combusinessindex.ssf201402fromdrivingschooltoupcomin.html"b basaid the company two more vehicle launches at the later this year. Produced at the Camaro in Canada, this is the first new Z28 introduced by Chevrolet since 2002. Its expected to be among enthusiasts who want a street-legal ride that also has high-performance capabilities they can enjoy on a track. More than 190 were changed in the new Z28, relative to the current Camaro SS, in the name of improving Oppenheiser said. We didnt spare any detail in taking weight out or in a faster lap time, he said. Source: a href"http:www.al.combusinessindex.ssf201402chevroletshowsoffnewcamaro.html"bhttp:www.al.combusinessindex.ssf201402chevroletshowsoffnewcamaro.htmlbabr a href"http:www.camaroz28media.comcontentproductpublicusencamaroz28news.html"bCamaroz28media.combap