This angry looking beast is Chevy’s latest contender in the NASCAR XFINITY Series, and its official racing debut will be in February 2017 at Daytona International Speedway.
Xfinity Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and it’s promoted as NASCAR’s minor league and a launching ramp for talented drivers.
Although different from their Sprint Cup Series counterparts, with a shorter wheelbase, less weight and a less powerful engine, the Xfinity series vehicles are still capable machines that deliver up to 700 horsepower and 700 Nm (520 ft-lb) of torque (unrestricted) from a carbureted 5.8-litre (358ci) Pushrod V8. You can’t get more old school then this.
Since the cars respect the same recipe (mechanical-wise), the manufacturers and the teams fine tweak them (within the series’ rules) in order to get an advantage on the track. Chevy’s proposal was refined using computational fluid dynamics analysis, as well as traditional full- and reduced-scale wind-tunnel development, concentrating on the Camaro SS’ upper nose and hood.
“Racing improves the breed and helps us design better cars for the showroom, that’s why Chevrolet is on the track week after week, year after year.”
“For the past 50 years, Camaro has played a key role in Chevrolet’s racing success in winning races and championships. We look forward to further success with the new Camaro SS in the NASCAR XFINITY Series”, said Mark Kent, director, Chevrolet Racing.
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