Buying a sixth-gen Camaro comes with its perks – apart from the obvious performance benefits – as Chevy will still honor your warranty if you take it on the track.
Yup, Chevrolet has confirmed it doesn’t mind if you’ll take the new Camaro for a thorough spin, although don’t get too excited because this doesn’t come without (some) limitations. In an interview with Motor Authority at the New York Auto Show, Camaro chief engineer Al Oppenheiser explained what Camaro owners need to meet in order to get the full coverage:
“If you’re not modifying your car and you take your production car to a track day and you have an issue with one of your parts, it’s covered under warranty,” Oppenheiser said. “We know when somebody changes their ECM calibration and we know if they changed to a cold-air intake, we can tell all that. But driving it as you break it in from the dealership, if you have a half-shaft or whatever, it’s covered.”
Basically, the American car manufacturer wants its customers to keep the vehicles stock, although the service is offered only for SS models or above. This might upset 2.0 and 3.6-liter LT owners, but it means the ZL1 and 1LE models will qualify for the warranty, as well as future performance variants (such as the Z28).
So, it seems that GM and Chevy are very confident about their products, but that’s why the vehicles go through harsh testing conditions in their development process, as everything from the SS model on up is subjected to a 24-hour track test at the Milford Proving Grounds.
“That’s pride of craftsmanship that we know it will stand up to track use. That 24-hour test is very brutal on a car. Each driver has to run a full tank of fuel without stopping. And then another guy gets in and then another guy gets in. Weather permitting, it’s continuous”, said Oppenheiser.
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