In 2010, Chevy offered the ZL550 and ZL575 as limited editions that were fettled by SLP Performance. These two are very similar. The first gets the six-speed automatic transmission, which, as we’ve already discussed, was incapable of handling all the horsepower that the sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro could generate. The ZL550, unsurprisingly, produced 550 hp from its 6.2-liter supercharged V8 engine, but we’re already bored because of that six-speed automatic.
The ZL575, on the other hand, with its six-speed manual transmission, produced 575 hp (duh) and 550 lb-ft of torque. This is from the same basic V8 you got in the SS, where it made 426 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque. The ZL575’s numerous modifications allowed it to achieve its scarcely believable 0 to 60 mph time of 3.8 seconds, but it was factory limited to 158 mph… unless you optioned Brembo brakes, in which case you unlocked a supercar-bothering 190 mph. That makes it one of the fastest Camaros of all time, but if Camaro history has taught us anything, it’s that these cars can always take more punishment.
