Nother CarGuy

After the introductions of the base sixth-gen Camaros and recently, the high-po ZL1s, what’s missing from Chevy’s renewed pony car range is the  more extreme Z/28  replacement, and we think this is it.  To be precise, we believe that this bad-ass Camaro tester with the huge rear wing that we spied lapping the Nürburgring today is the Trans Am Camaro Z/28 that General Motors product chief Mark Reuss hinted at last year.  Chevy’s original Trans Am car from the late 1960s was a special version of the Z/28 with a unique 302 cubic inch (approx. 5.0-liters) small-block V8 developed specifically to homologate the new Camaro for SCCA’s popular Trans-Am road-racing series. Only 602 examples were built in 1967.  Speaking to  Autonews  last year, Reuss said that Chevy is studying a rebirth of the car. "We're looking at the original formulas of the Trans Am homologation of the Z/28," he said . "Why was the 302 engine so special? So, the formula may change a lit...

VW presented its new hardcore Golf GTI Clubsport S that not only gains the title of the fastest  front-wheel-drive production car  on the Nürburgring, but also eclipses some recent high-output entries like BMW’s M4 and Dodge’s Hellcat. The Golf GTI Clubsport S completed a full lap on the Nordschleife in 07:49:21, versus the new  306hp (310PS) Honda Civic Type R’s  7:50.63, the 425hp BMW M4’s 7:52 and the 707hp  Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat’s  7:51.51. That’s a pretty impressive feat given that the hottest ever production Golf GTI makes a whole lot less power than either of those two rear-wheel drive models, with the re-tuned 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder pumping out 306hp (310PS) and 380Nm (280 lb-ft) of peak torque at between 1,700 and 5,300 rpm. One of the secrets behind the  Golf GTI Clubsport S’ track capabilities  is a 30kg (66 pounds) reduction over the already slimmed down GTI Clubsport pushing its curb weight down to 1,280kg (2,8...