Chevrolet Camaro SS 2013 | Prueba / Test / Review en español | coches.net

Those of us who like Rock and live in the era of the great bands are not Congratulations, there are few groups from that era that release new albums today and the tours already smell like goodbye, a bit, that's what happens with the world In the automotive sector, there is little Passionate product that we can see in the catalogs of the different brands. It does not seem that they continue betting on this type of product and the old rockers are dying. Today we are going to pay tribute to one of the last to fall, a myth. Among the myths, the Chevrolet Camaro and we are going to do it with this unit is an SS with a manual transmission and 426 horses. The Chevrolet Camaro was born in 1967 as a response to the unprecedented success that the pony car par excellence, the Mustang, was having. And although not It reaped the successes of Ford's wild horse. It did run as a very good rival along with its first cousin, the Pontiac. Faber. Proof of this is that in 1970, the second generation of the Camaro was launched, which was widely accepted among North American youth at the time. Production continued until 1981 when the third generation of the model was launched. Although on an aesthetic level it continued to remain very emotional with a very cool design, the truth is that at the level of engines it was no longer the same. This car was produced between 1981 and 1992 when the fourth generation of the Chevrolet Camaro, the 90s had some very good things and some not so good things. The production of this car continued until 2002 when Chevrolet decided to take a break and start thinking about what they were going to do with the Camaro. A 7-year break. but the wait was worth it [Music] it was worth it because the result was a visual spectacle in terms of radicality, each and every one of the elements by which a car can be classified as aggressive is in this fifth generation Chevrolet Camaro and the total Black look of this unit does not help at all to calm its aggressiveness, it could be the car of the belzebu himself, the work of San ybl and Tom Peters, this Camaro built on the zd General Motors platform hit the table in 2009 showing a design radical original in each and every one of its elements with exaggerated volumes and proportions in everything necessary to accentuate the character of a real good muscle CD while the fifth generation Mustang had a line very based on the GT of '65 Lee and Peters chose to take as a reference the '69 Camaro, which went from being a pony car to showing lines more typical of muscle cars, and they certainly gave the Diana the acceptance by the public was immediate and became popular due to its appearance in the movie Transformers. where he embodied the endearing and not very talkative Bumblebee, his measurements, although generous, are not exaggerated, measuring 4.84 m long with a wheelbase of 2.85 m 133 high and a more than correct width of 1.95 m but not It is only wide and it also seems that way. The proportions are key to understanding why we find this car so aggressive and so attractive at the same time. For example, here on the front we have this first line up here where this enormous grille is with the optics very far to the sides. What is repeated here below with this air intake and the fog lights very extreme. This also gives a sensation of the width of the car. The car is wide but it seems that way even more so and at the level of aggressiveness, well, two factors are the fact that it ends the hood is completely pointed And these headlights that are a little angry on the side are two key factors that also influence the car to look strong. On the one hand, the line of the windows is very narrow, very long and at this point it is cut off. with this gigantic big powerful long shoulder it makes the car have this look that seems like it is going to eat you emp Palma with this black spoiler it looks like Batman's car and Another aspect that accentuates the radicality of this model are the tires that completely fill On the side of the Camaro we are talking about about 20 inches with a five-arm design in glossy black that wears 2 4540 tires on the front axle and 27540 on the rear axle. Behind the arms of the tires you can see the brake system signed by Brembo on July 13 In 2011, the commercialization of this car in Spain was announced in Cabrio and Coupé versions with a single engine consisting of a 6.2 l V8 with an automatic transmission of 400 horsepower or a manual that raised the power to 426 horsepower. Its price was 43,900 for the Coupé and 49,000 for the Cabrio If you are looking for a Camaro on autos.net, the majority of offers you will find correspond to This generation is the only one that was sold in Spain Although we also have other generations from the first to the last but this Camaro that we have here although It is a fifth generation Yankee, specifically from Alabama, and it is distinguished from the European in some aspects. For example, in the rear lights of the American version that we have here, which are separated by this piece of chap, while in the model that was sold in Europe the The design was a little reminiscent of the frame of glasses. Hey, what's up, everyone paints their Camaro the way they want, according to their tastes, colors and this one has them all. Let's continue with our black Camaro. The rear aesthetics are completed with this huge diffuser with the two exhaust outlets in the Extremes that I already tell you that sound like something out of a movie and since we are in this back part, I can tell you that it has a 320 l trunk, enough to fit four suitcases and go to explore Europe. [Music] The interior has everything a supercar needs. No more, no more. except in the interior, the design is sparse, everything is in its place, there are no stridencies and This means that it has aged very well. In fact, there is not much difference between this car and a modern car. On the one hand, we have very comfortable hard seats, they collect very well here. The driving position is perfect, the thickness of the steering wheel is also perfect. In addition, we are already starting to have controls on the steering wheel itself. One section, the steering wheel of the Camaro is very similar to that of the flagship Opel. Well, let's continue. But what matters most to us is the instrumentation and in There is no instrumentation. There is not much information. Why, because we are simply going to drive. Here we have a speedometer, a revolution counter and in the center a small screen where we have information from the on-board computer and, above all, the speed set correctly. Here we no longer need anything else. Where are they? the rest of the indicators in a slightly strange place where cars now have the wireless charger for mobile phones here there are four dials that indicate the oil temperature, the oil pressure, the battery level and the gearbox temperature. Although in a certain way if you go driving your own arm covers them So I think it is more for the passenger than for the driver of this car. On the other hand, we were already starting with the era of connections and here we have this screen with mying from Chevrolet, which is good for you to have Bluetooth navigation and all this that later became widely popular throughout the entire automotive world. Of course, independent controls for the air conditioning, this always works well and I leave the most important elements for last and those that make this a car. a real good car, on the one hand, a small, short six- speed manual gear shift lever with short throws, magnificent, a real handbrake, this is a handbrake, the levers, and to finish this, for those of us, that's a key, a key that is used to start the car at the finish level, I was surprised by the use of this one, we could call it piano gray that we find on the doors. Decorating the steering wheel, framing the instrumentation on the center console as well as the central air vents, we can discuss whether it is pretty or not. but cleaner and more durable than piano black, it is also for a while. We have ambient lighting, seat heating and a very very cool gedap display with graphics worthy of the movie [Music] war games. In this rear part it has two seats, two seats to transport two human beings who do not care too much not having visibility outwards or forward not having distance for the head or legs the SS version acronym for Super Sport that we can see on the back rear, the grille, the headrest of the seats and the steering wheel, the main difference with respect to the Rally Sport or RS version is the engine in this case is a 6.2 l v8 but it is not the same 6.2 l l99 that was marketed in Spain, in this case it is an LS3 derived from the Corvet with 426 horsepower and a maximum torque of 569 nm coupled to a six-speed manual transmission [Music] Tremec Yes, it is daytime, it is because recording the action at night did not seem like it to us very good idea because nothing would be seen with the car so black I am very envious of the owner of this car because every morning he can do this [Music] [ Music] let's remember that this 426 horsepower v8 delivers all the power to the axle rear and sometimes you have the feeling that the rear axle of the car is going to take over in front of you to enjoy this engine you have to take it from 3500 4000 4500 revolutions which is when it delivers its maximum torque By the way a maximum torque beastly 569 n Met hence that feeling that you are stepping on it s you notice the nerve there you notice that it has plenty of power that really these 426 horses are used from the first to the last many times we see cars with extremely exaggerated powers eh It is not really necessary it is because one more marketing issue. In these cases of actual use of the car, this car with 426 horsepower is absolutely perfect, it neither has excess nor lacks, it is just enough power to enjoy, to step on it, that the car responds, that the car runs very well but without having a exaggeration of horses that in the end we are not going to use them for anything An absolutely Round sports car that allows you, on the one hand, to enjoy the sensations of the cars of before because 2013 is the time in which, in my opinion, the best cars of the story that they had that compromise between driving sensations technology and safety but at the same time they allow you to enjoy the sound enjoy the handling of pure driving absolutely pure with 426 horses I repeat more than enough to have the feeling that you are driving a sports car I really like it. The feel of the gear shift lever has super short strokes that are hard. I really love it and the feel is in the perfect place. You have to pay close attention to the speedometer of this car because even in the shortest gears in second and in third it goes up a lot very quickly you don't realize it and you are on the verge of committing a crime for a stretch of road it is spectacular how it only works in second and in third no you don't need anything else to enjoy Obviously if you want to save gasoline it is It's better that you go into higher gears because now it must be drinking a lot but it's really impressive, it stretches third gear so much it's incredible this car has a system in the gearbox called One to F What does this mean that when you start in first gear and You reach a certain speed if the car thinks that it is already a sufficient speed it does not let you insert second or third gear you have to directly insert the fourth gear this was a sales argument for the car in terms of saving gasoline on the one hand and protecting the mechanics on the other hand at the suspension level it is hard it is a hard car with suspension not extremely hard we cannot say that it is a board but it is very firm this allows you to enter the curves very calmly simply by moderating the gas and knowing that if you overdo it a A little bit always has that movement in the rear. As mentioned above, it is very easy to make the rear wheels slide. In this case, the limited slip differential gives you the sensation of doing a net jump. Although if you want to sign up for a drift competition, you can always disconnect. completely traction and stability control and giving free rein to your wildest instincts today is not going to be the case. The multi-link suspension scheme helps to have a lot of confidence in the car but its Brembo brake system with discs makes it even more so. 356 MM and four-piston calipers, the Brembo brake system is noticeable and very noticeable. The truth is that it does an exceptional job considering how easy it is to go fast with this car and the need to brake, brake, brake very well, it really responds. It responds very well and with so much going up and down a stretch of road using low gears we were forced to make a technical stop [Applause] As you can see we are at a gas station and it is a good time to talk about consumption The approved in principle are about 10 l but of course it is the approved one that you will never be able to reach in your life in the city it says 20 l and the average is 15 which in the end is what we will spend on normal use of the car on the highway very calmly if we step on it which we are What to do now because I want you to listen to what this engine sounds like This is going to spend a little more, it's outrageous in reality It could only have three gears and it would work very well the others are not necessary if you can put it in sixth gear on the highway to be more comfortable to try to consume a little less but it is outrageous from the beginning now on the highway also another thing that surprises is that it is very comfortable in terms of suspension it is hard the suspension is hard but going on the highway the perception is not so much it feels more on mountain roads or in urban use is when it is a in urban use, above all, it is a little uncomfortable on the highway, it goes very well. We have already explained it and on the highway it is hyper comfortable. And one thing that I love about this car when you go on the highway is to look in the rearview mirror, the views are better than an apartment on the beachfront, but where you can really enjoy this car is on the road, and here we come back. Now it's time to talk about ergonomics, the seats are very comfortable and at the same time they provide very good cushioning and They have this duality that in the end I think is the character of this car that you can go very calmly on the highway at a calm pace and in terms of suspension it behaves very well really but at the same time you get into a section of curves and it is a brown beast, this car is impressive and the seat fulfills that duality. Although I must say that the driving position is not at all that of a supercar, in supercars, when you get into Lamborghinis, when you get into Ferraris, you practically have your ass on the ground with the legs are very stretched out, very little bent and with the view of the road much lower here you actually have a dominant view you see the hood perfectly you see this bulge on the hood here in front what is telling you here there is something serious there is something Fat and the view towards All sides are outstanding despite this lower line of windows that I mentioned when we were talking about the design. The only negative point is not that it is very exaggerated but it is that the a pillar is really thick, it is a very thick pillar and in curves a left a little closed, it does limit visibility a little but it's not that it 's a drama, much less you can make a curve perfectly and what I 've said is what would define this car for me, it's a car that if you want to go smoothly you don't have any problem at all but if you want to buzz it mother [Music] [Applause] mine the experience of having tried this car has been absolutely spectacular the truth is being able to drive a car from just 10 years ago of course the This generation of the Camaro was released in 2009 this The unit is from 2013, it is an absolutely current car that if they launched it today they could launch it as is and they would sell it as is and people would buy it because that is what I have explained to you before, the sensations it transmits to you are still the same as before. pure driving sensations [Applause] and I also want to thank, of course, the Project Cars workshop, who have been the ones who have given me this car. I saw it and I think that when they saw my face they said, here you go, try it and I really haven't taken any. disappointment, it is often said that the phrase "don't know your Heroes" Well, today I met Mr. Camaro and I am delighted with the life of having met him, it has not disappointed me at all, in fact I think I have unlocked a new need in my life [ Applause] [Music] [Music] ah I suppose that many of you, when at the beginning I told the story of the different generations of the Camaro, would have thought, man, he left one out, yes it's true. I left the last one, but I left the last one for last. In 2015, the sixth generation of the Camaro came out, a car that radicalizes even more in ways this one we have here is more stylized, the headlights are more stylized, the rear part. Well, this car remained in production from 2015 to 2023. And in December 2023, production of the Camaro was definitely stopped. Chevrolet Camaro but my father has a very good phrase that says that when things go bad they can even get worse and in fact I have already told you at the beginning that the Camaro emerged as a Mustang Killer as a rival for the Ford car and What did Ford do, release an electric Mustang in this case from Chevrolet? Someone has implied that the Camaro would no longer be manufactured with a combustion engine and they did not close the door on starting an electric project with the name of Camaro, gentlemen responsible for marketing The different car brands, please stop tarnishing the names of automotive myths. We have already seen it with the eclipse. We have already seen it with him. Please do not do the same with the Camaro. I don't know. That's my opinion. But maybe you have another one. Maybe you think it's good that the names of these myths for new cars are recovered. In any case, you can leave it in the comments. If you liked the video, give it a like. 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