No-lift shift isn’t new to GM. The Chevrolet Cobalt SS and HHR SS had
it, the Buick Regal GS and the Cadillac CTS-V have it, but the 2014
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 wears it best.
Imagine you’re at a drag strip. You put the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
stability system into Race mode, inch up to the starting line until you
fully stage, then put your right foot flat onto the accelerator pedal to
turn on launch control. After the engine figures out what rpm to launch
at, you ease your foot off of the clutch to go. The 2014 Chevrolet
Camaro ZL1 charges forward, the tachometer’s needle approaches redline,
and it’s time to shift. This is usually when you’d take your right foot
off of the accelerator pedal, push the clutch pedal in with your left
foot, shift into second gear, raise your left off of the clutch, and
slam your right foot down onto the accelerator pedal again—but that’s
not what’s going to happen this time.
With your right foot firmly planted on the accelerator pedal, your left
foot hovers just above the clutch pedal. Then you start to push down it.
For a second, every muscle in your body tenses off as you imagine
obliterating the supercharged V-8 engine or the 6-speed manual
transmission by doing what you’re about to do. Then you remind yourself
that this engine is tuned for no-lift shifts. If you don’t use the
feature, the supercharger won’t maintain boost between gears. So you ram
your left foot down onto the clutch pedal, there’s a loud blat from the
exhaust, your right hand yanks the transmission into second gear, and
you get your left foot off of the accelerator as fast as you can. The
2014 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 surges forward, completely unscathed. Ditto
for the next two shifts. As you cross the finish line in just over
twelve seconds, you realize that the accelerator pedal has been on the
floor since the start of your quarter-mile run.
Info from: Camaro5.com
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Month of September 2013 Camaro Sales and Production Figures (Comparative Trends)
September 2013 Delivery (sales) Stats:
Camaro September 2013 Deliveries (actual sales): 5,659 0% (Pr Ye)
Compared to Competition:
Mustang September 2013 Delivery (sales):4,420 0% (Pr Ye)
Challenger September 2013 Delivery (sales):3,932 22% (Pr Ye)
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Info by: Camaro5.com
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