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2016 COPO Camaro Hits the Drag Strip, Pulls Glorious Burnout

As you are reading this, Chevrolet engineers are hard at work testing the 2016 COPO Camaro. With the sixth-gen out-of-the-box drag racing machine having been revealed at last year's SEMA, the Chevy visited the drag strip earlier this week for a bit of a shakedown.
2016 COPO Camaro burnout 1 photo
Photo: Screenshot from Instagram
Chevrolet Performance hasn't missed the opportunity to share the Hoosier-melting moment with us, as it uploaded a video on its Instagram account.

The 2016 COPO Camaro was taken to the Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida, and we can see it pulling the mandatory burnout, one that happens to sound like America.

What about the tech side of this 1320 feet machine?

We'll remind you the car that greeted us at SEMA packed quite a surprise under its carbon fiber hood, namely a 350ci concept racing engine fitted with a Whipple 2.9L blower.

However, the version you can buy (we'll return with the purchasing details below) allows you to choose between a melange of naturally aspirated and supercharged LS and LT units. The range of available powerplants includes an atmospheric 427 (7.0-liter), a supercharged 350 (5.7-liter) and a new LT-based 376 (6.2-liter) engine.

Regardless of your powerplant choice, you get a racing-grade Turbo 400 three-speed automatic transmission. As for the setup at the back, this
involves a rear axle with an aluminum center section featuring a spool-type differential and 40-spline gun-drilled axle shafts. The connection to
the prepped surface of the track is established via a suspension system employing a four-link rear suspension with adjustable coil-overs, Panhard bar and stabilizer bar.

Do keep in mind that only 69 units of the COPO Camaro will be built. If you happen to be in the market for one of these, make sure you register here. We hope you're in luck, as Chevrolet explains that “an independent third-party will randomly select purchasers from the pool of interested customers.



 

Nothing quite like the sound of a #COPO in the burnout box! #LoudNoises

A video posted by Chevrolet Performance (@chevroletperformance) on Jan 20, 2016 at 11:59am PST

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