Chevrolet Hired a Pro Drifter as Chassis Engineer, 2016 Camaro 2.0L Turbo Drifting Ensues

Nevertheless, with a pro drifter as a chassis control engineer, the carmaker seems to have things covered. We’re talking about professional tire burner Michael Tung, who takes the sixth-generation model around a cone-built figure eight course, looking ahead through his side window throughout the entire process.

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This is all shown in the footage below, but while everybody expects the V8-powered Camaro SS to be good with such tricks, the drifter taps into the 275 hp of the 2.0L Turbo four-cylinder model for his stunt.

As for the straight line hooning, we’ll remind you the four-cylinder model can play the 0 to 60 game in 5.4 seconds, while being able to complete the quarter mile in 14s flat. With a manual (this is the only 2016 engine with a slower auto version).

As for Michael’s athlete career, the engineer is still active, running about seven events per year, after just as many years spent in this sideways field.

Sure, we still have to wait for a set of 2016 Camaro keys to land in our hands in order to confirm that, but, until that happens, check out the delicious slip angles in the video below.

Truth be told, we’re expecting the four-banger Camaro to be just as nimble as portrayed by this professional driver on a closed course. That’s because we recently spent some track time in the 2015 Mustang, with the EcoBoost impressing us. Sure, the 2L Turbo Camaro is less powerful than the Ford, but it’s also lighter, so it should handle the sideways stuff just fine.