Only a few days after our spy photographers captured a Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 prototype doing some test runs around the Nürburgring, the same prototype has found itself on the headlines once again for an entirely different reason. In the middle some hot laps, the Camaro Z/28 found itself acquainted with one of the ‘Ring’s protective barriers.
Fortunately, the damage to the test mule doesn’t appear to be extensive, at least as far as its body is concerned. The only parts that got really dinged up are the passenger side bumper, fender, and door. The hood on that side appears to have been nudged too. It’s unclear if the car received any chassis or suspension damage but the way it crashed into the barriers – the car did lift off the ground for a few seconds – makes it likely that it got some nicks in areas and sections we couldn’t see.
As to how the car crashed in the first place, multiple looks at the video either points to the driver making some kind of miscalculation on the exit of the curve or the car’s brakes just didn’t work. You can clearly the see the rear wheel locking up, which ultimately send the Camaro careening into the barriers. The driver and his passenger managed to get out of the car in stride so that’s another thing to be thankful about. As for the Camaro Z/28 prototype, it was immediately covered up and transported back to the garage, safe and out of reach from the prying eyes of our trusty spy photographers.
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