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SEMA 2009: Jay Leno Camaro
You know you’re a big name in the car industry when you have a car concept by a big manufacturer named after you. That is exactly the case with one of General Motors’ Camaro concepts at SEMA, dubbed simply the Jay Leno Camaro.
As expected, the Jay Leno Camaro is far more than just an appearance package being powered by the standard 3.6L direct injection V-6. Wait, what? Might have caused a double take there.
The car has a pair of Turbonetics T3 turbochargers that provide about seven pounds of boost to the car’s engine, making 425 horsepower along the way. To go along with the turbo system, there is a Be-Kool radiator, custom exhaust system, as well as a clutch and pressure plate supplied by Centerforce for the six-speed manual transmission.
GM also says that in regular driving (when turbochargers pumping full force) that the Jay Leno Camaro achieves similar fuel economy to the standard V-6 Camaro. GM’s Brent Dewar touts it as delivering
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