American sportscars have been the laughing stock of Europe for decades now and the US passion for 12-liter engines, boat-like handling and interiors that look like they came from a cheap toy factory have become the bywords for American engineering. But then there’s always been that romance of the silver screen, the dream of lining up on the drag strip with the car rocking, the V8 humming and the pink slip in the pocket as the fine girl in front gets ready to drop the flag.
And now the Chevy Camaro SS, the biggest slice of American Pie, is coming to Europe. In fact it’s already right here in Germany in the hands of Geiger Cars, and the last laugh might be on the Europeans. This is a good car.
Despite the Camaro’s rich heritage, apart from a few grey imports from eccentric types in cowboy boots, most of us only saw these big muscle car beasts in the hands of smoking cool villains and teens that surely couldn’t afford such performance burning rubber in late night drag races in implausible films.
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