{"id":45337,"date":"2017-10-27T09:42:43","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T16:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=45337"},"modified":"2017-10-27T09:42:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T16:42:43","slug":"the-2018-copo-camaro-is-an-eye-gasm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/the-2018-copo-camaro-is-an-eye-gasm\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2018 COPO Camaro is an Eye-Gasm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-45337-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/2017-SEMA-Chevrolet_COPO_002.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;45339&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The 2018 COPO Camaro is an Eye-Gasm&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The 2018 COPO Camaro is an Eye-Gasm&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Click Here to Begin Slideshow\\n\\nImages courtesy Chevrolet Media Relations\\n\\nThe 2018 Chevrolet COPO Camaro was revealed to the public on October 25th, and eye-candy just doesn\\u2019t do the car justice; it was an eye-gasm. Chevy held the reveal at the Hot Wheels headquarters to help the company announce the 2018 Camaro Hot Wheels Anniversary Edition. The announcement was scheduled to coincide with the opening of early registration for a spot in the 2017 COPO lottery.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/cp-17-site-copo-page-update-gallery-12.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;45343&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Super-Cool Exterior Color Featured&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The 2018 COPO Camaro is an Eye-Gasm&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;This year\\u2019s COPO Camaro will come in an exclusive Supercrush exterior color. There\\u2019s also going to be a cool Hot Wheels appearance package to celebrate 50 years of Hot Wheels Camaros. Buyers will also have the choice of an optional Recaro racing bucket seat.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/2017-SEMA-Chevrolet_COPO_001.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;45338&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;COPO Will Come with Three Engine Packages&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The 2018 COPO Camaro is an Eye-Gasm&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Last year\\u2019s naturally-aspirated 7.0-liter and supercharged 5.7-liter engines will return for 2018. The supercharged monster is enough to launch with wheelies and motor on down the 1320 in the mid-eight second range at almost 160.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/cp-17-site-copo-page-update-gallery-11.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;45342&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Only Place COPO is Legal to Drive&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The 2018 COPO Camaro is an Eye-Gasm&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;However, those lucky enough to be selected to buy one of these factory production NHRA-legal Super Eliminator drag racers will also have a shortened stroke high-revving 5-liter engine. Yes. I said five liters.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/cp-17-site-copo-page-update-gallery-10.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;45341&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;This Could Be You\\u0026#8230;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The 2018 COPO Camaro is an Eye-Gasm&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ok. Close your mouth. I said this engine is high-revving. It\\u2019s based off the LT1 V8 that\\u2019s found in the \\u201918 SS, and it screams. Among other mods that boost power and allow it to rev higher, Chevy engineers installed a crankshaft with a stroke that\\u2019s been significantly reduced. All three engines will have power routed through a three speed automatic.&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/cp-17-site-copo-page-update-gallery-03.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;45340&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Solid All the Way Through&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The 2018 COPO Camaro is an Eye-Gasm&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;COPO won\\u2019t have an independent rear, either. Nope. It\\u2019s got a solid axle again. There\\u2019s going to be plenty of high-end high-performance suspension and chassis stuff hiding underneath, though. It\\u2019s going to need it at the track speeds it can attain. Oh, and you\\u2019ll need to install your own roll cage if it\\u2019s going to be anything more than a show car\\\/conversation piece. \\n\\nJim Campbell, GM U.S. Vice President of Performance Vehicles and Motorsports, told reporters, \\u201cThe introduction of a new COPO Camaro is always exciting, and the new engine and the Hot Wheels package expand choices for customers. Chevrolet has supported Camaro drag racers for than 50 years, and the historic COPO Camaro program continues to offer them more ways to win.\\u201d&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/cp-2016-copo-jellybean-v2.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;45344&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The COPO Legend Continues&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The 2018 COPO Camaro is an Eye-Gasm&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Remember how I said the COPO is NHRA-legal? It is. However, it isn\\u2019t quite STREET legal, so don\\u2019t go tossing your name into the lottery if you want a driver. Registration for the COPO lottery is open until November 30th. Will you be one of the lucky 69?&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The 2018 Chevrolet COPO Camaro was revealed to the public on October 25th, and eye-candy just doesn\u2019t do the car justice; it was an eye-gasm.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":45339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3700,3697,3470,4879],"tags":[147,5566,40,4892,41,7,4888],"class_list":["post-45337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-vehicles","category-galleries","category-news","category-slideshow","tag-camaro","tag-car-features","tag-copo-camaro","tag-galleries","tag-news","tag-nhra","tag-slideshow"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/2017-SEMA-Chevrolet_COPO_002.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-bNf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45346,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45337\/revisions\/45346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}