Despite the roaring success of the
globally-homologated sixth-gen Ford Mustang, GM doesn’t offer a right-hand
drive Camaro, meaning much of the world is missing out on what undoubtedly is
the best Camaro ever.
Fortunately for enthusiasts in the Land Down Under,
a Melbourne-based company has announced that it will import and convert the
Camaro ZL1 to right-hand drive, making it legal on Aussie roads. However, it
will come at a cost.
In the United States, the latest ZL1 costs a hair
over US$ 60,000 but in Australia, locals will have to cough up roughly AUD 150,000 in
local coin (US$ 114,237) to have the potent muscle car imported and converted by
Crossover Car Conversions.
Beneath the skin, the ZL1’s 6.2-liter V8 engine delivering
650 hp remains untouched in Aussie spec. However, it costs a cool US$ 44,000 to
have everything swapped over to right-hand drive, and as Motor Magazine’s
scribes report, US$ 6,000 of that is used to re-engineer the electric power
steering system. Additional price gains come thanks to local import tariffs and
taxes.
Even though Australians will have to pay almost
double compared to U.S. buyers, the ZL1 is still quite reasonably priced seen
as how it offers better performance than some cars that cost twice as much.