VIDEO: Twin-Turbo Denali Takes On 2017 Camaro ZL1

People will modify and race anything these days, even a full-size luxury SUV. Hey, when you have to get up to take your kids to school in the morning, but racing is life, a twin-turbo GMC Yukon Denali might be your cup of tea. In this video, we see just a build challenge the extremely capable 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1, and weā€™re not sure which driver is more out of their mind for agreeing to this race.

So letā€™s talk about these two cars, starting with the oddball, the twin-turbo Denali. These come equipped with a heavy 6.2L engine that makes a measly 420-horsepower. With a handful of modifications, tuned port injection, Armageddon twin-turbo kit, and E85 fuel, this particular hunk of vehicle makes over 1,000-horsepower. This GMC Yukon Denali might have a lot of horsepower, but itā€™s also got a lot of weight, coming in around 5,400+ pounds.

Its contender, a 2017 Camaro ZL1, has a few modifications to bring it up to 700-horsepower to carry about 3,800 pounds of weight. Before these two go head-to-head, the ZL1, which is also the camera car at the beginning, seems to be getting beat up on pretty well by a mixture of other 700-horsepower range cars.

When it comes time for the 1,000-horsepower SUV to lineup against GMā€™s most capable Camaro, the ZL1 finally gets one, and it needed it badly. However, the ZL1ā€™s win isnā€™t as impressive as the full-size Denaliā€™s ability to hold its own. While the SUV didnā€™t pull on the Camaro, it also didnā€™t let the ZL1 get too far away. After the race with the SUV, the ZL1 gets the jump on an EVO before getting put in its place again by a C7Z, then itā€™s time to switch camera cars to a nasty little G8. Feel free to enjoy all the race footage, but the Denali was still the most surprising contender of the group.

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