Camaro SS models with an automatic transmission also received a 6.2L V8, but not the LS3. That engine, the L99, is nearly identical to the LS3, but with some key differences. Specifically ...

The LS3 and LSA engines are both part of the fourth-generation GM small block family and both have their own benefits and shortcomings. While the LSA is the more powerful engine — producing up ...

And the LS3 is actually so narrow ... then General Motors will." There was a Camaro SS that was completely destroyed, and the engine was available, and decided to put it in the Tesla.