Check out my latest video: • 2018 Dodge Demon: NEWS... Instagram: / neo_auto Here is everything we know about the new Camaro ZL1 1LE. The car was revealed on February 24, 2017. It will arrive at dealerships later this year.
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absolutely gorgeous car...heard that the ''standard'' ZL1 runs 11.1...the weight savings here vs the added aero should balance it out..either ZL1 is hot...if you want drag racing, go standard ZL1 with 10 speed auto and a set of DR's...easy mid 10 second car...great job on this.
Smokealotapotamous I think it's because two different teams build those cars and it looks like the camaro team cares more about tradition the the corvette guys, in my opinion that is.
Smokealotapotamous good question maybe there is a new z28 in the works An they are just being super secretive. I feel like if they say the z28 is the track king of camaros then it's gunna have to be something that can beat the times of this zl1 1le which is going to be a hard task.
The C5 Z06 actually had a 347ci, NA motor. Corvette also has a methodology of bringing the performance levels down to the next model since they built the C5s. In this regard, it allowed them to create a new, higher performance level for that same model for the next generation. I.e. Base C6 performs like C5 Z06; now the new C7 Base performs like C6Z06, etc.
Lots of GM cars have this look now. Look at the new Malibu, Cruze, Sonic, Spark, just to name few. l don't mind that one is larger, but this proportion is too much IMO.
+凹凸凹 Yeah i see what you mean and agree. +sleepybird09 Very true, and this is a track focused car for sure, but the same amount of grill area could still be had without making the top one so damn little and the bottom one gigantic lol.
If you take a look at it on the Chevrolet website they specifically mention why the grill is the way it is. Not only for engine cooling but also it adds down-force for increased traction.
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Crazy_Android_64 this isn't a muscle car. This is a track car...hell the regular ZR1 isn't even a ,uscle car and neither is the SS or SS1LE. They're sports cars. GM isn't worried about trying to compete with MOPAR. They got bigger fish to fry as in BME,AUDI,LEXUS, MERCEDES and Ford is the onlt a,wrican competion GM is worried about. They have better things to do than w0be wprried about a one trick pony car. GM has the COPO which will crish anything MOPAR has to offer. Don't get me wrong i love the Hellcat and MOPAR but they have nothing to offer to make GM go back to the drawing board.
When they released z28 for the fifth gen the main difference between it and the ZL1 was how much the thing weighed. The sixth gen SS already shed about 200 pounds from the fifth gen, assuming the ZL1 did lost close to the same amount I can understand why they couldn't break out a Z28 for this gen yet
Okay so this one is 3 seconds faster on the track but how many times are the car owners gonna be on the track? what is it 0-60 and a comparison of this and zl1 in a drag race? That's what I want to know
Who gives a FUCK if you go to the track? You know what's really fun? Taking street corners at 50+ without even trying! FYI, far more people go to the track than you think. Otherwise, how do tracks stay open? People must take their cars there, right? Chevy was also smart because with the 6th gen Camaro's, if you break it on the track, it's still covered under warranty. As long as you keep it stock of course. No one else does that.
agreed. Whilst lap times on circuit tracks certainly give an overall view of a cars abilities, and are a good measure for what all a given car can do, i'm more interested to know how it runs in the real world where most of us drive daily. l've heard some say this car is still slower in a drag than the hellcat and upcoming demon, but i guess we will have to wait and see what happens.
sleepybird09 yeah if someone just wants to do drags there isnt as much need to get the extra 1LE stuff, like you said throw some drag radials on it and use the saved money for w/e else.
Well done video, very informative. As for the 1LE package, how many drivers are EVER going to push a ZL1 to its limits on the track? I'm guessing no more than 5%, so, that means the 1LE package would only be of use to those few. Just my 2 cents.
LOL if you are a drag racer or a top speed racer, having the 1LE would most definitely be a DISADVANTAGE. Some may laugh at you for having the 1LE if they knew you weren't a road racer. Just sayin'.
You know, when I was in my 20s, a top of the line Camaro was within reach of the average consumer. What happened? Now, these cars cost so much money, it's absurd! Who can afford a decked out ZL1 @ $75K (after doing some extreme negotiations)? The answer is, none of us that used to be able to afford such a car. Furthermore, who really believes an American made muscle car is worth more than $50K? As if anyone can even afford that! So, bottom line is, the only people who will own a ZL1/1LE are those who make north of $100K a year and the idiots who get talked into a car payment they can't afford. I live in Chicagoland, so, you think I'd see tons of Camaro's on the road, but I don't and the ones I do see are the bottom line V6 model (why bother?). It's no wonder these car companies have to be bailed out every 10 years or so. When I was 26, I bought an IROC-Z Camaro and the payment was nothing major. Now, forget it! In the past 8 years, prices have doubled.
Deanthony Hardison - "Work harder"? LOL! Well, I don't know you, so I'm not going to assume anything, but frankly, I don't know many who could keep up with me, or handle the hours I've put in over the past 30 years. I've learned lessons, such as, not wasting money and going into debt for something that loses value the second you buy it. You call it being a "crybaby". I call it, knowledge and experience telling me to not be talked into paying absurd amounts of money for a piece of metal on wheels. Some people need to grow up and learn. Thanks for your input.
@scott McMan no, you're being a crybaby. Maybe you should have been born with millenials who think everyone deserves a trophy and everything should be given to them. That's what it sounds like to me.
Great video. Gotta admin I was bummed to find out that the test mule we've all been seeing those videos of wasn't the newest Z/28 like everybody thought. That said, this car looks like it's going to be an absolute monster at the track. But supposedly there's still a future Z/28 in the offing, and it will have an all-new engine. I've read a few rumor-mill articles saying Chevy is in the finishing stages of creating its latest naturally aspirated V8 - the LT6. It's supposed to be a 4-valve, dual overhead cam, aluminum block motor that will make over 700hp, and will debut in a 2019 Z/28. That's what I've heard anyway. We'll see...
The Z/28 was always NA? Hasn't the Corvette always been front engine? My overall impression of this car was pretty good. However, I just can't justify getting this over a Vette.
Yes, the Z/28 has always been N/A since it's 1st iteration in 1967. There were prototypes in the late '60s as well as the late 80s of mid-engined Corvettes. --- There are good reasons for some to choose the Camaro over the Corvette. My kids are grown so you can guess which one I chose even though the Camaro's rear seats wouldn't offer much more people space anyway. The ZL1 is an awesome car even without the 1LE package. Hell, it already comes standard with the most critical aspect of the 1LE package, namely the magnetic ride. UPDATE: I just discovered an interesting page which lists something I had forgotten. Not just a mid-engine design in the early '70s and late 80s but also a Wankel rotary engine in the '70s model. WOW! We dodged a bullet with the last part of that '70s idea. Rotary engines are cool but unfortunately they are not reliable enough for daily driven vehicles (for long). Here is a link if you are interested. www.heacockclassic.com/articles/corvette-concepts-and-prototypes/
I'll actually take back my previous statement here based on another video I saw on the ZL1. The car is awesome and really delivers. Rotary in a Vette? Never heard of that and yes we did dodge a bullet. Those motors are gas-hogs as well. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the info! Personally I prefer the regular ILE because it doesn't have that big ricer rear wing. I know it helps downforce and traction. But as proven in NASCAR you can still us a rear spoiler not a wing.
On the street, the "regular" ZL1 will be better because the ride comfort of the magnetic ride control suspension will be much more livable than the stiff, race-focused DSSV adjustable suspension on the ZL1LE. I'm not sure if I could live with the rough ride of this new one in a daily driver. If you're not going to regularly track your car (if ever), you're better off getting the non-1LE variant. Although, I do much prefer the stance of this one. But we'll see how the production version ends up sitting.
Jason Reyes I think just think Chevrolet should give customers options on what transmission that they like and want. I'm a auto guy. I live in the city. Now if I lived out near a lot of highways and open long stretch roads different story😆 manual trans all the way
Brian Samuels no need for 10 gears . 6-7 at most is fine. Its all about gearing if u are worried about mpg. 10 speed is overboard i see no point in it , better tech in the trans is great for shifting is great. But more gears i see no point. 10 gears will never be needed .
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So the only 1LE differences were the aerodynamics (splitter/dive planes), carbon fiber wing, and the tires? I love the car but that's not worth 10k. Going from (my) SS to the regular ZL1 having a supercharger and a boat load of minor updates, THAT may be worth it if you have the $$$
Dont worry Chevy is reserving something huge for Ford and their fanboys! As always in its history, chevys gonna destroy Ford and make em look lame. Just the same story years after years
When you are buying a Camaro you aren't buying it for it's interior. You are buying it for the performance. That is all. If you want to buy something GM that has performance AND a upscale interior, then you buy the CTS-V or ATS-V. This is known.....
In the past, the Z28 was just a little faster version and was still driveable. It was kind of like the Audi "S" models or the Mercedes "AMG" models. To make it a stripped track car was a horrible idea and they couldn't sell them. It shows how they are clueless about how to capitalize on the name Z28 and clueless about much more, as they recently failed as a company altogether.
Recently? Is 8 years recently to you? Those loans were repaid in a year and a half. You are probably too young to remember when Reagan bailed out Harley-Davidson (via tariffs) and Chrysler/Dodge via huge loans. All 3 companies have been doing quite well since they received the help. Now, what happened to Jaguar and Rover? No British loans so they were sold to other countries. Currently, those two brands are owned by China. NEXT.....
The older I get the more I broaden my fav car list. Mostly Fords(seen your eyes roll) but I do like my GM'S,Mopars and some Euro cars. Naturally my list of owned cars hides little of the blue oval with Cobra being there more times but I've always liked the 69 Camaro SS/Z28 or 69 Yenko Camaro cause they looked good. But this thing looks way better than the S550 so if there is ever to be a Z28 it's gonna have a hard time looking better than this. Love the White and Black colors scheme also that's how I would paint it.
Nobody wanted to buy a 75K, stripped down Z/28 that was pretty much track only. They had a Z/28 at my dealer that sat for over a year, no one wanted to pay that much for the car.
+Viro - Uh, the point? It is apparently working and even better, considering the cooling issue has been solved. Your question is a bit silly. The overwhelming majority of car manufacturers have shared engines amongst their models for almost a century. Since you apparently don't know, in 1969, both a Camaro and a Corvette were produced. Each of them are VERY rare. To muscle car collectors AND those in the know, they are commonly referred to as the ZL-1 Camaro and ZL-1 Corvette. Each car had identical all aluminum 427 cubic inch engines. Of the 69 examples produced of the Camaro, they are generally sold for between $350,000 and $500,000 at present. There are only 1 to 3 known examples in existence of the ZL-1 Corvette so their price would be somewhere in the stratosphere of million$ of dollars. Here is a link containing a fair run down of the ZL-1 and ZL1 Camaro's history. www.superchevy.com/features/1605-history-of-the-zl1-camaro/
This makes me sad that my favorite car of all time the Trans Am Ws6 is not made no more. I know Pontiac never made really good cars but neither did chevy, but when it came to the Camaro or the Trans Am you couldn't go wrong. Imagine a Trans Am with the equivalent perfomance of this Camaro.
it's official Dodge is the Last brand with Real American Blood running through the fuel Lines . Drag Racing is American and Dodge is proud of it while Chevy's are gonna get smaked around by base model non M model Bimmers on the track KNOW YOUR PLACE AND BE PROUD OF IT
GTR Who? the ZL1 is about half a second slower than the Mismo GTR around the track. If the ZL1 1LE is 3 seconds faster than the regular ZL1. Well yall can do the math.
CrysisHalo2015 They want it to be a driver's car. It won't be as fast as any auto, but it requires all of the driver's attention and skills. Same reason why the GT350 is only manual as well.
