2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE Will Cost $70,000

[Mook]

I just don't understand how the C7 has been so underwhelming and plagued with problems while the Camaro is annihilating the completion with ease. Is it weird that I am becoming a camaro guy again??

The C7 has been an overall letdown for me

 

[Rent Free]

I just don't understand how the C7 has been so underwhelming and plagued with problems while the Camaro is annihilating the completion with ease. Is it weird that I am becoming a camaro guy again??

Cooling system is alot better on the ZL1 than the Z06.

 

[IDAFC21]

I will never tire of watching ring vids. good christ the grip that car had. If it didnt say camaro on the steering wheel id never believe it

 

[Phalabala]

Cooling system is alot better on the ZL1 than the Z06.

from an engineering perspective, there is just fundamentally more room and frontal area for cooling on something like a camaro vs a corvette so some of this is inevitable. The camaro team was also able to learn from the previous failures by the corvette team.

 

[Rent Free]

The corvette could have and should have had bigger coolers. Of the aftermarket can figure out a solution there is no excuse GM didnt.

They dont need to be physically taller or wider they could always make them wider and dual or triple pass if room was a premium.

I get it the corvette is smaller in the grill area but again if the aftermarket can figure it out GM should have too.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

They all still suffer from the same shitty Bosch intercooler pump though. That is the bane of our existence for us supercharged GM vehicles...

 

[Mook]

2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE First Drive | Review | Car and Driver

The 2018 Camaro ZL1 1LE stretches the performance envelope like a cruise missile wearing a forty-nine-cent stamp. There’s the Corvette Z06–derived LT4 supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 good for 650 horsepower and 650 lb-ft of torque, the genuine carbon-fiber wing (a first for GM) designed in a Formula 1 wind tunnel that turns into the equivalent of 300 pounds of lead at 150 mph, the gaping front end that swallows 106 cubic feet of air per minute more than a regular ZL1, and the splitter and dive planes. Also, check out the rubber. GM tapped Goodyear and the tiremaker brought its Eagle F1 Supercar 3R to the table: 305/30ZR-19s in the front and 325/30ZR-19 steamrollers at the rear, which is the widest tire ever fitted to a Camaro. Goodyear says they are good for 1.10 g’s of lateral acceleration, but if our well-attuned necks are any gauge, we’re thinking it’s even higher than that. The rubber is wrapped around forged-aluminum wheels one inch smaller in diameter than the regular ZL1’s; along with the tires and compared with the non-1LE car, those rollers save 13 pounds in precious rotating inertia and unsprung mass.

Unlike the last-generation Z/28, this 1LE has all the features of the ZL1, including heated and cooled seats, a heated steering wheel, a head-up display, and an 8.0-inch infotainment system. Options are limited, with Chevy’s Performance Data Recorder ($1300, it’s a forward-looking camera and data logger), a navigation system ($495), and carbon-fiber interior trim ($500) being the only factory extras.

One thing you won’t see in a ZL1 1LE is an automatic transmission. Its manual ’box is identical to the ZL1’s six-speed except for a shorter sixth gear (0.68:1 versus 0.54:1). The shifter is crisp and lacks any noticeable wiggle in the gates. Activating the automatic rev-matching downshifts turns heel-and-toe amateurs into professional throttle blippers, at least by appearances.

That ’Ring time puts the ZL1 1LE in the company of near-vaporware from carmakers such as Gumpert, Radical, and Donkervoort. The best part of this package is its asking price: $71,295. Very nearly anything else operating in this performance stratum is easily two or three times costlier; the next closest performer is a Corvette Z06 with the Z07 package, and even that performance value costs about $20,000 more. Just don’t tell Chevy’s accounting department it could charge a lot more for this track animal, okay?

 

[Yaj Yak]

so awesome

 

[RICH17]

Cheap compared to even the z/28. What an animal.

 

[Lead Pipe]

Yup, that did it. Back to being a full blown camaro nut swinger. It feels dirty but still feels right....

 

[YoushallgoFo]

this car is the reason the gt500 isnt out yet.

 

[Mook]

It is?

 

[Eagle]

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Moisture... It is present in certain regions of my person...

 

[YoushallgoFo]

It is?

yeap, they're gunna need to bring out a mini ford gt to beat this thing.

 

[RICH17]

 

[Rent Free]

this car is the reason the gt500 isnt out yet.

Agree 100%

 

[Eagle]

Ford needs to know what bar they need to get over first before they release

 

[Lead Pipe]

yeap, they're gunna need to bring out a mini ford gt to beat this thing.

They're going to need full blown ford GT numbers out of the bloated S550 to keep up with this car. Beating it is going to take more HP.

 

[Rent Free]

They're going to need full blown ford GT numbers out of the bloated S550 to keep up with this car. Beating it is going to take more HP.

bloated S550? LOL cmon its no hellpig and the 6th gen isnt "that" much lighter...

Cmon weve had this argument before on TCG......

But i still think the next GT500 will be a let down unless its an ecoboost 5.0. And even that i highly doubt.

 

[Eagle]

What if the GT500 releases with MORE power than the GT?!?!?

 

[Spivitz]

 

[YoushallgoFo]

Well it'll have to be more than 650hp so it would have more than the GT. And its gotta be a V8 so they wont use the TTV6 from the GT. Then fords gunna look stupid putting a TTV6 in a half a mil supercar when they got a V8 they could use. Same w the raptor. Ford can't go back on its claim that the ecoboost motors are just as good as V8s if they go ahead and make one. So they're probably just going to forget about it and let chevy take the win lol

 

[Mook]

Doesn't need to make more power. Just needs to beat its lap times.

 

[guspech750]

Over weight and bloated. Those statements make me laugh. Go buy a modded Civic if you want smaller and lighter. I'll gladly drive a "slower" (LOL) factory hot rod fully loaded, comfy and room to spare.