This is my first couple of times watching one of your videos, and I have to say that each one of them are well thought out, well worded, well organized videos. I like your approach and think you will go far with this TH-cam thing. I'm watching this video while you only have 2,915k subscribers. I will be looking forward to saying "I was here since 2k subscribers" when you have millions of subscribers. Good luck -DatBoiiReese
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.
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.
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.
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
NEO Auto what were the first 2 songs used in this video? I've heard both before but i can't place a name to either of them. Thanks! And great video by the way. subscribing now.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
TH-cam Channel other than that nobody wants to stand there and listen how you sprayed K&N oil on the air filter and how you cut the exhaust pipe off and put a expensive cherry bomb on her with a custom fart tip
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.....
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
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.
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 $$$
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...
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.
+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/
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.
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.
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.....
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.
They didn't say that and it won't be. The 1LE ZL1 is 60 lbs. lighter in weight but with a 6-speed manual, it will NOT be as quick at the drag strip as an A10 automatic ZL1. I prefer the manual even if it is a tick slower because I enjoy being more 'involved' in my driving.
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.
That was a test driver who was NOT well-rounded for the Ring. Have you ever driven there? Chances are, you'd either be very slow or else you'd screw up as well TRYING to go fast. Silly comment, dude. I guess you forgot about the GTR that FLEW away into spectators during an open track day?
Check out my latest video on my experience at the Dodge Demon reveal: th-cam.com/video/X_Wi4pXpcNw/w-d-xo.html Hope you enjoy.
NEO Auto lol, the rest driver doesn't own a Camaro... but I saw him get into a mustang, maybe a lease, lol
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im a mustang guy but i must say...this car is what dreams are made of!
stickloaf absolutely love mine!
Great age for all sports cars. You can't lose Chevrolet ford or dodge.
one more gtr killer to add to the growing list
myvetteisfasterthanyourgtr ! it's not easy to put 650hp down on the Rear wheels
on a good track it is
myvetteisfasterthanyourgtr ! Streets... Fuck the track
Ryan P-76F1004x4 ik
If a car is not able to succeed on the streets it's a bit pointless , Teslas impress on the streets, in a regular Traffic lights just as Nissan GTR's
This is my first couple of times watching one of your videos, and I have to say that each one of them are well thought out, well worded, well organized videos. I like your approach and think you will go far with this TH-cam thing. I'm watching this video while you only have 2,915k subscribers. I will be looking forward to saying "I was here since 2k subscribers" when you have millions of subscribers. Good luck
-DatBoiiReese
Damn that would suck. Order a ZL1, and while you're waiting for your ZL1, the 1LE comes out. 😲😲
don't know why but I always get tingles over the z/28 moniker. wish they'd make up they're minds.
Anthony Coffey theyve been doing the ile for all models so you will probably see a z/28 and a z/28 1le
the z06 has always been a 427 NA in the past and its supercharged now and still called z06. why is that different for z/28?
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.
andrew martinez Yah that must be it.
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.
Smokealotapotamous z06 corvette
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.
wow that car looks epic and I cant wait to see that car on a track
this is how a video should be done, very informative without the long boring dragging.
so much hate from fellow American muscle wonder why the car is AWESOME Camaro blood 4ever
New news I learned yesterday- ZL1 1LE's can now be ordered with the 10 speed automatic transmission.
the upper grill is tiny, but the lower grill is like *OMG HUGE*
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.
dave look at the last gen camaros, they were more matched in size and agree this new design looks odd
I'м Dave that lower grill is begging to be cut up and a huge intercooler slapped in!!! I like it in a weird way.
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.
I like it, lots of power. Makes it difficult to choose between a mustang a demon or this! To me they all look bad ass!
This car looks bad ass .
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
BRING THE CHEVY CHEYENNE BACK!!
Great video
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
NEO Auto what were the first 2 songs used in this video? I've heard both before but i can't place a name to either of them. Thanks!
And great video by the way. subscribing now.
+Crazy_Android_64 z 28 boy
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.
+Clifford Purk you are 100% correct
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.
Eric Erickson your right SOME ppl do go to tracks. SOME.
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.
tommy grove added weight? the other articles claim the 1LE package was 60 pound less than the standard ZL1
Loving the Hellcat comments.
Ikr, two completely different classes of cars. Smh.
Chuck Beef LLLLNN. JNBBO
"For those of you wanting to get the 10-speed automatic". Ya, they're called women.
No logic found in your statement (just like the way women make sentences).
"Make Camaro Great Again" - Donald Trump
Is it the 1LE?
No (sad voice) Haha. that was too funny
+Life Masterz Glad you liked that
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 wrote a piece of boring💩
Life Masterz sfycychvvffchctusuzze6ssx6srysrdrydyrdytccryycucutcutucck
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.
Scott McMan shut up bitching and work harder. you sound like a crybaby
Scott McMan it's true.those days are over. At least we had a piece of that era this new generation will not have a chance.
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.
Geo engineering - Very true, my friend!
@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.
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.
onegaisti that car is a pile of shit just like the hellcat
Should have had the 10 speed auto option.
Brian Samuels I agree. If I'm not mistaken the 10 speed auto had faster lap times then the traditional manual tranz so why not give that option.
***** may be but I live in the city and up shifting and down shifting is a pain. Auto for me bro. Plus autos are quicker now
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
Jason Reyes lol
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 .
Have to try and keep up with Dodge
TH-cam Channel keep up with a Dodge ? I'm guessing 85% of that car is import.. When Dodge Builds there own car or truck then come to the track
TH-cam Channel other than that nobody wants to stand there and listen how you sprayed K&N oil on the air filter and how you cut the exhaust pipe off and put a expensive cherry bomb on her with a custom fart tip
TH-cam Channel I think Chevy is looking for more performance and not power
M J Quiros you didn't watch the video they wrecked it ..Back to the books
Justin Graham no I watched it but that's what I think
Do You Know What Is Gonna Beat This Thing?
The Dodge Demon
Jasiel Santillanes in a drag race of course but lets go to the track....
Until it has to make a turn.
Don't even compare these two cars. Drag car vs track car.
Jasiel Santillanes just by lookin at ur profile pic...I can tell ur a Dodge fanboy
nice looking car on the outside but as usual, Chevy has the same crappy interior
Esteban Martinez yes because thats what you care about in a gutted car
Esteban Martinez also have you been in any chevys in like the past 100 years they all have decent interior for the price
My thoughts exactly.
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.....
Look inside a GTR for a shitty interior. It took them 7 years to fix it. You would figure for $100k it'd be nice, but it's not. Trust me...
I thought I was looking at a Toyota Corolla...that is one ugly front end.
Front,rear or side view it's still bufu ugly. Previous models were better looking,at least they looked like a Camaro and not like a tuner
na man youre done
That's funny. I think it's the most beautiful car I've ever seen. Go figure.
sickasso72 Thats what makes the car different and exciting. I'd rather have more door protecting me from being t-boned
Still wont be enough for the 2018 GT500
whats it going to have?
voodoo with twins strapped on the flanks. fucking beast
more airbags.
jk
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
500r is going to be a super car slayer!
Are you in direct connection with Chevrolet Or where do you get so Much Information?
I appreciated this video more than I think you could realized. You sir, need more subscribers. 😎
So will it take the corvette? At the drag strip and the track and top end speed?
MrLmm001 only the base model and the grand sport
Yay, new ZL1! Can't wait to see it on the road.
how much fully loaded?
just got a 2010 SS and here i thought it was a monster cant imagine the power of this beast
I wonder if its rear spoiler is 60 inch or 70 inch in length.
Zl1 1LE spotted going down the assembly line in Lansing Michigan. week of 3/25/17.
So this is the car that is going up against the Dodge Demon Challenger huh? This will be interesting.
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.
Would it be a bad idea to get this as a daily driver?
Jet X if you could afford it i say daily drive the shit out of it i know i would ! i mean how could you not wanna be in it every second possible 😃
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 $$$
so the zl1 1le is like the z06 with the z07 package?
yes! manual only. im getting one
Getting the zl1 without 1le. Its already decent on the track. Don't want to lose 2 or 3 tenths on the quarter mile from extra drag
SOLD THAT IS NOW MY FAVORITE CAMARO
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...
dang, now i need to learn how to drive a manual.
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.
not a daily, by all means, and definitely not good enough for a weekend car.
where does it fit?
Dam what a nice looking muscle car !
Viper acr with back seats and a chevy badge?
How can I get one of these in my driveway?
i liked your video bro you are good at entertainment! good editing
+HIGHDROPONIC Thanks man! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
wow.... this car is freaking awesome!!!!!!
just saw this car today at a buffet and i had to look it up
the 2017 has just started and boom there is a 2018 one, like they're bringing them from the future. Things change man!
What's the 1/4 of both
LT4 like the LT4 in the corvette? whats the point of putting the same engine in two different track cars?
+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/
Thanks
but how many recalls?
DurdenTyler21 um recalls= good but whatever
i think Chevy is going to release the z/28 a few months after the gt500
why Camaro mirrors can't fold?
Just imagine how much faster it would have been with the 10 speed auto!
Was that the stig
Wow! So much power 💪 - very nice. 👌 ZL1 I want one. 😎
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.
DazdnConfuzd no one wants to pay for the camaro name because of the massive mark ups but it was worth more then 75k
im sure the performance is gonna be great. now the front of the car looks great, but when it comes to the rear...
That looks stunning
Good info in this vid! invest in a pop screen for your mic. :)
+hertzer2000 Thanks for the comment. And you're right, I need to get one.
Pricing out the market share.
drag racers will all go for the base zl1. Lower drag and quicker shifts make all the difference
Nice video !
Thanks! Glad you liked it.
We need this in the UK
They really missed the mark by not making a 10sp auto!
how many people buying them are going to see a track?
Anyone smart that buys one WILL be using it at a road course. Unless they just think it's cool, they'd be better off getting a non-1LE model ZL1.
Guessing not many. And those that do will like never get close to the car's limits. So one has to wonder, why buy it? Just bragging rights.
Can anyone explain to me why they don't have an automatic transmission option
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.
Thanks for the reply that helps a lot.
ZL1 = Has all the good shit a Camaro lover would want, like me infact
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.....
Thanks for all the info.
Sure thing Farmer Bob.
I've got the inside scoop too. I can tell you this; they were able to make it look more like shit than before.
how much
can NOT go wrong with any hot rod or muscle car with warranty
now everyone wants dive planes. I first seen them on c63 amg
damn chevy, the tires are not wide enough
Funny how the camo car's pulling in the parking lot and up the ramp, there are... two Bimmers parked there... what's up with that? lol
awesome vid
Dope car
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.
Damn nice, next to a ZO6 the best deal out there.
My avatar!!!!
ap2pat Wow, first time I have seen another one,cool. Awesome pic.
i find it hard to believe that a manual only zl1 1le is faster than a 10speed auto zl1 at the drag strip....
They didn't say that and it won't be. The 1LE ZL1 is 60 lbs. lighter in weight but with a 6-speed manual, it will NOT be as quick at the drag strip as an A10 automatic ZL1. I prefer the manual even if it is a tick slower because I enjoy being more 'involved' in my driving.
Best muscle car on the track that money can buy. Straight line driving is boring.
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
Omg 1:21 The best Camaro !
Hell yeaahhh brother @ 1:48
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.
nice but shoot I'd be fine with just an 2ss lol
did they forget about the z28 tires?
impressive
Chevrolet already accomplished breaking a record with the ZL1 1LE before its release date by breaking the actual car on the test track LOL.
That was a test driver who was NOT well-rounded for the Ring. Have you ever driven there? Chances are, you'd either be very slow or else you'd screw up as well TRYING to go fast. Silly comment, dude. I guess you forgot about the GTR that FLEW away into spectators during an open track day?
David T yeah they all break on test tracks thats the point