Is the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro 2.0L Turbo 1LE a REAL Muscle Car?!
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We are back again today with the new 2019 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE. What makes this particular car unique is the 2.0L turbocharged engine under the hood instead of the standard V6 and V8 engines found in previous models.
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"We race because we're not allowed to go to war."
I have no problem daily driving my 2020 Camaro my view is fine!!!
I had a 2017 2.0T RS 6 Speed and a 2017 Camaro SS 6 speed and I honestly had more fun driving the 2.0. The steering is phenomenal on both, but when you remove 200+ lbs off the front end it makes a huge difference in how the Camaro steers and handles and brakes. Anyone that hates on the 4 banger hasn't driven one because I miss it more than I do my SS. Just an FYI, the screen is tilted down to reduce glare and I am also 6'1" and I had zero issues seeing/reading it and the seats in both were the most comfortable of any car I have ever had. Great review and I just subscribed!
Good, honest comment. Thanks for sharing!
Damn! Are you me? I'm also 6'1 with both a 17 Camaro I4 turbo and a 17 Camaro SS...my FBO Camaro I4 turbo with a Spec stage 1 clutch and aluminum flywheel is my favorite to drive of the 2....It feels like I'm driving an elite European sports car.
i had a 2014 1LT and now that i finally got a 2019 2SS i’m never going back ! 🤷🏽♂️ anybody say that a v6 is more fun? just lying to them self to justify the price 😅
The only 'problem' with this car is that the V8 exists. Instead of asking is this a REAL muscle car, why not ask if it's a great SPORTS car? Spoiler alert: it absolutely is.
It's an awesome performance car for the price. The pool of new RWD performance cars is very small in the sub 30K (USD) range. You have what? The MX-5, BRZ, Mustang, Camaro and Challenger? This car and the Ecoboost Mustang smashes all of them. You should be comparing this car to those, not to the V8 versions which cost 7 to 10K more. Hell, even most of the hot hatches (Civic Type R, Focus RS) cost at least 6K more.
As for the V6 Camaro, it also offers similar performance to this and sounds AWESOME, especially with the factory NPP performance exhaust. It's very close to a Jaguar V6, but without the constant crackles. Camaros have had V6s pretty much since the beginning, so I dunno how you or anyone else can say that it should only come with a V8. The V6 was always the volume seller and helped keep the car in production. There wouldn't be a Camaro without the V6 keeping it alive.
one thing i noticed is that, while the 4-cylinder mustang has more power, it weighs 740lbs more (!?) so the horsepower per ton is actually almost 10% higher for the camaro
Im not convinced that the Mustang weighs that much more. Anyways, the Camaro is superior in any ways
Mustang_S550 true.
The Camaro has better base options but, fully loaded these cars come down to preference. You’re either a Camaro guy, or a Mustang guy, a drag race is a drivers race between the two.
@@RobNtBobIn an automatic and especially with launch control; not so much.
It's just like two girls comparing purses. 😅
I have this car and I’am definitely happy with it! Obviously it looks strange to an American user, I can understand that, but in Europe and expecially in Italy where I live, having a V8 is so uncommon! Here taxes kills you with a V8 and fuel as well is a pain in the a-s... :D
Also, the roads here are completely different. We have tons of corners and narrow roads. When you judge this car I think you should consider how variable and rich with differences the world is ;)
Bud I got the same issues overhere in Belgium thats why aI bought a turbo , went shopping for a v8 but with 19k extra tax on the v8 my choise was easy
Sir, how reliable was the car ?
BS a turbo 4cyl doesn't belong...it absolutely does. Less front end weight, plenty of mod potential...I'd build the f*** out of a 4cy 1LE.
Exactly right, and they love the mods.....had a 19 4 cyl 1le
Yep. That's cause Chevy's engine blocks are well built in general. Plus its rocking a Tremec 6speed tranny. Gr8 combo.
@@jermainejpshepherd2778 lol do you even own a ltg cause the block is weak point.
@@illnevertell7863 Pistons, not block. Block is solid. I own an LTG and they fixed the issue with the pistons anyways (I think 2014 and lower).
I'm totally down with Turbo 4s of any kind.
Its the best kept secret. Its Light weight so the speed it gains in transition, when you come to a stop and then take off; so explosive! If you wanna pass someone up in traffic, It has a burst that is insane!very underrated, undeappreciated sport's car.... I hear they're not gonna make anymore in that style so I'm glad I got one before they take it away!!!
@@tr377723 I heard those are better in turns.
I love it insane car nice Opel Engine great looks greetings from Germany
@@leprismah
"Wuss Hapnin?" from Daytona beach Florida!
@@lenwoodcruze3594 chillin in Frankfurt know what i mean
That motor is solid and easily tunable. No-lift shift has been around since the Cobalt/HHR SS.
Too me its an spiritual successor of a Pontiac soltice GXP why not!
I just bought a 2022 4 cylinder camaro. Its more like a really nice athletic sports coupe in a camaro body. It sounds nice, not nearly as loud as v8 but thats not a bad thing in my book. Its my daily driver, so I can floor it on a lot of roads and use the car to its fullest every day, which I dont think I could do with a v8. Its also about $15k-$20k cheaper than a v8 which for a 23 year old is a decent chunk. Im happy with it, and if you dont plan on racing at the track or care about having the fastest/loudest camaro possible than I recommend it!
I have a 2.0 turbo camaro, and it has plenty of power for city driving. Better fuel economy than the mustang ecoboost too. If you plan on driving hard on the track/ drag strip or street racing, Definitely go for the V6 or V8. Otherwise 2.0 turbo is great. Especially with aftermarket high flow intake/downpipe and a tune.
Tune alone the ltg smokes the 6
Easily the best Camaro 2.0 review on TH-cam. I’ve been looking around for this exact spec, but they are impossible to find. Considered one with just the RS pkge, but decided against it - want the 1LE with that transmission and that engine. Road trip, BC mountain driving perfection (I grew up in Lillooet - you’ll know where that is if you’re from BC). Thanks for the great review. 👍
Low key. I got mine because it was pretty and comfy, and the bank said yes. That’s it, lol.
For some reason the daytime running headlights make me think of a Honda Civic or Accord of the same year headlights
It's a shitty muscle car, but it's a great sports car. Randy Pobst, who has one of the best jobs in the world as a motor journalist and racing driver, was recently looking to get one of these as his new daily driver. There's no better praise for a "regular" car than when a journalist spends his own money on it.
That's what made me really interested in these things. If randy has no problem getting it as a daily why should we ? I think we worry too much about other people's opinions. Don't get me wrong, obviously if I could afford a new ss 1le I would buy it, but as a junior in college my budget is tight. You can also modify this thing and it would be a little rocket !!
Its a damn serious car around a track.....and power can easily be improved, had a 2019 1le 4cyl, cant recommend the 6th gens enough
This is a great car. Especially with a muffler delete. So worth it! Also added catch cans and side mirror blind spot add-ons. Good to go!
A little late to the party here but I have a 2.0 2LT RS and as a beginner track car it is so much fun. I cannot believe what the car is capable of. The turbo does make it a little less fun on the autox course but on a track the car is in it's element.
They have had this engine in Camaros for awhile now, I believe since 2015.
For the 2016 models
I like the way it looks. This thing is begging for a bigger turbo.
I have a 2017 krypton green Camero LS/LT.I absolutely love mine. It's a looker .people love and are completely blown away that it's a inline 4 supercharged.lol she will move .I will be doing a muffler delete and a cold air intake with heat shield. Plus much more lol .I love it
Sports car yes , I don't think muscle cars have plastic covers and such under the hood
By definition its a Pony car. Today the only American muscle car is arguably the Challenger.
So in America you can buy a Toyota Camry with 3,5L V6, or Chevrolet Camaro with a 2L I4? Damn son..
The 2l camaro has more power though. Don’t get me wrong, a 2GR swapped mr2 is my dream car
I’d rather buy the Camry and put a nice exhaust on it
There will be a V8 Version the 1SS or the 2SS
How in the world a sane person can compare a borinnnng Camry to a Camaro, idk if its just because u know nothing about cars or youre just a Toyota fanboy... damn where is the world going
But the camry is still fwd
Ecu flash it.
Turn up the psi for weekends.
Turn it down for weekday rush hour traffic
The V6 is a high revving screaming monster of an engine.
Love my 2019 2.0 Turbo it's fast and great handling in the curves , thinking of boosting the HP
hello, how reliable is the engine and transmission?
Coming from someone that actually owns one the v6 becomes inferior very quick Im exhaust, intake tuned making 327 wheel hp and 386 wheel torque my car weighs 3000 pounds and in the quarter mile smacks up the ss version of the Camaro
2013 ls v6 camaro 323 stock .Mine has overkill 80mm throtle body and ported intake with volant cold air intake.Then a stage 2 jet chip with jet mass air flow sensor.I Iinstalled two high flow cats with flowmaster mufflers she came stock with 4 cats.I love my v6 camaro inferno orange with white stripes.Also 20 inch wheels with ss camaro brembo brake swap she to fast for stock v6 brakes.I think she about 365 HP maybe more maybe less but she quick.
That front end is atrocious 😖
Great review video!
I was finna grab that one with same color drop top 4 cylinder. But I got the Dodge Challenger v6 instead charcoal grey with charcoal grey rims. I love Camaro that blue is beautiful
My colleague at work is 6’5” 300lbs and fits ok in the ‘17 Camaro. That bodes well for me at 6’2”.
Enjoyed this one! What's the song during the intro???
Lost Identities, Onyra - Another Round
The 4 cyl eco boost mustang failed because many muscle enthusiast wouldnt accept it so i kind of see the 4cyl camaro going downhill as well
Dj Pc lol my eco boost eats 5.0 all day the new 5.0 barley pulls on my your dumb kid
Except the eco outsells exponentially so...
Ecoboost account for 49percent of mustang sales it definitely didn't fail but okay go off sis😂
@@ecoboostdeesnuts9352 by any chance were you the one trolling everyone running the 1/8th at qualcomm a few years ago lol. Some rocket bunny lookin body kit, ford gt tail light, green neon light, fat wing that hindered trap speed, tow hook, stance nation, old school hks BOV sounding, single exit straight pipe, driver mod lookin ass dude beat every coyote and some. And replica Volk te37s
@@ecoboostdeesnuts9352 lmao
Exterior isnt the best
is it designed with renault group
So let me get this straight your beef is owner isn't treating it like a pavement princess
Muscle cars were an era and they dont exist anymore.
You must live under a rock. Ever heard about the challenger hellcat?
Hellcat? Demon? Camaro ZL1?
@@RoadsUntraveled
ZL1 can turn, muscle cars are only good in straight lines
Why is everyone always bashing Camaros visibility 😂 like it’s fine it’s the same with mustangs and challenger and y’all never bash them. It’s fine, adjust your seat and mirrors better.
I wouldn’t call the turbo 4-cyl Camaro a muscle car but I would say its a modern take on the Nissan Silvia
Camaro isn't a muscle car
The Nissan Silvia is a super special setup, I would say the Toyota 86 is a closer comparison...
I have a ‘14 Challenger 100th Anniv and a ‘04 Monte Carlo SS, both cars dropped with some suspension tweaks. I love the 1LE option on top the 1LT Camaro. I am looking fwd to adding this to my list. I’ll go for the turbo I4 simply because it provided the best weight distribution and reduced curb weight. Love this. Was checking out the lightning lap for both the 1LE I4 and the v6 and the turbo was only a tad over one second slower.
Intro song. Lost Identities, Onyra - Another Round
I was looking for this. Thank you sir
This car is kinda weird, its a great little car just completely held back by its name: Camaro. Coming from an ATS owner, it helps us with the ATS get mods because it's definitely modded more than the ATS. But if you want a 2L turbo 6MT RWD American car, get the ATS. Most LTG owners and modders would probably agree, Same Chassis, same power output, weight is generally the same(mine fully loaded weighed 3350lbs). Plus access to more features Magride etc, better interior and more comfort. The LTG is a decent motor, not the best sounding but smooth and torquey, most people who drive these things (alpha chassis cars) are impressed with how well they handle. Pistons are glass so tune with that in mind, be conservative and you should be good.
asking an american if a 4 cylinder is ok in a muscle car is like asking a german if he enjoys paying so much taxes. same answer really
hell yes?
Personally, I think they should ditch the turbo 4. Just reinvent the 3.6 V6. Bore it out to a 3.8 and call it the 3800 Series IV. GM became famous for the 3800's, should make a come back
Suggestion of the year....easily.
If they did that, it still wouldn't be a 3800 outside of displacement, the 3800 was a pushrod engine, the 3.6 GM is using now is a DOHC engine
@nicolas guzman they're good ass motors. Seriously slept on. Mines supercharged and I love the hell out of it
@@lenwoodcruze3594 imagine if they turbo'd the 3.6 after boring it out to 3.8. Buick could use it to bring back the GNX!
@@anthonywebber2211 I have no qualms over it being dohc over pushrod. Both serve their purposes.
I'd just like to see a 3800 Series IV. Would be dope aff
The interior tho..
That's the car to get. The V6 motor have issues.
I just bought a 2018 2000cc camaro convertible in japan❤
Oh it's a muscle car all right!
does anybody know if the automatic trans gives off dsg farts too? or is it only the no lift on manual
I hate to say this but Dodge doesn't make a 4 pot turbo for their Challenger and it outsells the Camaro, so they're not doing anything wrong....hate to admit it.
Dodge does have a V6, which is most likely the sales volume of the Challenger
I'm really stuck on this and the 2022 BRZ, there both similar in price and my budget would allow for Ethier. But the V6 is outta my budget :( this definitely has more power over the new 2.4 the BRZ is getting, but the BRZ seems funnier to drive :/
What did you end up going with?
@@mrgogt_ oddly enough a Subaru WRX, I live in northern Ontario and we get quite abit snow, so far I love it!
I'd drive that like the like the Ecoboost mustang
Yea boo. A 10 year old cobalt ss has flat foot shifting from factory... It isn't new.
GoodSpeed150 not the same engine bud nor the same set up
buying a 4 cylinder "muscle car" is like buying a jet with no wings. it technically will get you to point a to b, but not like it was meant to.
Not a muscle car
It’s like a push up bra.. on the outside it looks really nice!.. but underneath it’s a bit of a let down
andrew hall lol
How is it a let down
Wtf😭🤣🤣
Same weight as the E46 M3 BMW. Looks bigger though.
Good point. Torq should be higher than the 333hp l6
2020- Camaro 2.0L Turbo 1Mi (Muscle Injected)
I like it !
I like it
What chevy needs to do is keep this engine and chassis, but change the body. 4 cylinder camaro is not the way to go. Make a vega or something
Better power to weight ratio than my b8 Audi 2.0t A4.
This is a threat to Si gti wrx potentially Type r and sti
Si, GTI, and WRX? Yes. Veloster N and Type R? It'll be who has the better driver's mod.
You can’t think of this car as “oh it’s not a V8” this along with the eco boost mustang exist to steal sales from Honda and Toyota! ... a kid that wants a civic Si? We have got a car for you.
honestly i just wanted to hear what it sounds like but i kept fast forwarding and couldn't hear it. Like I could but really muffled where-as your voice was taking over.
Does a 4 cylinder or 6 cylinder engine belong in a camaro I'd say definitely yes in the old days people would buy a low power so there kids could drive and learn and when the 6cyl got tired they would replace it with a v8.
Most mustang and camaro were 6cyl with a 3 speed column shit manual transmission
interesting for a Camaro...would have expect this for an impala SS tho XD
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im sorry but how can you ask if its a muscle car? its a four banger strike one and its out
I used to hear the Winga Dinga crowd say that about my 87' GN ..."isn't a muscle car because it's a V6", times change.
@@klasseact6663 v8 or bust. Isn't that the entire point?
@@redhammer92 in general or for this car?
Camaro isn't a muscle car
@@redhammer92 No, a muscle car doesn't have to have a V8 to be significant. There are several fast V6 sedans, that I would consider a muscle car...However a V8 is more common with the term.
For me its the style but I don't want a v8 just a great 4 cylinders car and there nothing wrong with that
I just want the motor. To transplant into a Chevette. Maybe some suspension pieces for that same swap too.
GM does sell the LTG engine as a crate engine, LTG is the RPO code of the engine in this Camaro
Would be a cool motor to see in the back of a corvair lol.
@@fastec5
The Corvair has a flat 4
@@anthonywebber2211 and? Have you never seen people motor swap corvairs? I have seen a few 350 sbc and LS swap corvairs with the motors in the factory location.
It's a shame nissan can't bring us a new S chassis to compete.
Could have at least washed it before all the gee whiz camera work. LOL
A quick awnser: yes it is because it is A Camaro and I read in a Camaro site that all Camaro forms (including: LT Rs ss zl1...) So since it is a Camaro there is the awnser😆
Such angood review guys! Very imoressed at how much you progressed. Great work. As for the car, I just really wish GM would have designed the Camaro differently. Such a great chasis but horrid coffin slit view. Being taller its just a no go as you have to bend forward to see anything. Just terrible design on an otherwise brilliant car. Hate that. Tall people can fit perfectly in it but can't see out of it as your head is above the windshield.
Camaros only V8 is powerful, V6 and 4 cylinder weak as hell 😬
Take me back to 2010
You think I could put this engine in a 1991 camaro ??
Man this probably is a lot better sounding vs everyone with a V6 mustang, challenger, Camaro, and charger with an aftermarket exhaust on it. Soooo damn gross! I hate hearing them!
The 3.6L V6 is a good engine. Probably way better than that 2L lol
Sports car,yes. Muscle car,no. History tells the late 60’s and early 70’s were the pinnacle if raw, gas guzzling, loud vehicles powered by a V-8 engine sitting under a 750+ cfm carburetor.
Ok no lift shift is dope...
How much is a tune?
What I notice you really have to be an excellent experience driver to drive this car ... this is not a first car owner or new driver type of car .. u really need to know the road and be highly aware of your surroundings when driving this car
My 17 2t is way better looking in front and back then 2010 to that that year.. HYPER BLUE! Run flats suxs !
Seems great for getting to work and back. Not really what muscle cars are like in my mind. This doesn't say muscle at all. More like a wannabe sports car.
Its a Pony car.
Just stop please
Here is the problem everyone has with this car and where GM messed up. It's a Camaro. It cut its teeth being a fast V8 monster, and that's how the populace sees it and how GM markets it. But they wanted to make a car with lower power but still a sports car to compete with other lower power cars at a lower price point, and chose to use the camaro body. That goes against what the people know a Camaro as. If GM would come up with their own new car (still based off the Alpha platform) but made it smaller then the Camaro so it was lighter and separate from it, they could throw in all the turbo 4's and V6's that they want to and still wouldnt get the hate they get for this car. They could literally build a Cayman/boxer fighter with the V6 model and a miata/brz fighter with a 4 cyl. Make it a new corvair or some shit idk lol.
I get what you're saying but GM doesn't have the money for 3 separate platforms for what would essentially be niche vehicles selling at low volume. If anything all those years of poor performing base model F cars and Mustangs ruined the public's perception so when they finally made a great V6 and Inline 4 and put them in a chassis that can handle no one considers it a win.
4 cylinder Camaro
295 HP
1969 Camaro SS 396 (6.5)
375 HP
that's just 80 Horsepower in the difference
@@anthonywebber2211 Honestly...you can't compare using those horse power numbers the 375 version is " gross" ..that is with no engine accessories ( power steering...A/C unit ect) and 275 is a complete engine with all accessories attached.
Head on it looks too economical!
Hate the newer styling, and to be honest the Camaro was always a pony/sports car. Not a muscle car. If I had the choice, I'd pick the Ecoboost Mustang over this....Cobalt SS had no lift throttle as well, not new technology.
Just swap it out for TT v6 from infiniti
I think it would be classified as a Pony car.
If I want a car like that I want it to have a V8 and not a 4
Get the v8 and I will take this I4 with the 1LE. Then at the track (twisty track) we can go for best times. You may be surprised.
Still needs a v-8. No replacement for displacement.
Yes there is, it's called boost
Anthony Webber 🤦♂️🤦♂️ that doesnt change the amount of air that can go into a cylinder. It just maximizes it. That’s like saying an 8 oz bottle can hold more air then a 16 oz just because you blew air into it😂 swear these kids watch cleatus McFarland once and think they know everything
@@tannercox4537
A supercharger and turbo compresses the air so more can fit, nitrous oxide chills the air and adds additional, and I learned from Gale Banks
Anthony Webber sure your google answer is right about what turbo chargers do but still doesn’t defend your argument that it’s a replacement for the amount cubic inches an engine has.
@@tannercox4537
The size of an engine is measured in cubic centimetres (cc) and refers to the total volume of air and fuel that's pushed through the engine by its cylinders. For example, a 1,000cc engine has the capacity to displace one litre - or 1,000 cubic centimetres - of this air-fuel mixture
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2.0 I4 Turbo Engine not suitable for muscle car like this , ideal is always a V8
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Every review I ever seen or read since this generation of Camaro has come out has griped about the crap visibility and short windows. They never do with the Mustang or Challenger.
The car gets uglier with each facelift/ model year..
I !!!!! Wouldn’t buy it ima jus stick with my rs v6 camaro Nd soon to be V8
I read the comments here and there's alot of hate here because it's a 4 pot turbo in THIS car. Do the numbers mean anything to you people? Just 14 years ago a Mustang GT made 300 hp, can't remember the torque figures but this 2.0L turbo is pretty close to that 4.6L V8, something to think about. Let's also think about the fact that the 1LE option is now available here!
The bigger issue with the car is the car itself, fugly compared to the Mustang and gets worse and worse every model change. It's due to be killed off in 2023, yet one less CAR to be made, failure again GM😮
Thing is, no matter how weak a V8 Is, a Mustang, Camaro and challenger should have one.
@@alexstromberg7696 do you remember the 70's and early 80's, LOL
@@klasseact6663 I'm not a boomer, I was born 1999. Rather have a 8 liter V8 making 200hp than a inline 4 turbo in a American car tho
@@alexstromberg7696 why, just curious? We had very large V8's like that that went nowhere but to a gas station, LOL.
@@klasseact6663 because why would I buy a expensive ass landbarge from the states in Sweden without a big ass V8? Turbo it also.
No small engine Camaro, no v8 Camaro.
Its ugly though and sounds like crap.
Challenger and Charger .. both compete in Pikes peak events .. Bodurant uses them both as track cars .. yes the are have but they can be built to handle
Get the ecoboost mustang it’s a way better engine
Ecoboost, youre kidding?!? Worst 4 bangers on the market. Ford never knew how to build 4 bangers except for the ones build in Australia.