Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE Package (Mk VI) specs

RIP Kyle Busch, 1985-2026

@FastestLaps the zl1 1le was equipped with supercar 3r, not supercar 3

Saw this last night, nothing special, it looks like a modified base model.

Budget C7 Z06

@FastestLaps it was also available with a 10 Speed Automatic after 2019 I believe

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Lol the camaro is done for
https://www.carscoops.com/2025/02/gm-execs-shut-down-plans-to-revive-chevy-camaro/

Possibly my favorite Chevrolet from the last decade

Insane improvements with the ZLE Camaro! MUCH faster than I have ever expected/felt!

Most particularly the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE manual and automatic cars (the manual gets tested first but I have built this mod with the automatic in mind)

0:00 prototype testing
12:23 ZLE manual (driver mod)
21:04 ZLE automatic (driver mod)
30:24 ZLE manual (driver mod radical)
40:55 ZLE automatic (driver mod radical)
50:32 the end

First run: 7'19"71 full layout, 7'15"47 semi-full layout, 7'00"53 BTG layout
Second run: 7'19"18 full layout, 7'14"44 semi-full layout, 6'59"63 BTG layout
Third run: 7'03"90 full layout, 6'59"34 semi-full layout, 6'44"72 BTG layout
Fourth run: 7'01"49 full layout, 6'57"34 semi-full layout, 6'43"88 BTG layout

Honestly, it's close to impossible to achieve anywhere near factory lap times with the ZLE Camaro. However, an automatic ZLE would shave off about 10 seconds from the manual ZLE's lap time. I'd put it somewhere around the 7:06 ballpark (or 7:12 with the politically correct +232m turn in mind), considering the manual one did it in 7:16 (7:22).

When this car came out, the ultimate Mustang was the Shelby GT350R, just 1-2 years (depending on the ZL1's transmission choice) before the then-new GT500 came out. Even with the carbon fiber track package intsalled, the GT500 was no match for the ZLE in handling, and it really achieves its peak downforce at 180 mph (versus 150 in the ZLE model).

By the way, I agree with AaronVector (scroll down until you see his name for more information). The ultimate Camaro should have stayed the Z/28, perhaps with an LT3 engine (basically a flat-plane-crank LT1 with the bore and stroke figures of an LS7). THAT ONE would have slotted between the 2015 GT350R and the 2025 GTD in both age and performance!

None of this is meant to dismiss the ZLE as a true track car. However, it takes a whole lot of skill to drive one on a track as long as Germany's Green Hell.

Theoretically, the ZLE can do just under 7:10 with the 6-speed and just over 7:00 with the 10-speed. If I have any newer videos with the improved lap times, they will be uploaded to YouTube as usual.

Which year is this?

I saw one of these yesterday for the first time. My god, these cars have such a powerful aura.

better nurburgring lap than a 718 gt4 rs

Possible 7th gen Camaro?

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/is-gm-design-teasing-a-7th-gen-chevy-camaro-or-are-we-just-getting-ideational-193448.html

NCM Motorsport Park 1:32.15 is WRONG and there must be a type. The C7 Z06 turned NCM Motorsports Park 1:58.25, so how is a ZLE almost 30 seconds faster.

no zlshit has EVER lapped a time faster than a ferrari 488 or nearly as fast as a mercedes amg gtr ANYWHERE, let alone that long ass nurburgring track... even the gr supra 3.0 beats the zl1 1le, the nissan z performance and gr 86 both beat the ss 1le

7:18

I cannot believe it took me 5 years to realise this but Chevy made a huge mistake with the model range of the 6th gen Camaro! The Z28 was supposed to have a detuned version of the supercharged LT4 motor making about 605hp and the ZL1 was supposed to have a detuned version of the supercharged LT5 motor making about 710hp, however Chevy just let the Camaro Z28 have the exact same LT4 motor as the C7 Z06 making 650hp, then decided to call it ZL1 instead of Z28, then Chevy just canceled the entire (true) ZL1 program! They introduced the SS 1LE package a year before and made sure it was really good in order to substitute for a lack of a Z28. I have no idea how I missed this.

Remember how the 5th gen camaro Z28 had the LS7 motor from the C6 Z06, and the ZL1 had a detuned version of the supercharged LS9 motor? That's almost exactly how it was supposed to be with the C7 and 6th gen camaro

((20600m/(250km/h/(182m*0.3048m))x(1829kg/638hp)/1.27g)x0.0095x0.95 = 7:29 for regular ZL1 models

((20600m/(250km/h/(182m*0.3048m))x(1829kg/638hp)/1.27g)x0.0095x0.925 = 7:17 for the 1LE version, which is very close to GM's verified 7:16 laptime record.

The ZL1 models match their claims in terms of estimations!

@FastestLaps please transfer all ZL1 1LE data to the original ZL1 page and delete this page, it's cluttering and pointless... seriously, it's like adding a Weissach Pack version as a separate from the regular RS versions of Porsche models, it's too much clutter... plus the 1LE is not any faster in a straight line

Only real differences are the wing, splitter and tires... not enough to separate and also not much lighter, only by around 50-60 lbs

https://fastestlaps.com/models/chevrolet-camaro-zl1-mk-vi

This and the GT500 CFTP page both should be deleted or transferred. Thanks

I won't be doing a future straight-line performance simulation on the ZL1 1LE model since it's actually not any faster than the regular model in that department. I have yet to develop professional estimations for road course laptimes. This way we can compare ZLE vs ZL1, Z51 vs Stingray, etc etc.

For future performance simulations, please refer to the regular ZL1 page.

Estimated Acceleration Stats: Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE (Manual/Automatic)
0-30 MPH: 1.7 sec/1.5 sec
0-40 MPH: 2.2 sec/2.1 sec
0-50 MPH: 2.8 sec/2.6 sec
0-60 MPH: 3.4 sec/3.1 sec (100 km/h: 3,5/3,2)
0-70 MPH: 4.2 sec/3.8 sec
0-80 MPH: 5.1 sec/4.5 sec
0-90 MPH: 6.1 sec/5.3 sec
0-100 MPH: 7.4 sec/6.3 sec
0-120 MPH: 10.5 sec/8.9 sec (200 km/h: 11,4/9,7)
0-150 MPH: 18.6 sec/16.7 sec (250 km/h: 21,0/19,7)
0-180 MPH: 39.0 sec (300 km/h: 46,2) (manual)
Top Speed: 193.3231/174.5457 mph (311.1234/280.9040 km/h)

Manual standing quartermile time (no rollout): 3.4+7.4/(3.4+7.4)x12.5 = 11.95sec@127mph
Acceleration off the line (manual): 7.854103 m/s2 = 0.80 G = 0.3s rollout (11.65 dragstrip time)

Automatic standing quartermile time (no rollout): 3.1+6.3/(3.1+6.3)x12.5 = 11.45sec@133mph
Acceleration off the line (automatic): 8.62299 m/s2 = 0.88 G = 0.25s rollout (11.20 dragstrip time; 10.95 with VHT prep and Track Mode enabled)

Disclaimer: DON'T take the automatic results above seriously. I have configured some corrected estimates, including a 4.0s 0-100 sprint along with an 11.9 0-200 time without a rollout in this comparison:
https://fastestlaps.com/comparisons/vrhdkf3ji28k

That said, the automatic ZLE should be quicker in one whole kilometer than its manual counterpart on average, while retaining an identical quartermile time. This is because shifting times on the auto are lightning quick compared to the auto. With rollout, one should expect 3.7 to 100 and 11.6 to 200. It could still do 11.5 on a quartermile dragstrip, but I doubt that it's aero would push it towards 11.1. A regular automatic ZL1 should be quicker by one-tenth than a ZLE, but it's even better-built for the strip anyway with a theoretical 11.4 quartermile time.

Engine speed @ maximum torque [rpm]
3600
Engine speed @ maximum power [rpm]
6600
Gear ratios [-] Gearbox (mt on top, at on bottom)
2.289,1.611,1.208,1,0.818,0.675
4.70,2.99,2.15,1.80,1.52,1.28,1.00,0.85,0.69,0.64
Differential (manual/automatic)
3.73/2.85
Wheel static radius [m]
0.339
Driveline efficiency [-]
0.686 (manual, gears I-V); 0.85 (manual, gear VI); 1 (automatic)
Wheel (tire) friction coefficient [-]
1
Rear axle load coefficient [-]
1
Vehicle mass (curb) [kg]
1732 (pre-240km/h); 1868 (post-240km/h)
Driver mass [kg]
75
Aerodynamic drag coefficient [-]
0.509
Ambient air density [kg/m3]
1.202
Vehicle frontal area [m2]
2.07
Road slope [%]
0.00
Road load coefficient [-]
-.002 (manual); 0.121 (automatic)
Engine speed points (full load) [rpm]
2500,3600,4400,5400,6000,6400
Engine static torque points (full load) [Nm]
803,881,881,803,771,723
Simulation time [s]
60

Rounded corners II
High, rounded, flat bonnet
High scuttle, rounded top wings
Bowed
Rounded
Constant width
Semi-fastback
Outward taper
Monocoque (RWD, front engine)
Perfectly smooth body, with mirrors
Best design
Closed cockpit
305-30-19 front and 325-30-19 rear tires
Race car (speedway) configuration
1897mm(x)1330mm
http://hpwizard.com/aerodynamics.html
= 0.509 Cd, 2.07m2 frontal area, 1.05m2 drag area, -3.93m2 lift area

As someone who greatly dislikes the looks of the C7 generation, I'd take this over the Z06 anyday. It's not exactly unsuspecting, but definitely not something you see everyday.

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/chevrolet/camaro/2018/2018-chevrolet-camaro-zl1-1le-first-test-review/
price: 71295 usd

track: https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/area-27#147963
time: 2:11.88
driver: Randy Pobst

track: https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/area-27#147963
time: 2:11.98
driver: Bill Wise

SportAuto (8/2018)
Top Speed: 310 kph

SportAuto (8/2018)
Top Speed: 309 kph

Here's my lap @ VIR full. 1:58.7 w/ a completely stock car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSoW1ucU5hk&t=240s

Now that they updated this car with the 10-speed gearbox, do ya think it'll be faster 'round the 'ring?
Also, this car with the 1LE package versus the Ford Mustang GT500 with the Track Pack? Which will be faster?