6 Cars The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Can Match To 60mph
It’s official: the new Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will cost you $62,135. Well, if you want a coupe - the convertible model is a shade more at $69,135. And while we’re on the subject of the new sixth-gen Camaro, Chevrolet also confirmed this week that the 1LE package will cost $4500 for the V6 ‘LT’ (giving you SS suspension) and $6500 for the V8 ‘SS’ (giving you magnetic ride suspension plus the ZL1’s electronically controlled limited-slip differential).
But if I may go back to that ZL1 price one moment: it’s quite a bit in the land of pony cars, isn’t it? The still-rather-brisk LT is just $26,305, after all. However, you get a hell of a lot of poke for your cash: we already knew that the 2017 ZL1 was putting out 641bhp and 640lb ft of torque, but now Chevrolet has revealed the performance figures. Thanks to the extra power from the 6.2-litre supercharged ‘LT4’ V8 and a 100kg drop in weight compared to the old one, we’re looking at a car that’ll do 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds, a standing quarter-mile in 11.4 seconds at 127mph, and hurt your face with 1G cornering forces.
So, where does that 3.5sec 0-60 time put the new ZL1 in the world of fast cars? Here’s a surprising list of cars it’ll match to 60mph:
Audi R8 GT
Lamborghini Murcielago LP-640
Porsche 911 GT3 (991)
Aston Martin Vantage GT12
Ferrari 430 Scuderia
Ferrari Enzo
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
Comments
American car makers are going in the right direction.
But not into corners…
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Tbh, I’d rather have a ZL1 to any of the cars in that list
I’d agree if the scuderia wasn’t there
I’d still take the R8 over the ZL1.
Realistically yeah
But is there a car that can match its ludicrously large grille?
Chevy’s like “DO YOU HEAR ME NOW!?!?!?”
0 to 60mph/100kph isn’t important, what realy shows the power and acceleration of a car is the acceration of car is 100kph to 200 kph
Well, barrier to entry is getting pretty low, I bet a lot of them will end up smashed
Can we take a moment to discuss the design of the zl1? I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many angles on a car. That would be such a pain to clean. There’s barely any flat panels on the whole thing. How many more “aggressive” lines can Chevy add before no one likes the way they look?
At the rate we are going, even the Camry will soon be shaming the Enzo in 0-60. What a glorious time to be a petrolhead.