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<\/h3>\nGeneral Motors must have authorized overtime for its performance and badge-making departments over the past few years. Witness the sustained, affordable excellence of all those SS, 1LE, Z51, Z06, Z07, ZR1, ZL1, and Cadillac V-series models the corporation keeps cranking out. Now comes a car that combines two of those GM-speak codes,\u00a0ZL1<\/a>\u00a0and 1LE, but the sticker price doesn\u2019t seem to cover the sum of the parts.<\/p>\n HIGHS<\/strong> The\u00a0ZL1 1LE<\/a>\u00a0enhancements stretch the Camaro\u2019s performance envelope like a balloon ready to pop. Never mind the\u00a0Corvette Z06<\/a>\u2013derived LT4 supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 that is good for 650 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. Or the functional carbon-fiber wing (a first for GM production cars) designed in a Formula 1 wind tunnel. The wing has the same effect as 300 pounds of lead ballast at 150 mph. Or the gaping front end that swallows 106 cubic feet more air per minute than a regular ZL1 at 87 mph. Or the chin splitter and dive planes on the cheeks. Instead, for just a moment, fixate on our measurement of the Camaro\u2019s maximum lateral acceleration: 1.18 g\u2019s. That kind of steady-state grip puts the 1LE in an elite group. Indeed, there\u2019s only one car we\u2019ve measured with more stick and that\u2019s the Corvette Z06 equipped with the Z07 package (1.19 g\u2019s). Everything else lets go sooner, period.<\/p>\n
\nSupercar grip and lap time, Z06 thrust, costs less than a base Porsche 911.
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\nIt\u2019s a Camaro, so a tiny back seat and compromised visibility.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n