ZL1 1LE Laguna seca

[AustinSN]

I poked around in a couple places and I haven't seen it on here yet but I watched it on Motortrend on Demand last night, they reviewed the ZL1 1LE.

First of all, on the street, you can from the video it rides like it has no suspension but it looks incredible while it does it. When Al O said it wasn't designed for the street, he meant it. It's insanely aggressive.

They liked the car overall, which was expected. But they played music like the entire time which was kind of tacky.

It ran a 1:34.3 at LS with Pobst behind the wheel, blazing fast but I expected it to go quicker and I'm not entirely sure why.

 

[scn]

At the end of the day, the ZL1 1LE is still a heavy car. LS is hell on brakes and a heavy car will be at a disadvantage here.

 

[jsd512]

That beats the McLaren 570S.

 

[ON D BIT]

So it's as fast as the 10/11 c6 z06 z07 package.

It's a great time but I was thinking it would be faster based on what everyone was saying here...

 

[ON D BIT]

Where are all the the camaro backers...I'd thought they would be thrilled? Or maybe disappointed as the c6z is still competitive...

 

[ZYBORG]

Very impressive!

New ZL1 1LE nipping at the heels of many world class cars...

Meanwhile 350R not even in the same zipcode...

 

[ON D BIT]

Until your 5 laps are up...
can't even last 10 min in a 20 min race group, is that normal?

 

[blk02edge]

Until your 5 laps are up...
can't even last 10 min in a 20 min race group, is that normal?

No.. that is not normal. These cars lap just fine in hot weather. Especially with a manual. I wouldn't have been surprised if it got into the high 1:33's though, I don't get what's not impressive about a low 1:34

 

[Never_Enough]

Fast machine, but no care on the ZL1 1LE. I just want a ZL1 w/the 10 speed in orange. Did they add fun colors yet? Blue red, white, silver & black = boring

 

[ON D BIT]

No.. that is not normal. These cars lap just fine in hot weather. Especially with a manual. I wouldn't have been surprised if it got into the high 1:33's though, I don't get what's not impressive about a low 1:34

"At the Jacques Villeneuve–designed Area 27 in British Columbia, we ran 40-plus laps of the 3.0-mile circuit. It was the brakes—the iron-rotor units carry over from the regular ZL1 except for the ABS calibration—rather than spent tires that prevented us from turning more than five hot laps at a time; the pedal gets a little long on the fifth lap."

Car and Driver:

It is a fast lap no doubt! However fans were saying this is faster than the corvette all of them. Yet it matches the time of the c6z. And between the two I choose the c6z everyday.

 

[blk02edge]

"At the Jacques Villeneuve–designed Area 27 in British Columbia, we ran 40-plus laps of the 3.0-mile circuit. It was the brakes—the iron-rotor units carry over from the regular ZL1 except for the ABS calibration—rather than spent tires that prevented us from turning more than five hot laps at a time; the pedal gets a little long on the fifth lap."

Car and Driver:

It is a fast lap no doubt! However fans were saying this is faster than the corvette all of them. Yet it matches the time of the c6z. And between the two I choose the c6z everyday.

Yea. Every factory car has that same outcome. Even had a Ferrari f12 cook CC brakes after a few laps here in the hot desert heat

 

[ON D BIT]

That was in Canadian heat.

I loved what ford did with the GT350 R running it 24hrs straight and never losing more than 3% on their best track time.

 

[blk02edge]

This Canadian heat can get as hot as Arizona heat, and area 27 is becoming a notorious brake killing track but w/e ZL1 Is a pos and gt350 is king lol

 

[AustinSN]

lol

 

[Blown 89]

This Canadian heat can get as hot as Arizona heat, and area 27 is becoming a notorious brake killing track but w/e ZL1 Is a pos and gt350 is king lol

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha *gasp* hahahahahahahahahaha. That's statistically bullshit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_temperatures_in_Canada

 

[GT Premi]

Very impressive!

New ZL1 1LE nipping at the heels of many world class cars...

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Meanwhile 350R not even in the same zipcode...

We've covered these results already. It's an impressive time for the ZL1 1LE, but still not the "several seconds faster around any track" faster than the GT350R that some claimed it would be. I think that is the grand point; 114 more HP, 221 ft-lbs more torque, solid mounted race suspension, crazy amount of aero grip, the chassis to end all chassis (to hear some tell it), and "just" 1.81 seconds quicker than the R around Laguna Seca.

I can't wait to see a same driver same day comparison.

 

[GTSpartan]

I loved what ford did with the GT350 R running it 24hrs straight and never losing more than 3% on their best track time.

Let's see the details behind that claim. A full blown Le Mans GT race car can't even run within 3% of their best time every lap over the course of 24hrs. What makes you believe a street car could do it?

Was their best time really a best time. Or was it some time they could run consistently without pushing too hard? The devil's in the the details.

We've covered these results already. It's an impressive time for the ZL1 1LE, but still not the "several seconds faster around any track" faster than the GT350R that some claimed it would be. I think that is the grand point; 114 more HP, 221 ft-lbs more torque, solid mounted race suspension, crazy amount of aero grip, the chassis to end all chassis (to hear some tell it), and "just" 1.81 seconds quicker than the R around Laguna Seca.

I can't wait to see a same driver same day comparison.

Apply that same 1.81 sec to the Camaro and you can make the same argument. Any way you slice it, the car is in elite company.

 

[blk02edge]

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha *gasp* hahahahahahahahahaha. That's statistically bullshit:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_temperatures_in_Canada

Certain parts of oliver BC can routinely get to 46-47C (115F) so sure not as hot as Arizona can get but it's still not a funny amount. The track happens to be in the hottest area too. That is seriously hot for any car. Not just "lol Canadian heat"

 

[DHG1078]

First of all, on the street, you can from the video it rides like it has no suspension but it looks incredible while it does it.

Solid mount suspension will do that to a car. lol

 

[Blown 89]

Certain parts of oliver BC can routinely get to 46-47C (115F) so sure not as hot as Arizona can get but it's still not a funny amount. The track happens to be in the hottest area too. That is seriously hot for any car. Not just "lol Canadian heat"

The highest temperature in B.C. was 112 WAY back in 1941 so no. That was in Lillooet, the average high in July is 82.9. The average temperature in Oliver B.C in the hottest month of the year is 85.6. You are full of shit.