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I've tracked both extensively. 17' SS 1LE and 18' ZLE. Both are incredible cars in their own right, ZLE is obviously faster. SS1LE was arguably more fun, here's why. ZLE is sometimes just too fast when driven by a quality driver. As in, generally the fastest car at an event. You will undoubtly get stuck behind slower cars every lap.
On the other hand, SS1LE is still damn quick, but it is more on par with other cars out there. I was still one of the quicker cars, but my closing speeds were not crazy and I wasn't getting stuck behind every car. I was actually able to play a bit with cars out there. Sometimes, this = more fun.
SS1LE had cheaper consumables. Slightly better gas mileage, tires lastest about double. For example, front SC3R's on the ZLE cord in the inner edge in about 7-8 heat cycles (basically a day and a half). I would get 3 days out of the SC3's on the SS1LE. Brake pads were similar, they will go a handful of days.
I don't think you can go wrong with either car. Especially now you can find 17' SS 1LE's for so cheap. I won't comment on the differences, but in terms of performance, I don't think there are any... (except the A10).
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