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Driv200 · 06-27-2022, 06:05 PM

OP here. Thank you all for the input. And you weren’t kidding. This topic does create a ship storm. WOW!

I can say as a road racer, even with just 3-5 weekends a year, and the car being a weekend hoonigan fun car, the ZLE is my pic. Beyond the wing, I have convinced myself the suspension is what Chevy really did the best. It’s what really separates the two. And I thought the ZLE was wider? No? There is more nostalgia with the ZLE too.

That said, I find myself very impressed how the new non 1LE ZL1’s look. They scream “teenagers can’t afford me” and they really do look like a $80,000 car. I love the magnaride, but it’s not the technology Chevy went far and above on with the ZLE suspension. Could I be happy in the non 1LE ZL1 at track on sticky tires? Hell,yes. Would I wish I had the ZLE at the track? Hell yes. Would I wish I had the magnaride on the street the other 90% of the time? Hell yes. Geees, you guys were no help after all. Just kidding. ��

Guess I won’t even ask about the Z06 vs ZLE then. Ha!

06-27-2022, 06:05 PM	#64
Driv200 Drives: 2022 C8 Z51 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: OK Posts: 89	OP here. Thank you all for the input. And you weren’t kidding. This topic does create a ship storm. WOW! I can say as a road racer, even with just 3-5 weekends a year, and the car being a weekend hoonigan fun car, the ZLE is my pic. Beyond the wing, I have convinced myself the suspension is what Chevy really did the best. It’s what really separates the two. And I thought the ZLE was wider? No? There is more nostalgia with the ZLE too. That said, I find myself very impressed how the new non 1LE ZL1’s look. They scream “teenagers can’t afford me” and they really do look like a $80,000 car. I love the magnaride, but it’s not the technology Chevy went far and above on with the ZLE suspension. Could I be happy in the non 1LE ZL1 at track on sticky tires? Hell,yes. Would I wish I had the ZLE at the track? Hell yes. Would I wish I had the magnaride on the street the other 90% of the time? Hell yes. Geees, you guys were no help after all. Just kidding. �� Guess I won’t even ask about the Z06 vs ZLE then. Ha! __________________ Owner: Shifts & Giggles for Private Track Days in OK/TX/KS. COTA, MSR Cresson, Eagles Canyon, Hallett, Heartland Park Topeka. 2006 EVO IX RS Track Prepped 2020 Porsche Cayman 718 GT4 2022 Corvette C8 Z51 with mods 2024 = Always come back to ZLE. Actively Looking.