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Originally Posted by Xelor

2022 is the best year ZL1 ever made according to GM race director of North America.
He said the lucky few to get a 2022 model have the best ZL1 ever built.

One simply cannot believe any form of condoned/official corporate communication anymore. Even when they don't lie, they most often still lie by omission. Also, what exactly would make a 2022 ZL1 better than a 2021 ZL1? There are literally no publicly announced improvements.

Originally Posted by raptor5244

Last year they said the 2021 model was the best model ever built.

Unless they upgraded any parts, modified the tune or improved the manufacturing process I would find it hard to believe. Thousand of parts used to build these cars come from 3rd party suppliers. If anything, I was a bit more concerned about the build process during the supply chain mess. Cars are missing chips, having to be retrofitted, sitting in holding lots for extended periods of time. It makes you wonder if any other processes may have been skipped or altered during production.

Originally Posted by SATINSTEEL1LE

The best model year is 100% the 20/early21. Those are the cars that were built before parts shortages and worker shortages started.

Anything since would be considered a COVID car now. Parts are held to lower QC standards to get more quantity built faster as well as an army of lower paid temp workers filling in for more experienced line workers as covid spread and forced many home for good.

Trust me I got bit by this with my 21 Hellcat. It was built middle of Covid and has three separate parts stoppages in its production. Took 4 months to complete and deliver. Then I spend another 4 months dealing with several and I mean SEVERAL parts failures from minute one. Poor quality parts that should have never passed their MFR QC standards before covid.

So my opinion is if you got a car built before the parts and worker shortages, then you truly have the best version of these cars. Since then you are likely going to get lower quality build and workmanship. And its been showing. Lots of people all over complaining of parts issues, fit and finish and over all quailty with covid cars. Its like every car since mid 2021 has been built on a Friday before a three day weekend...lol

Yeah. Nobody can prove it of course, but unfortunately this is much more likely than the official (converse) scenario.

My 2018 is pretty well built, and I'm more of a chicken than before for fear of not being able to replace parts easily if something happens...