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Originally Posted by lt4camaro
But I think most Camaro guys wanted to see a direct NA competitor to the GT350R. That being said, The ZL1 1LE car should have been manual seats, no a/c, no back seat, radio delete, or something similar to the 80's 1LE and what ford did with the GT350R. Who wants a loaded creature comfort track car? Chevy isn't serious enough like other manufacture's.
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Most of what you suggest was incorporated into the 5thGen Z/28, and not many wanted it....The 5th Gen SS 1LE had plenty of creature comforts, as do all the 6thGen 1LEs...
I'd say obviously many creature comforts that the ZL1 still have do not impact track performance. At any rate they apparently weren't worth the expense to eliminate to achieve the desired result...
Still, this ZL1 1LE is a unique track animal....Suspension system of unique components, tires and wheels, etc....This would have been called a Z/28 had it not had the LT4....I think they realized a stripped down model (of any kind) just won't sell....I think they knew that before they even built the 5thGen Z/28, but went ahead with it anyway....Probably not necessary with the engineering platform offered in the 6thGens...
I think once the dust has settled the hard core track rats will see the benefits of this ZL1 1LE and will gravitate to it and not hold their breath for a Z/28....
Performance will trump nostalgia and heritage for those who want to enjoy the track...