[MR 45TH]

Great write up!! Congrats on the new ride

[formoutofchaos]

I can't wait to hear what its like to gun it full blast! I wonder how much faster it feels due to the higher torque and HP

[SoCal Racer]

Originally Posted by mkorgan

Yes, 1-4 is still there and the ride is every bit as good as my wife's Audi A6. In Tour mode the car is exceptionally quite except for a little S/C whine under throttle but road noise is significantly less than the Gen5. Hope that helps.

Very helpful. thanks again

[Sharp Shifter]

I love my Z, I have been breaking the rules some and made a few runs short shifting at 5k. Solid car

[ForgedReality]

Damn you! Here I am having (half-choosing) to wait until the 2018s, but this is making it so much harder. :/

[17CamaroZL1]

Originally Posted by mkorgan

You just don't have to shift as much but yet the car just keeps pulling and that is magic.

That's the result of a pretty flat torque curve with 650 lb/ft on tap!

Great review! Look forward to hearing more like it.

[DFWZ28]

great write up...makes one think the 64k price is a dang bargain for this beast.

[ZL1Goals]

i have a question regarding throttle feel. alot of ss owners were saying that the throttle was dead at the top of the pedal. does the zl1 have this ?

[mkorgan]

Originally Posted by ZL1Goals

i have a question regarding throttle feel. alot of ss owners were saying that the throttle was dead at the top of the pedal. does the zl1 have this ?

To be clear, I have not pressed her yet but there is NOTHING dead about the throttle from my perspective.

[mkorgan]

UPDATED: See first post on thread!!

[detltu]

Thanks for the write up. Keep them coming. I like to hear perspectives from gen5 ZL1 owners. Looking forward to hearing a track review. Also looking forward to driving one myself.

[hawk02]

Originally Posted by mkorgan

UPDATE 11/18: Couple things. First, she got her first real detail today and a few observations: 1) The aero on this thing is crazy From duct work to cool brakes to routing air through the front intercoolers and in/around the splitter and into the S/C....the work put into make the air go where Team Camaro wants it to go is amazing. When you get close to one or get yours, just look at how intricate the air routing is on the front. Second, I love the look of the wheels but good god are they awful to clean. I must have spent 30 minutes just on the wheels. And if you are like me and like to get the caliber real good....well good luck with that as there is no place to get your hand through there to do it. I am going to be thinking long and hard on how to approach the wheels next time because this time sucked.

I detailed my car last Monday. I absolutely agree getting inside to clean the wheel barrels and calipers is going to be a bit of a challenge. I was able to get the barrels clean with the smallest wheel woolly from a three piece set. For the calipers, I used a trim and lug nut brush. Time wise, it took just about as long to clean these wheels as it did my 10 spoke black wheels on my 5th gen ZL1. What really saved me time is the rotors on the new ZL1 did not show any surface rust after getting wet. My 5th gen would take 2-3 drives after a wash before it stopped depostiing surface rust on the wheels. That was really frustrating and a big PITA.

I sure hope this lack of surface rust isn't a one time phenomena due to some coating on the rotors that will wear off over time. Not having to deal with surface rust will make it a whole lot easier to keep these wheels clean even if it is more difficult to clean the inside.

[Z_Rocks]

Originally Posted by hawk02

I detailed my car last Monday. I absolutely agree getting inside to clean the wheel barrels and calipers is going to be a bit of a challenge. I was able to get the barrels clean with the smallest wheel woolly from a three piece set. For the calipers, I used a trim and lug nut brush. Time wise, it took just about as long to clean these wheels as it did my 10 spoke black wheels on my 5th gen ZL1. What really saved me time is the rotors on the new ZL1 did not show any surface rust after getting wet. My 5th gen would take 2-3 drives after a wash before it stopped depostiing surface rust on the wheels. That was really frustrating and a big PITA.

I sure hope this lack of surface rust isn't a one time phenomena due to some coating on the rotors that will wear off over time. Not having to deal with surface rust will make it a whole lot easier to keep these wheels clean even if it is more difficult to clean the inside.

Some professional detailing shops, remove the wheels for proper cleaning and inspecting rotors and power wash under the car for dirt and stuff.

I think it's a good idea to do it every 6 months.

[NW Sam]

Thanks for the great review.
Can you compare the 5th Gen Recaro seats to the 6th Gen Recaro seats?