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Originally Posted by Msmall143
Where are people getting ideas that the only upside is a warranty.
A 1le is an ss with a suspension package and a wheel tire upgrade. A zl1 is a completely different car.
I am really getting confused as to why people think a ss with a $3500 option is out performing a zl1!
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In most cornering situations (where there is not any significant bumpiness) and braking (up to the point of fade), the ZL1 is at best tied. Of course it'll run away and hide from the 1LE once the road straightens out again.
If you look a little deeper into the Lightning Laps comparison data, you'll see that the 1LE is a very good bang for the buck - and this holds true whether you're looking at this on a car cost basis or on a price-independent power to weight basis. For reference, the more top-end oriented GT500 is less efficient at generating its lap times than either the ZL1 or the 1LE regardless of whether you're looking at a cost or a power to weight basis.
Blueclyde - that the 1LE manages almost 98% of the ZL1's VIR lap performance on a course that has significant stretches that favor pure HP is huge when you consider that comes at only 2/3 the price and barely more than 3/4 of the power to weight. Brute force still wins, but by a closer margin than power to weight suggests should be the case.
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Originally Posted by Msmall143
Yes, a lighter car stops faster....if the brakes and rotors are the same....which they are not.
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Road & Track consistently found braking distances for the ZL1 to be longer than for the 1LE. Up toward 10 feet longer from their standard test speed for braking IIRC.
Norm