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If you thought the Detroit automakers have long abandoned their myopia Motown practice shortsighted to limit focus on developing products to their rivals Crosstown, rather than competition in the world, you'd be right most of the time .
But there are some notable exceptions And this new Chevrolet Camaro 1LE is one of them.
A special control option for the Chevy Camaro SS package, the 1LE was created in response to a single car Mustang Boss 302 and the team of the Camaro Ford performance was considered important for one dynamic element understeer as elimination thereof.
Understeer, of course, is the trait of manipulation that makes the car more and more reluctant to go into a corner as the speed increases according runners, you know that if your car understeering forward hits the wall first .
Oversteer, the trend at the rear end to step on corner entry, is the culprit when the rear end hits the wall first.
This seems a little more disturbing than understeer but it is precisely what the 1LE package is all about.
The 1LE is powered by the LS3 version of SS Camaro six 2-liter V-8, generating 426 horsepower and 420 lb-ft of torque it transmits its substantial thrust to the rear wheels via a Tremec close ratio manual transmission TR6060 MM6 six-speeds and a final drive ratio shorter March 91 one for quicker acceleration.
Because the package is designed for high loads in the turns, there are heavy toe links, rear shock mounts, and wheel bearings, all adopted the super Camaro ZL1 580 horsepower same goes for the pump fuel, high capacity pick-up of additional fuel, to check that on 6 2 V-8 is fully supplied with high lateral loading in the long corners.
Anti-understeer material includes new monotube, larger anti-roll bars front and rear, and a spacer covering the front struts, which increases the rigidity and improvement of steering precision.
Adhesion is provided by a set of 285 30ZR Goodyear Eagle Supercar tires G2 on 20 inch rims aluminum alloy These are larger footprints than those of the SS, and using the tires of the same size at both ends to the difference the broader staggered configuration at the back used by the SS also contributes to a more neutral and tenacious adhesion handling, engineers provide performance skidpad greater than 1 0 g side.
2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE Performance Review Specs Photos Track - Boss 302 competitor -, chevrolet camaro, performance.