You would be forgiven for carrying lost about a latest 1LE package for a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS. Announced behind in March, this opening ascent package was fast overshadowed by a attainment in dealerships of a 580-horsepower Camaro ZL1. While a Camaro lineup’s vast dog might be all that anyone’s been articulate about, not everybody can means to step up to a Shelby-slayer. So, only similar to Ford found room for a Boss 302 in in between a Mustang GT as good as GT500, so as good has Chevy done space for a 1LE in in between a SS as good as ZL1.
Chevy has eventually expelled central images of a 2013 Camaro SS with a 1LE package, as good as a great headlines is that this isn’t your normal SS. A matte black hood, front splitter as good as back spoiler have been a many viewable tells that you’re not seeking during a normal Camaro, yet a car’s black-finished 10-spoke wheels come true from a ZL1. The 1LE borrows alternative things from a ZL1, together with a little cessation hardware, many of a fuel system, a flat-bottom steering circle as good as a short-throw shifter, a latter of that is corresponding to a 1LE-exclusive Tremec TR6060-MM6 six-speed primer smoothness written for a sold abuses of main highway racing.
The automobile additionally receives incomparable front as good as back stabilizer bars than a customary SS, higher-capacity rear-axle half shafts, mono blood vessel back dampers as good as a strut make up brace. Nope, there have been no engine upgrades, so you’ll have to have do with a same 426-hp 6.2L LS3 V8 in a SS. That creates a 1LE reduction absolute (and significantly heavier) than a 444-hp Boss 302 opposite that it will fundamentally be compared, though it’s additionally reduction expensive. Final pricing isn’t available, though Chevy says it will land underneath $40 vast (the Boss 302 starts during $42,200).
Also of note is a latest seven-inch touchscreen that will be customary apparatus atop a core smoke-stack of all 2013 Camaros. The latest shade will carry out a car’s finish apartment of audio options, together with MyLink hookups with apps similar to Pandora as good as Stitcher. Later in a year, buyers will additionally be means to span a shade with a initial accessible GPS navigation element for a Camaro.
New for 2013:
1LE opening package
Dual-mode empty accessible upon SS
Electric appetite steering upon SS
Chevrolet MyLink as good as color-touch navigation
Hill begin await right away customary upon all primer transmissions
ZL1-style change doorknob customary upon all primer transmissions
Remote automobile begin right away enclosed upon 1LT as good as 1SS with involuntary transmission
Blue Ray Metallic extraneous color
Frameless inside rearview mirror
New 18-inch as good as 20-inch circle designs
Mojave tanned hide interior trim
2013 CHEVROLET CAMARO RANGE EXPANDS WITH TRACK-READY 1LE PACKAGE
The road-racing-inspired Camaro 1LE opening package earnings for 2013 with singular gearing, cessation tuning as good as tires that have a indication able of some-more than 1 g of parallel increase in speed as good as a sub-three notation trail time during Virginia International Raceway’s Grand Course. It is offering upon Camaro SS coupes with primer transmissions.
All Camaro SS models right away underline variable-effort electric appetite steering as good as an accessible dual-mode empty element upon primer transmission-equipped models. Both facilities were introduced upon a Camaro ZL1.
The 2013 Camaro lineup includes:
The 323-horsepower (241 kW) V-6-powered LS coupe as good as LT coupe as good as automobile – together with a 2LS with an EPA-rated thirty mpg upon a highway
The Camaro SS coupe as good as convertible, with a 6.2L V-8 delivering up to 426 horsepower (318 kW)
The 580-horsepower (432 kW) supercharged Camaro ZL1 coupe as good as convertible. (Please see a apart Camaro ZL1 recover for finish details.)
In further to a latest opening facilities offering upon a Camaro SS, all 2013 Camaro models suggest a wider operation of choices as good as enhancements that will assistance it sojourn America’s many renouned sports car. New as good as revised calm includes:
Chevrolet MyLink as good as color-touch air wave customary upon LT, SS, as good as ZL1 models
Chevrolet MyLink as good as color-touch air wave with GPS map navigation (late availability)
Hill begin await right away customary upon all primer transmissions
ZL1-style change doorknob customary upon all primer transmissions
Remote automobile begin right away embody upon 1LT as good as 1SS with involuntary transmission
Blue Ray Metallic extraneous color
Frameless inside rearview mirror
New 18-inch as good as 20-inch circle designs
Mojave tanned hide interior trim.
1LE details
The 1LE package is offering upon 1SS as good as 2SS coupe models with an disdainful Tremec TR6060-MM6 six-speed primer transmission. Paired with a numerically aloft 3.91 final-drive ratio, a close-ratio gearing of a smoothness is tuned for road-racing performance. As with a ZL1, a 1LE smoothness facilities a customary air-to-liquid cooling element for lane use.
The 1LE additionally facilities exclusive, monotube back dampers instead of a twin-tube dampers upon SS models. The latest hardware authorised engineers to change a 1LE cessation to concentration upon optimal body-motion carry out whilst preserving many of a float peculiarity as good as wheel-motion carry out of a Camaro SS.
Other changes to optimize a 1LE for track-day operate include:
Larger, 27-mm plain front stabilizer bar, as good as 28-mm plain back stabilizer club for softened physique control
Higher-capacity rear-axle half shafts to cope with increasing levels of traction
Strut make up prop for softened steering feel as good as response
ZL1-based twenty x 10-inch front as good as twenty x 10-inch aluminum wheels
285/35ZR20 Goodyear Eagle Supercar G:2 tires front as good as back (identical to a front tires for ZL1)
ZL1 circle bearings, toe links as good as back startle mounts for softened on-track performance
ZL1 high-capacity fuel siphon as good as a single some-more fuel pickups for softened fuel smoothness during high-load cornering.
Visually, a 1LE package is renowned by a matte black hood, front splitter as good as back spoiler – as good as a 10-spoke ZL1-based wheels, that have been accomplished in black. The organic front splitter as good as back spoiler minister to a car’s on-track opening by assisting to revoke aerodynamic lift during tall speeds.
Inside, a 1LE package incorporates a ZL1′s flat-bottom steering wheel, embellished in sueded-microfiber as good as written for simpler heel-and-toe pushing upon a racetrack. The quick-acting, short-throw shifter from a ZL1 is additionally embellished in sueded-microfiber.
In expectation of consumers entering a 1LE in amateur-racing events, Chevrolet is posterior SCCA capitulation of a 1LE package for Touring Class competition.
The Camaro 1LE package was introduced in 1988, desirous by Camaro’s impasse in Pro-Am main highway racing.
MyLink details
Chevrolet’s tone hold air wave with MyLink infotainment is accessible upon 2013 Camaro LS, SS as good as ZL1 models. The tone hold radio, with a seven-inch hold screen, additionally can be interconnected with an accessible in-dash GPS navigation element – a initial for a Camaro.
The tone hold air wave with MyLink gives business a aloft turn of in-vehicle wireless connectivity as good as customized infotainment options, whilst make up upon a reserve as good as confidence of OnStar. It seamlessly integrates online services such as Pandora® internet air wave as good as Stitcher SmartRadio® regulating hands-free voice as good as touch-screen controls around Bluetooth-enabled phones.
MyLink adds stereo audio streaming as good as wireless carry out of smartphones, make up upon a voice-activated Bluetooth hands-free job capacity already offering in many Chevy vehicles. The high-resolution, full-color hold shade arrangement creates media preference easy to navigate. MyLink additionally retains all a capabilities of today’s party functions, together with AM/FM/Sirius XM tuners, auxiliary as good as USB inputs.
Camaro pattern as good as extraneous features
Camaro’s heritage-inspired interior as good as extraneous communicate sportiness by iconic pattern cues. A back spoiler is customary upon all models as good as a accumulation of ribbon packages offers a extended operation of personalization features.
LT as good as SS models have been accessible with a RS package, that adds 20-inch wheel, body-color roof tiles moldings as good as antenna, as good as high-intensity liberate headlamps. Eighteen-inch wheels have been customary upon LS as good as LT model, with 20-inch wheels customary upon SS.
The Camaro automobile brings top-down pushing fun as good as character to LT as good as SS models. And since a pattern for a fifth-generation Camaro was written to house a automobile model, it gives a cars coupe-like pushing dynamics. Four vital reinforcements raise a already-stiff physique make up to relieve a cover as good as steering circle shake up usual in convertibles. They include:
A tower-to-tower prop underneath a hood
A smoothness await bolster brace
Underbody hovel brace
Front “X” prop as good as stiffer cradle as good as back underbody “V” braces.
All automobile models underline a customary back prophesy camera system. It is additionally customary upon 2LT as good as 2SS models as good as accessible upon 1LT as good as 1SS.
Exterior colors embody Summit White, Black, Crystal Red Tintcoat, Victory Red, Rally Yellow, Inferno Orange Metallic, Ashen Grey Metallic as good as Blue Ray Metallic. The automobile tip tone choices embody black as good as beige.
Camaro interior features
Camaro’s well-executed change of birthright as good as ? la mode facilities provides a fun as good as gentle sourroundings for up to four. An ambient lighting package upon 2LT as good as 2SS trims gives a interior a special heat with LED light siren technology.
Driver as good as newcomer seatsfeature six-way tractable settings (fore/aft, up/down as good as tilt), with appetite slope front seats that have been customary upon LT as good as SS models. Heated, leather-trimmed seats have been partial of a 2LT as good as 2SS trim packages.
Additional joy as good as convenienceinclude a customary driver’s feet rest (dead pedal), appetite windows with demonstrate up/down, an auxiliary sign row in a core console – customary in 2LT as good as 2SS – as good as a latest ZL1-inspired change doorknob for all primer transmissions. A leather-wrapped, three-spoke steering circle is customary upon LT as good as SS.
A head-up display, that projects pass instrument, Turn-by-Turn navigation as good as audio element sum upon a windshield, is partial of a 2LT as good as 2SS trim packages. And complementing a latest MyLink infotainment element is a six-speaker receptive to advice element upon LS, 1LT as good as 1SS. A 245-watt, Boston Acoustic nine-speaker sounds element is customary upon 2LT as good as 2SS – as good as accessible upon 1LT as good as 1SS.
Interior tone as good as trim choices embody Black, Beige, Gray, Inferno Orange as good as Mojave. The Inferno Orange as good as Mojave combinations embody contrariety stitching as good as alternative details.
Camaro powertrains
Standard in LS as good as LT models is a LFX-code 3.6L V-6, rated during 323 horsepower (241 kW) as good as enabling EPA-estimated 30-mpg main highway mileage (2LS model). Many lightweight engine facilities minister to that, together with an integrated cylinder head/exhaust plural pattern that saves about thirteen pounds per engine, when compared with a conventional, non-integrated design.
Two 6.2L V-8 engines have been offering in a Camaro SS, together with a L99 upon automatic-equipped vehicles as good as a LS3 upon manual-equipped models. Horsepower for a L99 is 400 (298 kW) during 5,900 rpm as good as hanging ornament is 410 lb.-ft. (556 Nm) during 4,300 rpm. The LS3 develops 426 horsepower (318 kW) as good as 420 lb.-ft. (569 Nm). Output upon a L99 is revoke than a LS3 since of a somewhat revoke application comparative measure (10.4:1 vs. 10.7:1) as good as pattern facilities of a Active Fuel Management system.
All Camaro models can be versed with possibly a six-speed primer or six-speed involuntary smoothness with TapShift. Equipment as good as facilities include:
The Aisin AY6 six-speed primer is customary with a 3.6L engine, as good as a Hydra-Matic 6L50 six-speed involuntary is optional
A Tremec TR 6060 six-speed primer is customary upon a SS, as good as a Hydra-Matic 6L80 six-speed involuntary is optional
The SS model’s Tremec TR6060 six-speed primer is written to hoop a tall hanging ornament characteristics of a LS3 engine as good as is suited with a 3.45:1 last expostulate ratio
A close-ratio chronicle of a Tremec TR6060 is used with a 1LE package as good as is suited with a 3.91 last expostulate ratio
Hill begin await is customary upon all primer transmissions.
A dual-mode empty element is accessible upon Camaro SS models with a six-speed primer transmission. Similar to a systems found upon a ZL1 as good as Corvette models, this vacuum-actuated element provides a quieter pushing knowledge during low engine speeds as good as a some-more assertive receptive to advice during when assertive increase in speed is called for.
Camaro framework as good as suspension
Camaro facilities entirely eccentric front as good as back suspensions, with a back cessation featuring a 4.5-link element that includes a unique, L-shaped top carry out arm that attaches to a knuckle during a single finish as good as incorporates a float bushing in a rear. A sub-frame during a back is double-isolated to minimize automobile physique motions as good as moderate main highway imperfections. Coil-over startle absorbers have been used in a back with a decoupled, vale stabilizer bar. The front cessation has a dual-ball strut system, with a direct-acting stabilizer bar.
Four cessation packages have been offered: FE2 competition upon LS as good as LT models; FE3 upon SS Convertible models, FE4 opening upon SS Coupe models as good as a FE6 with a 1LE Performance Package.
Four-wheel front brakes have been customary upon all models – together with Brembo four-piston calipers upon SS – with hydraulic stop assist. StabiliTrak electronic fortitude carry out is customary upon all models. Competitive/sport mode upon SS models enhances on-track opening as good as Performance Launch Control upon SS models with a primer smoothness optimizes hard-acceleration launches for quicker, some-more unchanging performance.
New for 2013, an electric appetite steering element grown for a ZL1 is customary upon all SS. This non-static ratio, non-static bid element provides light efforts for easy maneuverability during parking-lot speeds as good as increasing insurgency during aloft speeds, upon condition that some-more feedback as good as a some-more approach steering feel.
Camaro reserve as good as crash-avoidance features
The Camaro is written to assistance drivers equivocate crashes, whilst safeguarding occupants in a eventuality a pile-up occurs. A clever physique make up is written to catch pile-up appetite as good as yield a protecting “safety cage” around occupants. In fact, a 2012 Camaro was a initial newcomer automobile to embrace NHTSA’s revised quadruple 5-star reserve rating.
Additional facilities include:
Six customary air bags embody side screen air bags, that yield conduct insurance for outboard passengers in a eventuality of a side-impact or rollover crash
Rear Vision Package includes a rearview camera element to element a back play ground await underline (standard upon 2LT as good as 2SS; accessible upon 1LT as good as 1SS)
StabiliTrak electronic fortitude carry out element helps revoke a risk of rollover crashes by gripping a automobile in a driver’s dictated trail by requesting throttle, braking or a multiple of both
Standard four-wheel front stop element featuring smooth, still operation, longer desk pad hold up as good as some-more insurgency to stop pulsation
Pretensioners minimize brazen transformation during a collision, as good as have been customary upon a front reserve belts. Load-limiting retractors string a leather belt some-more tightly
Standard tire vigour monitoring system
Standard remote keyless entrance (RKE) element provides a second duty for a red be scared button. Drivers can operate it to fix up their cars but sounding a be scared alarm.
OnStar details
Six months of OnStar Directions as good as Connections use is customary upon all Camaro models. OnStar is a tellurian heading provider of continuous safety, confidence as good as mobility solutions as good as modernized report technology.
OnStar’s RemoteLink Mobile App allows smartphone users to carry out automobile functions, entrance automobile report as good as send directions without delay to a vehicle. A new, opt-in use called FamilyLink allows subscribers to stay continuous to desired ones by checking a place of their automobile online or by signing up for automobile place alerts.
Camaro additionally facilities latest OnStar symbol icons. Drivers will notice an updated demeanour for a Hands-Free Calling button, blue OnStar symbol as good as red Emergency button.
More report about OnStar can be found during www.onstar.com.
