Take that, Europe. Finally, something really cool that Americans can have, and Europe can’t. Keep your slices of forbidden fruit that are hot hatchbacks because we have the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE.
Per the latest episode of Motor Trend’s “Ignition,” in which the 2018 Camaro ZL1 1LE stars in, host Jonny Lieberman reveals the hopped-up, track-bred Camaro can’t be sold in Europe. Why? All the additional aerodynamic components.
Chevrolet added a larger front grille, splitter and replaced the daytime running lights with the massive dive planes to cut through the air and also force more air in for cooling purposes. It’s functional, and it looks properly menacing. What it isn’t good for is pedestrian safety.
With the additional aerodynamic bits, it also means the 2018 Camaro ZL1 1LE will absolutely fail Europe’s pedestrian safety standards. Apparently, Europe doesn’t want Camaro ZL1 1LE puncturing people with its aero pieces.
Aside from that nugget of information, you can check out the entire episode in the video above and watch the 2018 Camaro ZL1 1LE rip around mountain roads.
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I’m pretty sure someone is going to buy one here and ship it to Europe IF someone at Europe really loves 1LE
You can’t even import such a car to Europe. Chevy will have to “improve” the front bumper/Pipes in order to sell this car or buy a dodge hellcat or demon 🙂
General Motors makes nice cars.
Greetings from Germany!
What I’m saying is buy one from a US dealer and then ship it
Absolutely Sick! A freaking monster.
Monster as in Frankenstein ugly. I’m sorry, performance aside, this car looks ridiculous. The Transformers front ends that Chevy has stuck on the Camaro, Silverado and even Malibu are just awful… What happened to the clean, mean & classy styled Chevrolet from the 50’s & 60’s/early 70’s? Even the 80’s/90’s trucks still looked great. I think the 2010-13 Camaro looked mean & clean with the 69’ish muscle car front end and clean profile. The squished beady eyed 14 mce Camaro to the present (not much different) isn’t a good look. Nor is the rear.
The Avista would have made the hottest Camaro ever built. It looked old school Chevrolet for the modern era. If only Chevrolet could get their styling together like Buick and GMC have, they might dominate the market again.
Funny how in europe they allow rat muslim immigrants in by the 1,000’s, that kill people with trucks of “peace”…
But the ZL1 1LE’s bumper is too dangerous???
Makes me wonder if it will be legal in the peoples Republic of California.