Not only are we driving the 2019 Chevrolet Malibu RS this week, but we’ll also gain seat time in the latest Camaro family member: the 2019 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE Turbo.
During our stint with the turbocharged, track-focused sports car, we’ll be around a slew of experts to answer any questions, comments, or concerns surrounding the car, and we invite you to leave anything you’re wondering in the comment section below.
The 2019 Camaro 1LE Turbo rounds out the Camaro portfolio for a 1LE trim for every powertrain. It joins the Camaro SS 1LE and Camaro V6 1LE. Like its more powerful brethren, the 1LE Turbo gains track-focused upgrades including an FE3 suspension with specifically tuned components, a Brembo brake package, drive mode selector with performance instrument readouts, a flat-bottom steering wheel and the 1LE’s signature dark hood.
While we can answer some of your questions, we are obligated to withhold our driving impressions on the car until Thursday, August 30.
Please allow us 48 hours to return to all questions and we’ll make sure we seek out a proper answer to your questions. The floor is yours, readers.
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Is there any noticeable turbo lag?
Also is it more or less enjoyable to drive than the V6 1LE?
Does it have rev matching?
The 1LE package doesn’t change the 6-speed, so it will have the LS/LT tyranny, not the SS/Zl1 6-speed. The LT 6-speed doesn’t have rev matching in 2018. Fair bet it doesn’t in 2019.
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I hope Randy Pobst wheels it eventually…. oops! that is Motor Trend.
Here’s your wheel specs: 20″ x 8.5″ front and 20″ x 9.5″ rear black forged aluminum wheels
Previously reported LT 1LE Package is $4500. It requires at least 1LT trim according to the Order Guide. So no LS.
Thankz! Dan.
While it will be hard not to check the box for the V6 & Dual-Mode exhaust, the several thousand saving of treasure and the lighter front end and better fuel MPG, are a positive compensation.
How does the cabin noise level of the 2.0T differ from the V6 and V8 at WOT?
I have some hearing problems and unfortunately the V6 Gen5 Camaro I test drove left my ears ringing. Obviously that’s a postive for most Camaro buyers but I have a hunch that Chevy could expand the Camaro’s appeal with a Luxury Sport verison that traded a little straight line performance for more NVH isolation. GM will retort with “just buy an ATS Coupe,” which is what I did, but not all buyers will pay the Cadillac tax for a mess of doodads and geegaws they don’t want.
The 1LE Turbo will still be thousands less then the BMW 230i with the same options/content, and will have more torque and Hp. Hopefully, somebody will track compare the two along with the Ecoboost Mustang and the new Supra/BMW 4-cyl. Coupe.
In the presentation, the BMW was never mentioned. Instead, they’re targeting the hot hatch crowd.
Thanks, Katakis. Clearly they will be shopped together. As a long time BMW owner, I shopped the Camaro. Maybe Camaro guys won’t shop a BMW even though they are alike in many ways.
I actually test drove the 230i, the 240i, the Turbo Camaro, and the V6 on the same day. Me and my friends were all struck by how similar the cars were despite the price difference. We also drove the A4 and the Mustang and were surprised to say at the end of the day that the Bimmer and the Bowtie were each other’s competitor, not the Mustang or the A4
What is the Camaro Turbo 1/4 mile ET ?
If you add some bolt-on’s and tune them, they’re properly quick. Look up tuned ATS and Camaro 2.0t 1/4 mile times.
Does it have a snow traction setting? The 2018 V6 1LE did not, but the 2019 order guide seems to suggest it does now.
Does it have a short throw shifter? Order guide does not list the shifter that was previously part of the package.
What is the final weight F/R ratio?
No snow/ice setting for the Turbo 1LE.
The shifter is the same. Weight is 3,354 lbs.
Ugh. That’s what I was worried about.
Sorry to follow up. My buddy and I disagree on how to interpret your comment. The shifter is the same as the 2019 LT or the shifter is the same as the 2018 1LE?
Ah – it’s the same as the Camaro LT 1LE. It doesn’t have the SS shifter.
Do you notice anything different between the 2018 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE turbo and the new 2019 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE turbo where you come away and said ‘I’ve been waiting for Chevy to do that.’
There was never a Turbo 1LE for 2018. You had the option of a Turbo RS package, but that was just appearance.
While the 2.0T has a respectable 275hp, would the 2.7T from the truck with 310hp be a better choice? A foreseeable change in the future Camaro? Given the 3.6 V6 is 335hp and Ford’s 2.3T is 310hp, it only seems logical. Yes, no? Just curious as I’m not interested in a 4 cyl. in any pony car anyway unless it’s pushing at least 350hp.
It will be surprising if the 2.7T doesn’t replace the high feature V6. It’s more efficient, has a better powerband, and is a lighter engine.
Next gen Camaro will likely have:
2.0T Tripower
2.7T Tripower
6.2 V8
ZL1 5.5 DOHC V8 w/flat-plane crank
Sorry, but I don’y see how anyone would want a lower HP 4 cylinder over the N/A 335hp V6. Replacement of the the 2.0T, yes, not otherwise. If I’m not mistaken, your also forced to buy premium gas with the 4 banger turbo vs. the N/A 3.6 V6 on regular. If so, there goes your fuel costs/savings as well.
As a person who is patiently waiting for the Turbo 1LE to release so I can immediately order one, I can totally answer your question.
I have driven both the V6 and the 2.0T. I prefer the turbo because:
A. It is 100lbs lighter in the nose and handles better because of it.
B. It has better torque and it gets peak torque in a much lower rev range. This means I’ll get the power from the car zipping around town (where I never cross 4500 RPM) rather than exclusively getting the power on freeway or the once or twice a year I get the chance to track it.
So in my day to day life, most of the time, the turbo will have better handling AND better power.
Agreed, I currently work at a dealership and tend to really enjoy the 4cyl-T over the V6, just because of the surge of torque that catches you off guard in the low range. Lots more practical-city driven fun to be had in the little engine, even despite the (slightly) higher fuel cost; but who the hell is buying one of these cars to save fuel anyways?
The 2.7T Tripower won’t be less powerful than the 3.6 V6.
So far we only have the specs for the 2.7T in a truck, so it’s tuned for low end torque. Even in this truck tune, it makes 310 hp, only slightly less than the 3.6 V6, and torque is over 70 lb-ft greater than the 3.6. Peak torque and hp is also produced at lower rpm than in the 3.6. Thus even if GM dropped the truck-tuned 2.7T into the Camaro it would outperform then 3.6.
GM will tune the 2.7T for even more hp in the Camaro. So it will handily beat the V6, which really needs to be revved over 5000 rpm to come to life.
Add in the weight savings, and a 2.7T Camaro will be a sub 5 second 0-60 car.
Great looking sports car i would buy one as long as it is not made in USA..
Ignorant prejudice knows no national boundary.
Until Luke posted, I had forgotten entirely about this thread. I own one of these cars now and daily drive it. I’m happy to field questions for anyone who is interested.