General Motors recently added an important new trim level to the Camaro lineup: the 2020 Camaro LT1.
This no-frills V8 model is intended to woo customers away from the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger, both of which are currently outperforming the Camaro in the pony car sales race.
GM just may succeed in putting some more butts in the seats of the Camaro for 2020, as the bare bones LT1 model is pretty enticing.
The 2020 Camaro LT1 is packing the same 455-horsepower 6.2-liter LT1 V8 as the Camaro 1SS and 2SS, but has less standard options. This has allowed Chevy to price the car from $34,995 – undercutting the $36,350 Mustang GT and essentially matching the $35,790 Challenger R/T.
The 2020 Camaro LT1 will be available with a six-speed manual or 10-speed automatic transmission and will be offered in both coupe and convertible body styles. Options available to throw on the regular 2.0-liter and 3.6-liter V6 Camaro LT will also be offered in the LT1, including a rear spoiler, colored brake calipers, sueded interior components, Recaro seats and more.
Additionally, the new entry-level V8 model features the exterior appearance of the 2.0-liter turbo and 3.6-liter V6 powered Camaro, rather than the more aggressive look of the Camaro SS. This gives owners the option to choose the Camaro fascia they prefer – no matter which engine they want. It also makes the Camaro LT1 a bit of a sleeper thanks to the less aggressive look of the non-SS fascia.
Do you think the updated 2020 Camaro LT1 is hot or not? Have your say and vote below and feel free to let us know why you voted the way you did in the comments below.
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The 6th gen Camaro never really captured me like some of the other GM performance models have. However, when I saw the details and price on this, it actually had me considering trading up my 2010 Cadillac CTS-V for this. I like the price, and the performance is solid; especially with an aftermarket power adder (super/turbocharger).
It’s a nice option for people who can’t get over that porkchop sideburns Lexus type front end. I wonder how the brakes and suspension stack up or have they been compromised?
Now this is a legit sleeper
They re-created the 3rd & 4th gen Pontiac Formula – all the power and handling of a Trans Am, but looks more like a base model (especially de-badged, with decals removed)
Please… pretty please, give me the option to spec a 1LE package on this LT1 trim! 😀 GM, you will have my money!
I agree. I would prefer a body color hood too.
Yes! Rev It. The option on all 1LE’s for a body color hood.
I plan to buy a Camaro 1LE, if, Chevrolet raises the output of the Turbo-4 or V6, though, this new LT1 has peaked my interest in a V8.
No matter which, I will have to body color the hood.
Hoping it is just a vinyl applique so it can be removed with a heat gun. The condition of the hood finish once the applique is removed could prove expensive, so an option for deleting the blacked out hood would be preferably.
On the pre-face-lift 6th gen the black hood was little more than a vinyl wrap. so It should be feasible to remove the wrap.
Very hot. You can get into the 6.2, and then go to Summit and start your wish list. A 1LE version for less than the SS would be even better.
Maybe a non magnetic shock option might be doable near that price.
Real HOT! I was here thinking of a cheap 5.3L V8 “325 Sport” model to set right under the 6.2L SS, but GM thought better and slammed this lower priced 6.2L LT-1 Camaro right into the mix like a boss. Just needs a 1LE package now.
This is all that I wanted back when I was buying a brand new Camaro in 2013. The 1LS had everything I wanted, it was a cheap and simple car without options, I was just wishing that I could “upgrade” to a v8 but keep everything else in the base form. I didn’t want to add a premium and options that I did not want in the car, just to get to a 1SS. The jump was huge cost-wise. I actually wound up just purchasing and enjoying a 1LS for 5 years, and then trading it in when the used-car market of SS hit well, and then bought my SS.
Had this option been around back then, I would still have my original 2013.
GM needs to do this across the board. Too many of the performance goodies are piled on with the BS adaptive cruise, lane keep, backup camera, blind spot warning, 2 billion watt stereos and other crap that price a lot of people out of the market. Let me have the engine, transmission and suspensions I want and then let me choose the options.
Dodge & Ford …are now out of the picture. Come on GMPP…. Get it together lets see the new camaro rock thanks GM. Camaro loyalist Richard Zapala
I’m sold! I will be buying this car! This is probably the best thing chevy has done in a while. GMPP Already has a plethora of stuff that can be added to the car. Only thing I can think of is a 10-speed 1LE package and this car will be perfect.
Just configured a mustang GT base for 34950 on Ford’s website. Don’t really see the glory in this besides making the V8 version slightly more attractive. The other front end looks like they mashed up a modern Lexus grille with a 2011 Ford edge face on Microsoft paint.
Bottom line you just can’t beat gm v8s for performance reliability.
I have a 2011 SS that’s been modified and I’m very happy with it but if i was in the market for a new one this would be it , plain Jane camaro coupe with a big motor doesn’t get any better than that ??
The interior especially the driver info center and dash is out right hideous.
The rims, terrible.
It’s a beautiful car, in and out. Saying any different makes you not worthy to drive one so go away. I will probably never be able to get any of them but the Camaro is my dream car so dont talk bad about it.
I still think GM should drop the 3.6L and put a revised 5.3L V8 in it’s place with a 10-speed auto pushing out 400hp. an “L99-modified” 5.3L V8 Auto with nearly the same price tag as the 3.6L 3LT with an RS package and a 1LE pkg would truly be a win for the Camaro. All they would need to do at that point would be to get rid of the 2.0L, put the 2.7L turbo in it’s place, throw some GMPP upgrades across he board and the Camaro would improve it’s sales without GM really putting too much extra cash into the program. Just use what is already available. Keep the camaro mostly the way it is right now, bright out an Alpha Platform performance sedan, a VSS-R performance SUV, a 5.3L option street truck trim for the Colorado and GM would truly have it made. None of them have to match Hellcat or Demon numbers being that these cars will be lighter and more agile but a performance sedan with a 330hp 2.7L base option, a 400hp 5.3L option, a 455hp 6.2L option (or two of them) and a 650hp supercharged 6.2L option with RWD based drivetrains and everything else would be awesome. same with a performance crossover. As for the Colorado, a 5.3L Colorado RST and a supercharged 5.3L Colorado Xtreme would be cool with more of the silverado styling and a better interior. Just saying. but back to the point at hand. I will be buying one of these next year. Simple as that.
What people always seem to miss is the millions and millions of dollars it costs to certify an engine for a new vehicle. You can’t just take the 5.3 out of the Silverado and call it good. You’re talking dozens of engineers with new calibration work (yes, even though the cal is done for the truck!), the factory utilization and line details, EPA registration for a new engine in a vehicle, over a year of testing, new parts (is the cam different? Intake manifold?) then getting suppliers to run a new PPAP on the parts, train the assembly employees, etc. Unfortunately those years are long gone of just “swapping engines”.
Your saying get rid of the v6 and keep the 4? How about a supercharged v6 for the gas mileage. I dont know, it’s just that everyone I have talked to says a 4 in a Camaro is blasphemy. Myself would love a v7 period but I can’t even afford to buy a used v7 so it doesn’t really matter much.
gas mileage of a 2019 Silverado with a 5.3L V8 is 16city/22 highway, gas mileage of a 2019 Camaro 3.6L V6 is 16city/27 highway (specs sourced from google search) The Silverado with the V8 is equal to the Camaro with the V6 and not too far off on the highway. I would say the 5.3L (backed by a 10-speed auto with Active fuel management) would probably do a lot better in the Camaro than the V6. Yeah people say a 4cylinder in any “Muscle car” is blasphemy but you figure in truck form, the 2.7L Turbo makes 310hp/348tq. A 2002 Camaro SS with a 5.7L made near those same numbers (310hp/340tq) so a base Camaro with the same horsepower as an LS1 isn’t a terrible thought if GM can get it to sound halfway decent and not like a kid who took a hacksaw and a straight pipe to his grandmother’s hand me down civic sedan. And let’s just say GM wanted to Match the Ecoboost mustang and do 330hp/348tq, now GM has something to show for. The thing about turbo-4 cylinder performance is to make it sound decent and (in the words of Carroll Shelby) “Go Like Hell!” People thought turbo-6 cars were a joke but GM had a turbo six back in the 80’s with a slogan “We brake for Corvettes!” I’m not saying the 2.7L Turbo-4 is going to win hearts and souls like a Grand National or GNX but as a base performance car, you can’t really argue with those kinds of numbers, especially on the Alpha chassis. You take that and throw a 1LE package on it I can almost guarantee that it will be the top non-v8 American performance car on the market, Not to mention a 4-cylinder Camaro that can keep pace with or pull on a 5.7L Hemi Challenger/Charger right from the factory. Plus right above that a 400-405hp 5.3L Camaro would be a bigger slap in the face to Dodge and to Ford because now GM has another V8 in the mix that gets great gas mileage and great performance. I figure if GM can get the Corvette to get 30mpg with a 6.2L, the 5.3L in a Camaro should have no issues doing similar numbers with a 10-speed behind it and now GM has two affordable V8 packages on the market so they should have no issues outselling Dodge or Ford. Period. Like i said at that point all they need to do is come out with an Alpha platform sedan, a VSS-R performance crossover and a pair of high performance V8 Colorado pickups (one with a 5.3L N/A 400hp and a 5.3L Supercharged 495hp V8) and Chevrolet is set to go as far as V8 performance is concerned. Anything else they do would be icing on the cake.
I here you. So my dream would be of course the Z28 with all season tires and the new Blaser in SS form if they ever make it. And it would corner like the Camaro.
pretty much. Granted even if they did make an SS Blazer, it would probably have the 400hp 3.0L Twin Turbo V6 under the hood being that it’s on a FWD chassis. But If GM were smart about that, it would have a lowered magnetic ride AWD setup, Brembo brakes, a performance tuned chassis, performance wheels and tires, more aggressive body work, an SS Camaro style hood, rear lift gate spoiler, better taillamps, a dual mode exhaust with quad tips, 9-speed auto, Recaro seating, Alcantara steering wheel, privacy glass on the rear doors, the lift gate and the rear quarter glass, performance stereo and possibly a few other things along with a few GM Performance Parts upgrades like they did with the Cobalt SS & HHR SS. a Blazer SS would be a nice car from GM if it were to be done right. Truthfully, the Blazer RS would have done better with a 335hp/348tq performance tuned version of the 2.7L Turbo-4 with performance upgrade options from GMPP such as Stage Kits, suspension upgrades, etc. That with a performance tuned suspension, a tuned dual exhaust to make it sound deep and not ricey, a sportier interior and a few other things would have been better (in my opinion) than stuffing the 3.6L V6 under the hood.
The 3.6L – LF4 -Twin – Turbo DOHC V6 in the ATS-V Cadillac has 10 more HP than the SS V8. 10 less lb. Ft. Torque. A wider torque range. A higher 500-rpm Redline
A top speed of 190-mph, 12.1 – 1/4-mile and 3.7 sec 0-60 mph. Out runs the best German sports coupe on the road course.
I would take that V6 over a V8 in a Camaro. But it no doubt costs a lot more to build.
I would save that for Buick and Cadillac. You’re absolutely right about the specs of that vehicle but to put it in a Camaro would not only drive the price up a bit, but it would also rub a lot of enthusiasts wrong. Me personally I’m all for what Chevy did in the 90’s and early 2002s and that was simplicity under the hood. I’ve commented above about having the 2.7L turbo-4 as the base engine in the Camaro since that’s what out there and available but what I really wished Chevy would put the 4.3L V6 in as the base engine. The 4.3L in truck guise puts down a respectable 285hp & 305lb-ft of torque. with revised heads, cam, intake manifold, engine calibrations, etc. the 4.3L should have no issues putting down 310hp/315tq. Same with the 5.3L putting down 405hp/410tq and the 6.2L putting down 475hp/475 N/A and 700hp S/C. I remember the though of buying affordable muscle cars like the Z/28 Camaro and pulling out my Jegs or Summit Racing catalog and ordering parts for it. that was the excitement of owning cars like this. It didn’t have to be a top not SLP Camaro SS but a nice Z/28 w/ T-tops was more than sufficient even with a little less horsepower because you could build it the way you wanted to and the Z/28 had a smaller wheel setup with thicker tires so it rode nicer than the SS. I miss when Chevy was a car of the regular working class person and muscle cars and trucks were just that muscle cars and trucks. They didn’t try to compete with BMW or Ferrari, even though they didn’t back down from them at a stoplight either. I’m glad the Camaro has evolved into a car that can compete in more than just stoplight to stoplight battles but the Corvette is already a world class sports car (a car that at this point would benefit from moving from Chevrolet to Cadillac since that’s the direction it’s going as a sports car to compete with the world). A lot of us still miss having simple cars that we can wrench on in our garages and driveways, that was always the point of having stuff like that. Not that we want unreliable cars that we have to fix all the time but cars that are simple enough that if we have to fix it we can still go to our local auto parts shop (or dealer) grab a part and go put it on ourselves. Cars that we can tinker with here and there and actually enjoy. Something like this, an Alpha platform sedan (Malibu or Impala with an SS package) a on road performance SUV (alpha platform Trailblazer with an SS package, an off road SUV (w/ a K5 Tahoe Z71 Off Road pkg and a Limited package which would basically be the RST performance package but lowered and blacked out), a performance midsize truck (Colorado with a V8 option), a full size performance truck (Silverado SS) a full size off road truck (Silverado HD Z71 Off Road) and a HD off road truck (Scottsdale) is what we want from Chevy along with some simple every day vehicles that are not necessarily crossovers and SUVs. Actually Chevy could redo it’s SUV lineup (which it’s doing) get rid of the Trax, the traverse and the equinox, bring back the Tracker, have a few hybrid & electric vehicles but also have VSS-F cars like the Cavalier (w/ a Z24 2.7L turbo-4 pkg) and the Lumina (also with a Z34 3.6L V6 pkg) There should also be a Colorado based SUV in the mix as well (what to call it, I don’t know) and the Colorado should get more of the Silverado styling inside and out. Keep everything simple and bring back Chevrolet as the car of the working class American people.
What a re-refresh 6th gen is, is different than what a 7th gen can be.
The ’20 looks mostly like a parts and trim mash-up. I didn’t see a V6 1LE or 3LT with magride or a flow-tie face option. Some of those trims combos might have ended up loss-leaders. A refresh wasn’t going to help practicality enough, so no split bench yet. Still, LT1 is a draw, personally.
They have many potential options for 7th gen power. A recent speculation was the C8 will debut a stacked cam OHV. I prefer a Camaro with OHV.
I have owned nothing but camaros since I started driving, 18 years ago. This is the first model I probably wont buy, the recent redesign is really unattractive, in my opinion and I can just put money into my other camaros to make them just as fast or faster than the LT1. Fix that design, GM, and I’ll be back on board, otherwise I’m starting to look at the 5.0 mustang.
Looks like a gussied up Honda. This is the opposite of a Camaro. Have you seen the new Chevrolet emblem? It’s an egg roll wearing a sombrero. Chevy is about as American as a shrimp taco.
Have been waiting for years for this car Here in Canada where an SS tops 50 grand V8 power has been out of reach. Back in the 70’s and early eighties these cars were available then you had to go to an Z28
There are lots of ways to dress up a new car like this and stay out of the 50,000 range
Well done
As someone who had a 2017 2ss and now has a 2019 GT premium pp1, I can say the Camaro is and was the superior car in nearly every way. Mustang is great but build quality for one, sucks!.
The LT1 should have been available all along. I’m thinking of throwing the LS3 in my 2015 1LT/RS convertible. I think the Camaros are the hottest pony car there is….I just hope GM dont let their execs screw it up!
Looks much much better than that butt ugly massive grille. Maybe they should try a little more aggressive advertising…which they don’t do, if they are concerned about sales.
First of all lets remember that GM made the mistake of a lifetime when they brought the Camaro back with a car that looked nothing like a Camaro. They were sitting on a goldmine and as usual they screwed it up. GM all you had to do was make a couple modern changes to the 69 Camaro decking it out with state of the art electronics. Maybe a modernized tail light upgrade and grill. Put a modern interior in it and definetly outfit it with a supercharged V8.
It would have made sales record history by capturing the older and younger generation. You would have been giving proud recognition to the Camaro that captured every heart and turned every head in America. Pack that with the true Heartbeat of America advertising and a winner would have emerged. Then start to mold it into modern transition. Instead you put a car out that was not even designed by an American, totally insulting the Model Year that started it all. Where did the real GM go? I always said, if you are going to design and build something, especially something of this magnitude and nostalgia, you should have gotten the input of US car enthusiasts, collectors, and guys who lived that era. SO No Thanks GM I will keep my tricked out 75 Camaro. At least it is a REAL CAMARO that earned its name. As always Dodge, dit it right, Ford did it right, and GM well you tried and missed the boat the same way you did when you allowed Ford to hit the streets with the first Mustang while not even having the Camaro in production. The logo is correct. “Heart Beat of America (Yesterdays Chevrolet)”.
Simpler, edgier but bulgy and brutal design is what makes a car an american muscle car.
Combined with a thicc block and you’re in business.
I think GM lost their magic. Ever since the introduction of the Camaro 6 the design has been that of a cross-over between a Mazda 6 and some German car. It’s a Japanese car now.
The last gen Camaro 5’s already started losing their magic, but the Camaro 6 …
Of course the performance has improved big time which is an awesome feat, but still… the thing that made me buy the 2011 Camaro RS in Cyber Grey is gone.
I just keep eyeballing the consistently “American Muscle”: Dodge Challenger.
Dealers will not stock the bare bones Camaro , add $1500 for auto transmission plus needed extras it will price out about $42,900
Sounds good on the internet! But Some where I read on the internet , a 1SS with the 1LE package is the best 40,000 dollars buy on the market. Have you tried purchasing one for 40,000 grand? It’s not happening! So who fooling, who ? I think the Camaro is a great car! A great alternative to the Corvette. Sometimes great cars end up in last place!
Meh
Looks like all the rest of them of that body style
If I knew this was coming,I would have waited.
Being a muscle car fan from the 79’s growing up , I find your new 2020camaro LT1 a fascinating model. Less options interior wise and more muscle for the road, yes, I’m intrigued about the car but you guys lack one thing to beat mustang and the Challenger when it comes to sales and that’s commercialisation, mention options ,the motor it carries , it’s availability and price, then watch the poeple flock in for this car to be seen or to buy.. trust me in this commercialisation and mentioning it’s options, motor, handeling will intrigue people to buy, when you don’t do this ; the car dies. Yet so good yet wasn’t known. Angelo car guy.
For whoever say its not a nice car umm it is a very nice car. Its pretty fast and drives smooth! Got a 2021 riverside blue Lt1 v6 10 speed on black interior and technology pkg with bose system and 20 inch blk rims with all weather tires! In love with this car! Not a fan of any challengers or any dodge or mustangs. Everyone has there own taste so not saying those cars are ugly there just not my type of car..