2017 Chevy Camaro 1LE: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

The 2017 Camaro 1LE promised to be everything you ever wanted to know about the track package, and the spec sheet mostly delivers on that. GM built two distinct versions — one around the V6, one around the SS — each with its own suspension tune, Brembo brakes, and electronic limited-slip differential. The results, including a 4.2-second 0-60 for the SS version, turned a $4,500-$6,500 option into one of the best performance bargains Chevy has ever offered.

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Everything you ever wanted to know is a bold promise for a track package, but the 2017 Camaro 1LE actually backs it up with numbers that surprised even longtime Camaro fans. This wasn’t just a stripe package or a firmer shock tune slapped on for marketing GM built two distinct versions, one around the V6 and one around the SS, each with its own suspension hardware, brakes, and tire sizing. The performance figures alone raised eyebrows when they were published, especially for the six-cylinder version. So how much car did Chevy actually pack into a $4,500 option box?

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Two 1LEs, Two Very Different Missions

The V6 1LE paired a 3.6-liter engine making 335 horsepower and 284 lb-ft of torque with a 6-speed manual and the SS’s FE3 suspension package stiffer dampers, rear cradle mounts, and ball-jointed rear toe links while the SS 1LE went further, layering in the all-new FE4 chassis tune with specific calibration for the Magnetic Ride dampers, springs, and stabilizer bars around its 6.2-liter, 455-horsepower V8. Both versions got a segment-exclusive electronic limited-slip differential with a 3.73 final drive, and both rode on Brembo brakes with six-piston monobloc front calipers and 14.6-inch two-piece rotors hardware usually reserved for cars costing far more.

The Numbers That Justified the Hype

On paper, the results back up the everything you wanted to know framing: the V6 1LE ran 0-60 mph in 5.2 seconds and pulled 0.97 g on the skidpad, while the SS 1LE dropped that to 4.2 seconds and 1.02 g, with braking distances of 112 and 107 feet from 60 mph respectively. For a $4,500 option on the V6 coupe or $6,500 on the SS, that’s genuine track-day hardware bolted to a car most owners were still using to commute which is exactly the kind of value that turned the 1LE into a cult favorite almost overnight.

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