MT Then and Now: 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE, 1998 Camaro Z/28 SS, 1990 ... - MotorTrend Magazine
For most of its history, the Chevrolet Camaro was all about straight-line performance, but every once in a while a well-rounded handler would come along. For the fifth-generation Camaro, that car is the 2013 Chevy Camaro SS 1LE , which includes stickier Goodyear rubber, thicker stabilizer bars, and a completely reworked suspension, borrowing heavily from the big boy Camaro ZL1. The 2013 Camaro SS... The third-generation 1990 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE is the modern day 2013 Camaro SS 1LE's namesake. Buyers then chose between the 5. 0-liter Tuned Port Injection V-8 making 230 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque and its five-speed manual, or the 5. 7-liter TPI V-8 making 245 hp and 345 lb-ft of torque and its four-speed slushbox. As far as the fourth-generation Camaro is concerned, the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 SS was the be-all end-all of Camaro performance. Checking the "WU8" option added the SS package to the already hot Z/28. Like the modern day Camaro SS 1LE, the Camaro Z/28 SS got stickier Goodyear rubber, a new exhaust system, a new front anti-roll bar, and different spring and dampening rates,... Source: wot.motortrend.com
