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2013 Camaro

The 1LE returns — and a Hot Wheels Camaro

The track-focused 1LE package comes back on the SS, reviving the third/fourth-gen lineage.

2013 Camaro
2013 Camaro — The 1LE returns — and a Hot Wheels Camaro

The SS-based 1LE returned with FE6 suspension, specific stabilizer bars, monotube rear dampers, a tower brace, close-ratio Tremec six-speed, 3.91 axle, square 285-width tires, black 20-inch wheels, and low-gloss black hood/splitter/spoiler. Chevrolet MyLink/navigation also arrived.

Chevrolet called the limited first-quarter-2013 Hot Wheels edition the first full-size production Hot Wheels car offered for sale by any manufacturer.

Why it matters

Chevrolet called the limited first-quarter-2013 Hot Wheels edition the first full-size production Hot Wheels car offered for sale by any manufacturer.

Engines

  • Chevrolet lists a 323-hp V6; 426-hp/420-lb-ft manual SS/1LE LS3; 400-hp/410-lb-ft automatic SS L99; and 580-hp/556-lb-ft supercharged ZL1.

Identification

  • Factory 1LE cues include the low-gloss hood, black aero pieces and wheels, and red Brembo calipers. The Hot Wheels edition uses Kinetic Blue, unique graphics/badges, ZL1 grille and spoiler, ground effects, and black wheels. VIN position 10 is D.

Open questions

Still unresolved:
  • Find package totals. Do not use European-market 432/405-hp figures for U.S. cars; the U.S. brochure supplies SAE ratings.

Research basis

Sources are linked at the page level so the model-year claims can be checked against their research foundation.

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