Our first look at the 2019 Camaro ZL1 is a good one, revealing the supercharged machine from front to rear.
When Chevrolet introduced the refreshed 2019 Camaro last month, the automaker offered up a look at new-look muscle car in LS, LT and SS form, including the new four-cylinder 1LE package. The press release that accompanied the first pictures of the facelifted Camaro mentioned the fact that the ZL1 would get the new rear end with the same face as the 2018 models, but the company didn’t include any pictures of the supercharged muscle car with the new look.
Fortunately, a forum member named mlee from Camaro6.com was quick with his camera when a truckload of 2019 Camaro ZL1 coupes rolled past him in Las Vegas, giving us our first look at the refreshed super-muscle car.
Pictures of the 2019 ZL1
As you can see in the images here, the 2019 ZL1 coupes on the trailer in Vegas have the same front end design, including one with the aggressive dive planes of the 1LE package. The wheels also appear to be the same as the current models, but when you get to the rear end of these test cars, there are a few differences from the current 2018 Camaro ZL1.
Most notably, while the big rear spoilers on the black 2019 Camaro ZL1 1LE appears to be similar to the design on the 2018 version, this wing sits much lower to the trunk lid. The other cars on the trailer all appear to have the standard factory wing, but every car on this trailer has the clear oval taillights of the 2019 models. On some of the cars, the lenses appear to be painted black, but there is no disguising these recognizable muscle cars.
Ultimately, these pictures created more questions than the answer, but these are the first images of the Camaro ZL1 and ZL1 1LE with features of the 2019 model refresh, providing those folks who are waiting to buy their supercharged muscle car an early look at their next new car.
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