--- title: "How Does the Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE Compare to Santa’s Sleigh?" description: "The Camaro may have more power, but Santa's magic gives his sleigh some unique advantages." date: "2017-12-13" modified: "2017-12-13" authors: - name: "Justin Hughes" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/justin-hughes" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/16940/how-does-the-chevy-camaro-zl1-1le-compare-to-santas-sleigh" categories: - "News" tags: - "Camaro" - "Chevrolet" - "Chevrolet Camaro" - "christmas" - "Comparison" - "Coupe" - "Performance Package" - "Santa Claus" - "sports car" --- # How Does the Chevy Camaro ZL1 1LE Compare to Santa’s Sleigh? ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* The [2018 Chevy Camaro]() ZL1 1LE is a lean mean track monster. It [lapped the Nurburgring in 7:16.04](), which is [faster than cars like]() the Ferrari 488 GTB, Nissan GT-R, and the Mercedes SLS AMG. That's all well and good, but we're interested in a question of a more seasonal nature: How does this track trimmed Camaro hold up against Santa's sleigh? [GM Parts Center]() wondered the same thing and created this handy chart to compare and contrast these two unusual vehicles. ![message-editor%2F1513201344178-camaro-2-santa-2.jpg]() **GM Parts Center** The Camaro has some obvious advantages. Its 650-hp supercharged LT4 V8 is enough to beat the nine reindeer-power sleigh by a good margin. Even with Rudolph leading the pack, Santa's sleigh can't compare these power figures—or the sound. This engine transmits its power through a six-speed manual transmission. Santa, on the other hand, has to rely on a series of grunts and whistles, hoping that his team of reindeer actually obey his commands. And while the Camaro isn't exactly a fuel sipper at 20 mpg (presumably while not lapping the Nurburgring), the sleigh—or, most specifically, its occupants—guzzle one to two cookies per house. That's a lot of cookies and doesn't even include carrots for the reindeer (I always left a carrot for Rudolph because I felt sorry for him). This complicated fuel infrastructure only exists one night per year—Christmas Eve. But when it comes down to delivering presents to children all around the world in a single night, the sleigh has special capabilities that the Camaro lacks. The biggest difference is cargo space. While the Camaro has a small 9.1 cubic-foot trunk, the sleigh's cargo capacity is infinite. How else could Santa transport billions and billions of presents? His sleigh is like a magical [Bag of Holding]() from *Dungeons and Dragons*. (Please, nobody ask Santa for a [Portable Hole]() for Christmas. It might turn Santa's sleigh into a [black hole]().) The Camaro is fast, but Santa's sleigh is faster. It has to be in order to travel to every house in the world in a single night. No one has managed to take the sleigh down the quarter mile, but it's estimated to accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 1/32 of a millisecond. The Camaro might as well not bother showing up to this race, with a glacial 3.5-second zero to 60 time. the sleigh's top speed of 2.3 million mph puts [moon rockets]() to shame, let alone the Camaro with its snail-like 181 mph top speed. The Camaro is definitely cool, but now I'm wondering where I can get my hands on a sleigh like Santa's. Maybe I can build one after I finish the [VW Jetta Ute]() project. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Instagram]() [Twitter]()