Who in hell cares?

Cars like the Camaro and Challenger are just big, stupid, heavy, go fast in a straight line, and that's it. Zero finesse.

If you want American muscle, buy a Mustang and get a FI setup. Or buy a ZR1 if you have the cash. That's a proper sports car.

 

Nothing wrong with straight line speed...unless you live in the mountains lol

 

Its coming theres no doubt about it.

 

Nobody said there was anything wrong with straight-line speed. But when straight-line speed is the ONLY thing a car has going for it...fail.

 

Big- Yes
Stupid- How so?
Heavy- Yes, but it has the power to haul it.
Staright line Speed- Hell Yes

What's wrong with straight line speed if the handling is pretty decent. Just because a car is heavy doesn't mean it handles like a boat. Now can it handle as well as a RX-8, hell no, but who cares. It will provide the same kind of rush I got whenever I took an on ramp at crazy speeds. Though this will come in the form of neck snapping torque The Camaro is more then just about looks and speed, it's about the legacy of the badge.

I guess they already road tested the SS How about you wait for the data before jumping to conclusions.

 

I could give a damn about mag numbers and bench racing. I care more about qualitative opinions and analysis from experienced drivers like Randy Pobst.

Let me know when he rates the Camaro as one of the top 5 best-handling cars. Until then, there's always 5thgen.org if you're looking for people who share your love of the Transmarobird.

 

Weight is important to making a car handle. A heavier car can't transition from a straight to a corner or from a corner to another corner like a lighter car can. It's mass resists the ability to turn more. It can only match a light car in a continuous corner, like a skid pad.

 

Don't get me started on the "legacy of the badge" when it comes to the Camaro. Everbody seems to point to the original model in that respect, which was a decent car for it day.

But everyone conveniently seems to forget the past 30 years of the Camaro, during which time it was blessed with hokey styling, crappy quality, and questionable performance. Oh yeah, the 4-cylinder Camaro from the 1980s that could do 0-60 in...never. Yeah, that's the kind of "badge legacy" I want in my next car.

 

There are plenty of people on this board that appreciate the Camaro, there is nothing wrong with appreciating another car other then the 8. I loved my 8 but these two cars appease different parts of the soul.

If I'm not mistaken you were the only person to post a negative comment, while everyone else was trying to add substance to the thread.

 

WTF? Brake weights on the Camaro?

http://jalopnik.com/5222908/2010-che...-brake-weights

 

Brother just put a deposit down on his Camaro. He got the fully loaded V6 LT2 with RS package. The RS on the V6 comes with midnight silver 20 inch wheels which are to die for. Car came to 31 k which is pretty decent.

 

Shoulda gotten the V8

 

nice, but 31k for the 6banger...ouch. Although it will kick the crap out of an RX8 in a straight line lol. congrats

 

I could live with 300 horses under the hood.

 

im not feeling the ss, stay with an rx8

 

ok so get a mustang for just about the same price as a new camaro and have over 100hp less....and thats your "proper sports car??? I mean seriously

 

Bandit

 

An extra 7k for the V8 with the same options. Considering the V6 is 306 hp and 28 mpg highway, tough to cough that kinda dough up. He couldn't afford it. Guess he preferred pimpin it with options versus straight-on power .

 

^just get no options and get the ss1 package...30999 msrp

I could live with no options in a 400+ rwd sports car brand new for 31k...but maybe thats just me

 

this

 

Seriously lol Why buy a muscle car for interior and luxury over V8 POWAA?

 

the thing is HUGE. looked good as a show car, should've trimmed the size a bit for production. more sports car, less poser/toy

 

^I kinda like it being a boat.....but then again I havent really seen one in person so I really cant say yet

 

Some people don't care as much about straight line performance.

Like some RX8 owners.

 

it's pretty heavy, you'd expect the camaro to be a lot lighter in weight than the challenger...not just a little lighter