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Originally Posted by bcrdukes
To be honest, I would only want a Corvette or Camaro in manual. I can't remember where, but I read somewhere that the Corvette was only offered in paddle shifter, but this was a long time ago, and likely rumours, and pre-release of the Z06 Corvette.
I haven't been actively looking, only passively. Another American muscle car I was interested in was the Dodge Challenger, but again, looking only passively. The Corvette would be my first choice.
I've never owned a domestic before, but the Cadillac CTS-V or ATS-V were my initial choices for a daily driver, but manual transmission models were hard to come by and they were often in various shapes and forms of something that was about to fall apart just by touching it, or a time capsule. Seeing the Corvettes race at Laguna Seca, the IMSA series, WEC, and what have you, were really eye catching, so that's what drew me to them.
Sorry for hijacking this thread.  |
Manual Corvettes and V8 Camaros do have "paddle shifters." They are switches to the Active Rev Match feature, which will make the car blip the throttle for you when you downshift. Maybe that's what you are thinking of?
IMO Camaro is more of a sports car under a muscle/pony car's skin. It handles pretty well. An SS 1LE can hang with a C7 Z51 on a track at the right hands.
If you like a C7, I would still recommend test driving a 6th Gen Camaro SS(1LE package is recommended if you can find one). You might be surprised and find yourself liking the Camaro SS (1LE). Personally I am leaning more towards the SS 1LE.
But yeah, thread jack, really need to start a new thread for this.