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Originally Posted by bcuzracecarz
How's the Camaro comparing to the Vette? I know the original "new" camaro was sort of a disaster but reviews of the new one are pretty awesome.
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In quite a few ways, I prefer the Camaro.
The Corvette was a great car, but one thing that was definitely not as nice as the Camaro is the stick shift. 7-speed doesn't really feel right and it's easy to get into the wrong gear(particularly if you like skipping gears). The 6-speed feels about right.
I didn't really get to push the Corvette a lot in the corner but I can say that yeah, Camaro feels very stable in the corner. Very little body roll, if any, and those wider tires do wonders with the grip.
Visibility on the Camaro gets talked about a lot. Personally, I feel that the Internet has blown it out of proportion. It's not the best, obviously, but you see what you need to see.
I miss the targa top on the Vette, along with the larger cargo area.
The 6th Gen Camaros are definitely great performers. The Alpha chassis is highly praised. ATS-V uses the same chassis, but instead of a meh twin-turbo V6, you get the renowned small block on the Camaro with great low-end torque and the V8 rumble.
Again I may start a thread sometime if I get off my lazy butt to talk about them.