Motortrend - First Drive: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro V-6

[Col Klink]

Not sure if this has already been posted but this guy seemed to like the V6 - sorry if you've already seen.

http://5thgen.org/forum/showthread.php?t=7844

[Rotorocket]

If the LS, 300 HP V6 version comes in nearer rather than further its $22,9ish price, this will be a home run for General Motors.

I drive a Mazda RX-8, and can't deny that the exterior design of the Camaro makes me salivate, while I'm slowly warming to the interior.

If the near 30 mpg highway ratings are accurate, and the build quality is up to snuff, wow - just wow.

General Motors may have finally produced the product to get my ass out of Japanese cars for the first time in...what...15 years?

I'm 36.

I had so many bad experiences with GM in the mid and late 80s (and early 90s) that I swore off the badge and never thought I'd come back into the fold.

Edit - Please, please, please GM - get the 'thunkery,' 'solidity' sound that the Germans achieve when you shut the door on your vehicles. Little details like that matter a LOT. Just because the car has a retro feel and heritage aspect does not mean that you can't bring it fully into the modern world of build and perception quality. I do not want to hear the doors shudder or reverberate when I shut them. I want to hear a single, quick, solid thunk. How hard is that?

I am so very much cheering for General Motors right now, but they have to deliver.

[red_rider]

Originally Posted by FStephenMasek

I read the Car & Driver review of a V6 model yesterday. It does seem that GM is wise to sell it as a sports or sporty car, not a muscle car.

While the V6 has good power output, it sounds like a V6, and that sound is not nearly as nice as that made by a 90 degree V8. I would prefer that GM bring back a small displacement V8 as the base engine, and equip it with cylinder shut-off technology and direct injection. Since many current buyers have never owned a vehicle with a V8 engine, the better sound might be a very pleasant surprise during test drives.

+2^9

[Lawnchair8]

19/27 MPH and 0-60 in 5.9 would be amazing to hear for $23K.

Now if they put that kind of effort into a minicar...

[F14CRAZY]

Camaro vs. Challenger vs. Mustang vs... Genesis? We shall see.

[mikmak]

Wow. MT were really gushing. I just ope that the current climate doesn't kill this car. It sounds very promising.

[Rotorocket]

If the LS, 300 HP V6 version comes in nearer rather than further its $22,9ish price, this will be a home run for General Motors.

I drive a Mazda RX-8, and can't deny that the exterior design of the Camaro makes me salivate, while I'm slowly warming to the interior.

If the near 30 mpg highway ratings are accurate, and the build quality is up to snuff, wow - just wow.

General Motors may have finally produced the product to get my ass out of Japanese cars for the first time in...what...15 years?

I'm 36.

I had so many bad experiences with GM in the mid and late 80s (and early 90s) that I swore off the badge and never thought I'd come back into the fold.

I am so very much cheering for General Motors right now, but they have to deliver.
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[paul8488]

I think that many people think that the Camaro will only have to compete with the Mustang and Challenger. I could be wrong, but I don't think that ALL consumers narrow their choices down that much, at leats not at first. A Camaro guy will buy a Camaro... but sonmeone who wants a sporty RWD car has more choices than the domestic three.

Look at member12's parents... they went shopping for a Malibu or Aura and ended up in a Genesis. Some people are open to see what else the market has for them. A few members here have said that they wanted a G8 or CTS but might end up in a Camaro. Die-hards only have three choices for a pony car, but there ARE other alternatives out there.

That said I'm glad that the Camaro appears to be an excellent car. Doesn't matter how much competition there is... the Camaro should be able to smoke them all!