2016 Alpha platform Camaro

m4a1mustang

I don't care about anything but the V8s in these cars.

Oh, had a chance to check them both out back to back yesterday. I didn't drive them, but I can say at least in terms of seating position I prefer the Camaro. It's lower and more sports car-like. There are more hard plastics in the Camaro, though, but they tend to be in out of reach spaces.

I actually prefer it's interior to the C7. :embarassed:

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UNKNOWN_370

Agreed on all points Yeah in practice I'd only buy a v8. But also loving tech as a whole. Impressed with great turbo engines. I think 2.0T in GM is a great engine.

The corvette idash s looking dated already compared to the Camaro dash.

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m4a1mustang

Another thing about both the Camaro and Mustang... in person they don't look anything like how they do in photographs. Both look better in the flesh.

Camaro is starting to tug at my heartstrings a little, too.

The one I looked at yesterday was Hyper Blue.

I like that kind of blue, as evidenced by our 335.

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I still think the C7 is a nice place to be, but there is a lot going on there. The Camaro is just simple, comfortable, and feels just as nice as the C7 (except in the areas where it uses hard plastics.) GM's choice of leather (probably synthetic) that they use on the door trim, dash insert, and arm rest is very nice and feels high end. The 8" screen with the downward tilt looks fantastic too, with virtually zero glare.

Also, the "blade spoiler" is now an option on the Camaro configurator. I believe this is it... I like this A LOT better than the wing!



The only negative to the Camaro is that if you like to look up at things or put your arm out the window, you can't really do it. The door sills are super high and the roof is very low. The Z has better visibility, for sure. But it's not *too* bad.

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UNKNOWN_370

The vette is nice inside... Camaro is visually nicer. As you stated the Camaro has more hard plastic. More area to furnish while keeping costs down in the Camaro.

I would definitely go Blade!!

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m4a1mustang

Yeah, wrapping the entire dash and the full door like they do in the C7 would easily add another grand to the base price.

In reality, though, it's no big deal. You literally have to reach up over the dash to feel any hard plastic, and if you've sat in the new Camaro you'll know you really have to put in an effort to reach up over the dash.

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Finally drove a 2SS manual with magnetic ride and dual-mode exhaust. Wow.

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Firebase99

Damnit!! Tell me you hated it!! Say it!!! Say it damn you!!! LOL.

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m4a1mustang

Trust me, I really want to lie to you bro, I do... but... I am in love.

The only thing I didn't like is the visibility, but I think I'd get used to that after a couple days.

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I think what amazed me the most was that setting it to "Tour" mode basically turned it into a Cadillac with great handling.

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Firebase99

Feeeeeeeeeeeeeecccckkkkkkkkk....there goes my trip to the Med. Son of a....

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m4a1mustang

If it makes you feel any better, I don't think I'm going to be buying one. At least not right now. My wife wants an X5, so I think I'm going to trade the Z and drive our 335i for a while. I want to see what happens with the ZL1/Z28 and GT350.

Then again, if she said "lets get a Camaro today" I'd run back to the dealership and put my order in.

She is not a Camaro fan, though. Just the other day she was saying things like:

"Camaros are shameful"

and

"What do you do when someone asks what kind of car you drive? Admit you have a Camaro?"

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Firebase99

Thats a pretty goddamn awesome response. Shes a keeper, hold on to that bacon.

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jwick

It's definitely a better response the having to admit you bought a Ford

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UNKNOWN_370

Or the delusional rhetoric that the Genesis coupe is 90% Z.

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