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The V6 Chevrolet Camaro. This Is Supposed To Be A Joke, Right?

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pennzoil29 Senior Enthusiast

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304hp ain't too shabby for a base model... Should be a good seller.

 

 

:dunno: But, I'd rather have the V8. :D

2000DV4.8 Senior Enthusiast

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304hp ain't too shabby for a base model... Should be a good seller.

 

 

:dunno: But, I'd rather have the V8. :D

 

 

Well yeah, obviously. :D But if the choice was v6 or nothing, which would you choose?

pennzoil29 Senior Enthusiast

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304hp ain't too shabby for a base model... Should be a good seller.

 

 

:dunno: But, I'd rather have the V8. :D

 

 

Well yeah, obviously. :D But if the choice was v6 or nothing, which would you choose?

 

 

Would there really be a choice then? :D

Stevens03 Senior Enthusiast

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If for a second I could do without a truck, I'd have an SS 6-speed sitting in my garage.

 

Just can't bring myself to be without a truck.

takevin Senior Enthusiast

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id choose nothing. No way should a sports or muscle car be made without a V8, JMO

 

yea, i never understood that, all show and no blow :dunno:

Chestah Senior Enthusiast

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That isn't your Grandma's V6 in her Taurus, that's a direct injection V6 from the new CTS. If the numbers are accurate then it should make more horsepower than my 5.3L V8.

mattgob86 Enthusiast

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DAMN that is a sweet car. You can get the 6 speed manual for like 1400 less than the automatic and bam if i was in the market for a camaro and i ............. hmmmmmm well i was gunna say that i didnt want a V8 but i almost kicked my own ass for that............ so yea either one would work a V6 that puts that much out getting almost 30 mpgs with a 6 speed tranny and in that car. I would take the V6 if i couldt get the V8. Its not like in the 4th Gen where you had to choose the LS1 or a 3.8 piece of junk. This is one HIGH class V6 they got going on here. :dunno:

onac255 Senior Enthusiast

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I agree with the comments that a real Camaro has a V8 but just think of how many mustangs are V6 as compared to V8s?

 

I am glad they stuffed an awesome V6 in there because that will make the majority of buyers very happy and hopefully make the Camaro a hit with the masses.

 

Personally though no matter how good the V6 I would never be as happy as I would be with the V8.

omegafiler Senior Enthusiast

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I had that same 304hp 3.6l DI engine in the CTS, except the one in the Camaro is supposed to have more torque, closer to 300. Just not sure where that additional torque is going to be in the RPM range (probably too high). One big issue I had was that it really had no low end torque. Which is more of an issue when you hadd some weight (ie. passengers). Then it was down right sluggish off the line.

 

But with just me in the car, in sport mode (where it keeps the RPM's high), on some twisty roads, that car could move and handle rather impressively.

 

With that said, I'd still only get a Camaro with the V8. That's about the only way your going to get the power, low-end torque, and SOUND that you expect out of a muscle car. :dunno:

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