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Originally Posted by arpad_m
Ah, one more rarely mentioned aspect, since I see you have an A6 trans and assume you'd potentially get the A8 with a Gen6 V6: AFM. The V6 is not powerful enough to maintain speeds above 40-45mph in 4-cylinder mode even on a flat road (trust me, I experimented some with this), the motor is not strong enough, whereas the SS can even climb a minor grade and pick up speed in V4 mode, at least up to 60-65mph in my experience.
This means when you're not on the throttle and just cruising around, the V6 switches between V6 and V4 modes more frequently, and also its V4 mode will feel anemic. Then again, some couldn't care less about it, I just wanted you to have the info. Not sure a test drive would be sufficient to figure this out.
The summer only tires are a bummer up here in the northeast, I agree, but if you buy around Spring, then wear out the first set, you can always switch to all-seasons or get a proper winter set before snow hits.
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Thanks for the insight about V4 mode on the V6!
Yes, the V8 A6 will stay in V4 mode on the highway on minor grades, up to about 65. From 65 to 75 it's constantly switching and over 75 it's V8 all the time. So apparently the V6 just has a lower threshold for switching.
It can be annoying even with the V8. Sometimes on long trips I shift to Manual, do one downshift to shut of AFM, and then I can cruise along in V8.
I don't drive the Camaroin the snow, ever, (SUV for that) and I found that the summer tires were OK even below freezing on dry roads. But below about 50 degrees, terrible in the rain.
What it really comes down to, for me, is that I just don't need all that torque. My favorite thing about the V8 is that it sounds like a V8. Not sure that's worth it. Anyway, I have to find a dealer that will let me take a V6 out long enough to get familiar with it. My local small dealer, the one I prefer to order from, has no Camaros on the lot.