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Originally Posted by Deesiel678
I'm like you. IDGAF about 0-60, quarter mile, roll racing, burnouts, or any of that type of stuff. I'm all about flying down a curvy mountain road (occasionally I like to attend track days at road courses too).
The SS 1LE is the trim that attracted me to the Camaro but I ended up buying a V6 1LE instead. I felt like the SS 1LE is not well suited for what I do most. On a tight, curvy mountain road, the extra power of the v8 is mostly unusable. And when the road opens up, it's too fast IMO. Redline in 2nd gear and it'll be at 80mph. Redline 3rd and its at ~110. I like to speed but I don't like to be too irresponsible with it. It seems like the SS really needs to be on a road course to be enjoyed (unless you give zero f*cks about speeding excessively).
The V6 is fast enough to be enjoyable on a curvy road and slow enough that I can run it hard through a few gears (1-3) on a public road without worrying too much about breaking triple digits. If I did more road course events, I would have went with the SS 1LE hands down.
As for being harangued about it not having a v8; yep, it'll happen. Most people will assume it's a V8 anyway (not many people outside of Camaro owners / enthusiasts know the visual differences between the LS/LT and SS), but when they ask about it and you tell them the truth, every 3rd person will mention how they could never own a Camaro without a v8 or something to that affect.
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I bought a '15 SS convertible and don't regret it, but being that it's never been to the track, it hasn't ran at its true capability. I love long trips with twisty roads, but as you mention, it's more power and weight than necessary for that sort of driving. I believe the 275 HP, 295 lb-ft torque and 3,354 lbs of the '19 2.0T 1LE seems the best suited Camaro for it.