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I know things change and this is just my opinion on the situation.
I had a 2012 V6 Auto. Camaro... in day to day it actually did really well.
It is a heavy car, but the gear ratio keeps it feeling sporty.
The one change I did was put the vitesse throttle controller on it...really made a difference to throttle response.
4 years later I traded the car for a new 2016 V8 Auto Camaro. (still enjoy it).
What I found is the loud exhaust I can't "goof off" as much because cops can hear you 1/2 mile away.
Also as far as sound goes...
First gear - 0-25, really fast wind up on the motor.
Second gear - 25-50, great sound
Third gear - 50-90, .... your speeding!
What I'm getting at is you really don't get a chance to wind out the car and listen to it without being well into ticket range.
(as a comparison to a truck that makes lots of noise, but doesn't move) This car moves!
Looking between the V6 and V8 both do really well to 100 mph. After that the V8 will sprint into 140's and walk into 160's. Where the V6 walks into 120's and crawls into 130's.
With traction control all performance is limited to the tires, especially the V8 as far as acceleration.
I find running all season tires is much better for me, a few points to think about:
1- Rainy day: Performance tires seems like your on ice, top speed 45 mph
2- Cold weather: Performance tires constantly break loose and traction control kicks in
3- Tire life: Performance expect 10-15k if you want to hear the exhaust, 20k miles if you baby it (why baby it when your wanting more than the V6)
15k miles on a daily driver is generally under a year...$600 a year in tires.
Final note on performance tires...how often will you really try to push 1 G in a turn or take it above 100 mph and maintain that speed? Track days?
Getting back to the point. Both the v6 and v8 will do well up to 100mph.
Traction control is limiting both more than you realize at present.
Enjoy your car a few years and then test drive the v8 a few different weekends before you trade in.
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