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Originally Posted by amerhash28
Thanks for this great post with all these good information. I agree on every thing u said but I believe the most important factor for choosing is taste and personal preference.i have an auto but I love the feel in the manual(makes me feel sporty all the time lol).I will ve tracking this car once a week and I don't want heat issues(I know it has 3 radiators) so I will go with manual this time.the reason I don't like the manual mode in autos is that they are slow but in some cases like the Ferrari F12 i enjoyed it billion times more than the manual its duel clutch,super fast changing gears,super smooth.if the camaro gets duel clutch in future I will definitely go with auto
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I agree with you too... the most important factor is personal preference. Manuals can be a lot of fun, but the new technology is awesome too.
As for the heat issues, I am assuming you are talking about the A8 issues in the C7 Corvette. I have been following that a bit (but am not expert), and there are many key differences for the C7 with regards to the transmission and heat.
1. The Corvette's transmission is not directly connected to the engine like the Camaro's will be (and most every car on the planet), it is connected to the differential with a shaft the connects the engine with the transmission. So it's just in front of the rear axle.
2. Folks seem to think the heat issue is caused by the exhaust running close to the transmission in the rear of the car. So there may not be an issue with externally added heat to begin with in the Camaro as it is a completely and more traditional setup.
3. The C7 has an optional transmission cooler that collects air from the vent over the rear wheel, using forced induction under driving, with an electric fan that comes on when temps are too high. The Camaro has a completely different setup with a heat exchanger in the engine bay at the bottom of the box formed by the three engine coolant radiators. So again, the cooling is a completely different set up on the Camaro as well.
So to me, we really can't make any legitimate comparisons with regards to this issue on the C7. I am not saying any of this proves there WON'T be a heat issue. But it should be obvious, it would be foolish to make an assumption that there WILL be an issue.