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Originally Posted by rayhawk
Is the 6th gen Camaro going to be like the leap from the 93-97 LT1's to the 98-02 LS1's? I keep trying to convince myself it is worth the ~$10k savings to get a 2015 1LE over a 2016 2SS. I know the LS3 is a great engine, and you could argue it is more mod-friendly without the DI, but I just feel like the 6th gen is poised to really make the 5th gen somewhat irrelevant from a performance standpoint, especially stock.
I know many will say each new generation leaves the prior one in the dust, but the 2011-2014 Mustang GT is not very far behind the 2015 Mustang GT, but a 2005-2010 Mustang GT is definitely pretty far behind at this point.
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OP The difference between the 4th gen and the 5th was a much bigger jump than (I think) between the 5th and the 6th. There was not much of a jump in speed between the 4th and 5th, but as a car the 5th gen is far superior. It is much more comfortable, better designed, and handles much better. I have owned 3 4th gens and 2 5th gens.
Now lighter is better and I am sure the quality of the rather plain, although nicely stylized 5th gen, is much improved in the 6th gen. But apparently the visibility still sucks in the 6th gen.
If you are going to compare prices you would have to compare a used ZL1 against a loaded CA6 SS. I am sure the ZL1 would have no problem performing as well or better than the 6th gen SS and it is a much smarter buy with the depreciation hit already taken. They are kind of rare and have tons of potential if you want to go faster. They are also dead reliable and to some eyes better looking than the 6th gen. You would not have the fastest supercar, but you would have a supercar. The CA6 SS will not be leaving a ZL1 in the dust, on the street, at the drags, or on a road track. The ZL1 is an amazing all around car. I built my 1LE to a very high level, but if I had to do it over again, I would have bought a ZL1.
The older car is the smarter buy. And when the next ZL1/Z28 comes out you can expect it to be super expensive.
Oh, and one other thing, for the price of a loaded SS you can buy (but maybe not with ADM) a base GT 350. Now that car just might leave the new SS in the dust.