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Originally Posted by fastball
Yet somehow, for 90 years until most cars went front wheel drive, us brave souls in the snowbelt areas of America survived.  
I learned to drive in a 1985 Buick Regal and it was my car for almost 3 years. For people my age and older (I'm 39) it's a very good chance we did learn to drive in winter on a rear wheel drive car.
Think about this: my '85 Regal had no stability/traction control, no ABS, front disc/rear drum brakes, a solid rear axle with no control arms, and about 70% of the car's weight was up front.
The Camaro is near 50/50 weight distribution and has all the electronic safety controls.
A good set of winter tires on even the Camaro SS and you'll be fine. Just drive smart - it has 460 hp. Your right foot controls all of them. Easy on the gas, easy on the brakes. With a good set of winter tires you can even make it up a hill with 8" of snow on the ground. In a Camaro SS.
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Well said. For those of us that grew up in the snow belt decades ago, it was all RWD and crappy tires, but we drove and managed to get to work on time!
I had a 1964 Buick Skylark, and then a 1968 GTO. The Goat was a little more squirrelly in the snow, but it was ok - never bothered to change tires....