View Poll Results: ZL1 or Z/28 | |||
ZL1 | 148 | 62.45% | |
Z/28 | 60 | 25.32% | |
Both | 11 | 4.64% | |
Undecided | 18 | 7.59% | |
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07-08-2016, 02:11 PM | #29 |
Ten speed automatic and 640 hp in the new camaro chassis sounds bad ass...
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07-09-2016, 07:32 AM | #30 |
Z/28 or ZL1
I know I posted a poll on the ZL1 sub section, but wanted to get less biased results to see how many are considering a Z/28 over a ZL1. Plus, there hasn't been much to talk recently, and we're all losing our minds waiting for someone to say anything at this point.
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07-09-2016, 07:36 AM | #31 |
Also, I'm still undecided bit leaning towards a ZL1. The Z/28 would have to have a wicked n/a engine for me to consider it, like a 427.
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07-09-2016, 07:46 AM | #32 |
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ZL1 for me. I like the creature comforts and I'll never take the car to a road course. I would drag race it though. Not to mention the auto trans option.
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07-10-2016, 08:08 AM | #33 |
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Price independent and assuming availability of both, I'd pick the Z/28 every time. Maybe even if I didn't have a mild track day habit.
Partly because it better emphasizes "balance" among the various kinds of performance, where the ZL1 is still biased toward brute force/acceleration/the drag strip/comfort & convenience "features" over cornering. And partly because once I have A/C and just a basic radio/CD player in my car there isn't much more on the usual option lists I can think of that I'd want badly enough to really miss if it wasn't there. Don't even want high tech packages. But I would go for a separate set of same-size wheels with 200 TW summer tires for the majority of the street driving that it would see. I've ridden in a 5th gen Z/28 (and driven it, slowly and very briefly), and its ride quality seemed like it was on par with where my current car is now with the dampers cranked only a little off full soft. I'd assume that a 6th gen Z/28 would be about the same . . . Norm
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07-10-2016, 12:09 PM | #34 |
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If the 6th gen Z/28 is built like the 5th gen, I would prefer it over the ZL1.
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07-11-2016, 11:53 AM | #35 |
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By going to parts.rydellchev.com, I found the front Z28 brake rotors are $1391 each. I have seen a list price over $2k. The 2015 ZL1 rotors are about $650 or a bit less. In discussions with a Chev sale manager yesterday, he said the Z28 rotors have a certification paper that says the technician installed them without breaking them. When you add in tires that offer no reasonable amount of tread, I can see why almost new Z28s are at $50k - $55k all over the country. BTW, 2016 Camaro SS front rotors are about $136.
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07-12-2016, 01:47 PM | #36 |
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I'd go ZL1 because I'd do more DD than track. I'm also addicted to boost since getting the Heartbeat. It's just amazing and you guys that get a ZL1 are going to love it.
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11-13-2016, 10:52 AM | #37 |
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I'll take a ZL1 until the Z/28 comes.
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11-13-2016, 02:04 PM | #38 |
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Z/28 for driving experience.
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11-17-2016, 04:34 PM | #39 |
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I'll take the track-focussed Z/28. Fastest lap times, not highest HP is the objective for me. The new Z/28 should be faster around the track than the 2017 ZL1.
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11-18-2016, 12:40 AM | #40 |
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Nope. Gentleman's bet?
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11-18-2016, 12:56 AM | #41 |
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I fully believe that the engineers pushed the limits of front-engine design with this new Camaro. I do not see the Z28 gaining enough ground in the design category to push it past the ever-capable ZL1 with mag ride, downforce, aero, power, etc. Even with full race suspension and whatever else they can come up with for the Z28, I just don't think it will be enough on most large courses. The ZL1, with it's computer wizardry and insane chassis/suspension is no longer just a dragster. Add to this it is obtainable by hard working class folks. The Z28, I would sincerely doubt it comes in less than the Z06.
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11-18-2016, 06:28 AM | #42 | |
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