02-06-2017, 01:21 PM | #1 |
Drives: '23 LT Vert M6'16 Hyper 2SS Vert MT Join Date: Sep 2016
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Did you drive the coupe and still buy the 'Vert?
Just wondering, all the reviews in the mags rave about the handling of the coupe, and quickly dimiss the 'vert as being "sloppy" heavy or non-responsive. For me, the drop-top was the main point of the 'Maro, so I didn't even drive the coupe. I know there are a couple extra lbs (ok, what 200+?) on the vert for rigidity and safety purposes, but is there really a tremendous handling difference between vert and coupe?
My 2SS vert is my DD, and will likely not be tracked, so its not so much important, but just thought I'd check to see if other people struggled with the vert vs. coupe. . . . |
02-06-2017, 02:14 PM | #2 |
Drives: S O L D Join Date: Aug 2016
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I took the coupe out for a test drive. Never considered the convertible....... I was sold on the coupe the minute I sat in it....And it was the 4-cylinder turbo....Then started to ponder that I have never owned a convertible...nor have I owned a V8 in over 25 years..... The rest is history, and I have never been so happy with a vehicle as I am with this one!
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02-06-2017, 03:41 PM | #3 |
Drives: '16 vert 2LT RS NPP Join Date: Jun 2012
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I never considered the coupe because I knew I wanted a convertible. Handling is not an issue to me as I got the car to cruise with the wife and daughter. Now that I think about it, I haven't driven my car at all with the top down. Buying during the winter months blows.
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02-06-2017, 04:50 PM | #4 |
Drives: Still dreaming Join Date: Feb 2017
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I drove both but I went in knowing I wanted a vert. I'm also not going to take my car to the track so all of the extra stuff is kinda lost on me. I will still do some customizing over time but having a super fast light-weight car with incredible handling isn't really my goal.
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02-06-2017, 05:29 PM | #5 |
Drives: 2017 Camaro SS Convertible 50th Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Ojai, CA
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I'm still trying to find out what this "extra stuff" people are talking about being on the coupe....
I drove both. Fell in love with the vert and knew I wanted another one. One deal breaker to me was the crappy headliner and sunroof that almost all 2SS coupes had. There is nothing special about the coupe when compared to the vert in my opinion. Brakes, suspension, everything is the same. |
02-06-2017, 06:02 PM | #6 |
Drives: '23 LT Vert M6'16 Hyper 2SS Vert MT Join Date: Sep 2016
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[QUOTE=toro1966;9544790]I'm still trying to find out what this "extra stuff" people are talking about being on the coupe....
The "extra stuff" isn't on the coupe, its on the vert, meaning it has additional structural bracing on the undercarriage to provide additional tortional rigidity and less-prone to roll-overs. Net result is that the car is heavier, and the chassis is less-stiff than the solid-roofed coupe. |
02-06-2017, 06:09 PM | #7 | |
Drives: 2017 Camaro SS Convertible 50th Join Date: Nov 2016
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02-06-2017, 07:08 PM | #8 | |
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02-06-2017, 09:53 PM | #9 |
Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue RS,V6,A8,2LT,NPP Join Date: Jul 2016
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I originally wanted a Mustang GT convertible. There weren't any Mustang convertibles in town to test drive so I drove two different coupes, a base GT and a GT with the performance package. I wasn't too impressed with the handling of either one and then drove the Camaro convertible, it was way better handling than the Mustangs I drove. I never tried a Camaro coupe though.
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02-07-2017, 06:11 AM | #10 | |
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02-07-2017, 07:27 AM | #11 |
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I've owned two coupes, test drove a 16 coupe, still buying the convertible.
It's my daily driver, and we have an SUV for everything else.
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02-07-2017, 05:11 PM | #12 |
Drives: 2016 SS Convertible Join Date: Jan 2017
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Coming from a C6 Grandsport coupe, I struggled imaging trading my targa top for a sunroof, but I still had initial intentions of a 1LE (coupe). While I never got to drive a 1LE, I drove a few 2SS coupes, and went into the vert test drive expecting to hate it. I honestly didn't notice any notable loss in handling or performance, and felt the trade offs were well worth the drop top.
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02-08-2017, 01:59 AM | #13 |
Drives: 16 2SS Convertible, 08 JKU Join Date: Jan 2016
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I never considered a Camaro until I saw the clean lines of the hard tonneau of the generation 6.
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02-08-2017, 01:32 PM | #14 |
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Drives: 2016 Black SS Convertable Join Date: Nov 2011
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Traded in my gen5 2LT vert for my gen6 2SS Vert. I've never driven a coupe.
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