[Chrome383Z]

I’m interested to see how this car does in the 1/4 mile. I’m holding off on ordering a 2SS until I see the results. If they are good I may look at a 1LE. Especially interested if GM decided to offer the drag mode on the SS A10 1LE. 2.85 elsd > 2.77 std diff. (Granted with a weight penalty...)

[kalcott11]

Originally Posted by YoungFamous

Anybody has or getting one? - Opinions?

Yes my order was submitted and accepted.

[Xaxas]

Originally Posted by ST1LE

You wont hear that from me, I love the fact they are offering the A10, and love the fact people are buying them up.

I am a manual guy myself, but hope one day when that changes that I can find a car as awesome as the 1LE in an automatic.

I see you ordered your new one if the same color, you must really love that red.

I am giving serious thought to buying a red 1LE, my first red car, and I think it may be that new Cherry Red color. Seems like a nice middle ground between red hot and garnet red. Cant wait to see it on a 1LE.

Congrats on your order man, she will be born within a week, I bet you can;t wait!

More options is better for us consumers, I will always say that manuals are more fun but if people don't want that, then it's not my problem, at the end of the day it's about personal enjoyment.

[pbsinternet1le]

Waiting for the dct...

[nancygrl]

Glad they're finally offering it. But I'm sticking with my 6spd. If I ever get another new car it'll be a C8 'vette.

[ST1LE]

Originally Posted by Xaxas

More options is better for us consumers, I will always say that manuals are more fun but if people don't want that, then it's not my problem, at the end of the day it's about personal enjoyment.

Live and let live, right? Anything that sells more Camaro is also good for ALL Camaro fans.

[YoungFamous]

Originally Posted by pbsinternet1le

Waiting for the dct...

Think they're making one?

[50MileSmile]

Chevrolet will not spend the money to develop a DCT for the Camaro at this late stage in its life - and no, the one for the C8 will not work. Plus, now that transmission makers have figured out how to properly tune a conventional automatic to work better than a DCT, automakers like BMW are starting to phase out DCTs in favor of high-performance conventional automatics. The A10 is the future, not the past.

[GearheadSS]

Originally Posted by 50MileSmile

Chevrolet will not spend the money to develop a DCT for the Camaro at this late stage in its life - and no, the one for the C8 will not work. Plus, now that transmission makers have figured out how to properly tune a conventional automatic to work better than a DCT, automakers like BMW are starting to phase out DCTs in favor of high-performance conventional automatics. The A10 is the future, not the past.

Don't be so sure. Since Tremec already makes a similar DCT for the GT500, it probably wouldn't take a lot to develop one for Alpha 2. Especially if they want one for Cadillac.

Don't expect to see one in your run of the mill SS though. Like the Mustang, a DCT would likely only appear in the top performance model of the next Camaro(if we get one)

[Venomcustom]

I just traded my 15 1LE for a 20 1LE. Not sure I should’ve waited for an A10 to try. I love the M6 but... my brothers ZL1 with the A10 is just amazing.

[Matos1LE]

Originally Posted by 50MileSmile

Chevrolet will not spend the money to develop a DCT for the Camaro at this late stage in its life - and no, the one for the C8 will not work. Plus, now that transmission makers have figured out how to properly tune a conventional automatic to work better than a DCT, automakers like BMW are starting to phase out DCTs in favor of high-performance conventional automatics. The A10 is the future, not the past.

Tell that to Porsche lol. Tell that to the C8 team while you're at it. Personally, I really hope they DCT the Camaro, I would finally care about an "automated" transmission. No doubt the A10 is a good transmission, but good is the enemy of great. Publications have yet to rave about the A10 the way they do about the PDK; they wax poetic over PDK.

[50MileSmile]

Originally Posted by Matos1LE

Tell that to the C8 team while you're at it. Personally, I really hope they DCT the Camaro, I would finally care about an "automated" transmission. No doubt the A10 is a good transmission, but good is the enemy of great. Publications have yet to rave about the A10 the way they do about the PDK; they wax poetic over PDK.

I can’t disagree with you about the wonderfulness of the PDK, but it just doesn’t interest me because I’m a diehard manual guy. The C8 team has said the current DCT won’t handle the extra horsepower of the ZL1 (or the upcoming Z06) which is a moot point, since the design architecture already eliminates it from consideration. And you should expand the range of your bathroom reading - - there have been plenty of rave reviews of the A10, like this one from Car and Driver in its coverage of last fall’s Lightning Lap:

“A supercharged V-8 with 650 horsepower and torque means the Camaro really doesn't need 10 gears, but the shifts are so quick and the programming is so spot on that it picks the perfect gear while you're concentrating on braking. There's no need to go to the paddles.”

I’ve owned two cars with DCTs (non-Porsches) and hated them both. They stumbled at launch, even around town; hunted a lot for a gear when slowing down; and just generally felt not quite fully developed. Porsche aside (maybe), I think you’ll see manufacturers continue to drop DCTs in favor of lower-priced, electronically controlled automatics with carefully matched and controlled differentials. And then there’s the bottom line: GM isn’t going to dump a bunch of money into developing, testing and gaining federal approval for a new drivetrain for the Camaro, which sadly is nearing its second death in the automotive marketplace.

[Coded4SS]

Manual is really proper in a car like the 1le. I know the autos are much better but it's just stale. The manuals will hold their value better and will be more saught after. It's good the auto is an option anything to keep selling the cars. But I couldn't imagine buying a automatic trans.

[FNxR3DNECK]

I think the only way we see a DCT in a 6th Gen (or even 7th Gen for that matter) would be for the Z/28. And I can say with certainty the only thing that would keep me from getting a C8 (hopefully Z06) in a few years would be this! A Z/28 with the same or similar power-train to the C8 Z06 (ie. 500-600HP DOHC Flat Plane crank w/ DCT) would keep me in the Camaro over the Vette!!