[Zack46]

Car & Driver 2016 - 10 Best Cars -Chevrolet Camaro

"A corvette with a Back Seat"

- Jared Gall, Car & Driver, Nov. 2015

I never thought I would see the day when a Camaro would be compared from a performance standpoint (Gen6 2SS) to a vette.

Pretty impressive.

Well done Chevrolet!

[Tr6]

Jared Gall is either a midget or smoking crack imo. There is no such a thing as a backseat in the camaro lol. I actually would've preferred to have the vette hatchback trunk access from the outside and inside. BUT HEY!! I still love my car and I can work around the trunk having a tiny opening.

Tom Peter's and his team did do the C7 as well so it is not a shocker haha.

[AZCamaroFan]

it's been compared to the Corvette plenty of times. In the mid 80s C&D ranked the Z28 above the Corvette

[Zack46]

Originally Posted by Tr6

Jared Gall is either a midget or smoking crack imo. There is no such a thing as a backseat in the camaro lol. I actually would've preferred to have the vette hatchback trunk access from the outside and inside. BUT HEY!! I still love my car and I can work around the trunk having a tiny opening.

Tom Peter's and his team did do the C7 as well so it is not a shocker haha.

Turk,
Yeah, what is up with the teeny tiny opening to the trunk? Did you ask Tom Peter or Al Op. about why they couldn't make the trunk opening bigger for the gen6?

[Tr6]

Originally Posted by Zack46

Turk,
Yeah, what is up with the teeny tiny opening to the trunk? Did you ask Tom Peter or Al Op. about why they couldn't make the trunk opening bigger for the gen6?

All the questions I would ever have about the car before hand and after went out the window because of the delivery... Hanging out with em before hand, I was only able to get in a couple questions but mostly talked about everything. They are fantastic people really and after the delivery... I was having an out of body experience with no use of my brain though not like I use my damn brain 90% of the time anyways!

I am beginning to slowly like the tiny trunk opening though. That way my wife cannot pack the entire damn house on a weekend trip... So it's a win! lol.

Plus I do have supercrew f150 and a malibu now (taking delivery next week hopefully)... So if I need to really haul stuff, I easily can.

[Zack46]

Originally Posted by Tr6

All the questions I would ever have about the car before hand and after went out the window because of the delivery... Hanging out with em before hand, I was only able to get in a couple questions but mostly talked about everything. They are fantastic people really and after the delivery... I was having an out of body experience with no use of my brain though not like I use my damn brain 90% of the time anyways!

I am beginning to slowly like the tiny trunk opening though. That way my wife cannot pack the entire damn house on a weekend trip... So it's a win! lol.

Plus I do have supercrew f150 and a malibu now (taking delivery next week hopefully)... So if I need to really haul stuff, I easily can.

Does the backseat fold down, I think it does..............

[Zack46]

Originally Posted by AZCamaroFan

it's been compared to the Corvette plenty of times. In the mid 80s C&D ranked the Z28 above the Corvette

The 80s is a long time ago. Both vehicles have come a long way since........

[alfonsoj23]

Originally Posted by Tr6

Jared Gall is either a midget or smoking crack imo. There is no such a thing as a backseat in the camaro lol. I actually would've preferred to have the vette hatchback trunk access from the outside and inside. BUT HEY!! I still love my car and I can work around the trunk having a tiny opening.

Tom Peter's and his team did do the C7 as well so it is not a shocker haha.

Have you drove a vette before tr6? If so do you really believe that this is true? Does it compare to the vette

[NASTY99Z28]

The camaro has always been the family guys vette. The seats have always been extremely small. I remember taking the seat out of the back of my third gen in highschool because it actually gave my buddies alot more room when they had to ride with me. Don't knock it for what it isn't (family sedan) but praise is for what it is (performance coupe).

[Tr6]

Originally Posted by Zack46

Does the backseat fold down, I think it does..............

Yes they do but if you have the front seats all the way back, it won't completely fold down which still can be fine as the passenger or driver can still access the trunk.

Originally Posted by alfonsoj23

Have you drove a vette before tr6? If so do you really believe that this is true? Does it compare to the vette

08 and 2012 C6 zo6 and 2014 c7 and a 2015 c7 both stringrays (2LT non z51). Camaro to me is actually much more spacious. I feel A LOT more comfortable in it than the c7. C7 is a TRUE sports car if that makes sense. I am way too big for it to be comfortable but the camaro is perfect for me. Driving position sits hell of a lot more down low and I felt a bit claustrophobic in the c7 riding or driving it. Once you even sit in the c7 before or after the gen6 camaro, you can definitely tell they are created by the same guys though. Camaro is still a sports car but while the differences are subtle, I COULD explain it easier by saying... Camaro is driving a couple sports car vs an exotic. C7 feels A LOT more exotic, damn low and entire cabin is designed FOR the driver and DRIVER ONLY. This does NOT make the camaro a bad car or a non sports car. I am just classifying how it FEELS for me. I have driven a Ferrari 360 before for a couple weeks quite a few years ago... C7 feels more like that than a camaro.

[RagingHawk]

Does it actually ride like the vette though?

[Tr6]

Originally Posted by RagingHawk

Does it actually ride like the vette though?

Ride quality is fantastic on both, I have mrc on my 2ss and the vettes I drove did not but it still was fantastic. You can't go wrong with either cars. Driving characteristics like maneuverability, acceleration, braking and slow/high speed turning is very very identical. The only things truly different are the in cabin, driver positioning and of course 6 speed vs 7 speed.

[aa406079]

Originally Posted by Tr6

All the questions I would ever have about the car before hand and after went out the window because of the delivery... Hanging out with em before hand, I was only able to get in a couple questions but mostly talked about everything. They are fantastic people really and after the delivery... I was having an out of body experience with no use of my brain though not like I use my damn brain 90% of the time anyways!

I am beginning to slowly like the tiny trunk opening though. That way my wife cannot pack the entire damn house on a weekend trip... So it's a win! lol.

Plus I do have supercrew f150 and a malibu now (taking delivery next week hopefully)... So if I need to really haul stuff, I easily can.

COULDNT AGREE MORE.

I met both Al and Tom in LA and it struck me how despite their high position in the corporate food chain, they're are still dyed in wool car guys and took a REAL interest in car club camaro a that had cool modifications and asked real questions about those mods ....

[Tr6]

Originally Posted by aa406079

COULDNT AGREE MORE.

I met both Al and Tom in LA and it struck me how despite their high position in the corporate food chain, they're are still dyed in wool car guys and took a REAL interest in car club camaro a that had cool modifications and asked real questions about those mods ....

EXACTLY!!!! I would've kinda expected them to be a little snobby or the entire day we were hanging out they would be like "ugh damn this PR crap and we are stuck with this dude" but I couldn't be more wrong. So down to earth, fantastic people. No matter what their position is I could care less as they are really one of the best people I have ever met. They genuinely do care and want to know when they ask you any question or actually do LISTEN to what you have to say. They truly are car guys, love what they do and it truly was an honor for me to meet with them let alone spend an entire day with em.