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12secondv6

07-23-2008, 10:39 AM

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=129496

3.6-liter V6
zero to 60 mph in 6.1 seconds regardless of transmission choice
V6 coupe quarter-mile in 14.5 seconds with an auto and 14.7 seconds with a manual, both at 97 mph

the V8-equipped Camaro SS outfitted with the 422-hp 6.2-liter LS3 V8 six-speed manual hits 60 mph in 4.9 seconds and runs a 13.4-second quarter-mile at 108 mph according to Oppenheiser. Strangely enough, Oppenheiser also claims that the automatic-equipped SS Camaro, which is rated at 400 hp, runs from zero to 60 mph in just 4.6 seconds and through the quarter-mile in 13.3 seconds.

OUCH!

*ducks and hides*

BonzoHansen

07-23-2008, 10:41 AM

Pretty good for not actually having a car to drive.

12secondv6

07-23-2008, 10:55 AM

I expected quicker.... but Oppenheiser is some big GM guy?!?!?!

jims69camaro

07-23-2008, 11:05 AM

weight reduction...

MonmouthCtyAntz

07-23-2008, 11:19 AM

Guess it'll be slower then some ls1's w/ an extra 100 plus hp lol

JerzLT1

07-23-2008, 11:22 AM

till GMHTP gets ahold of one and runs it till it breaks like they did with the CTSV lol

GP99GT

07-23-2008, 11:28 AM

lolllllllllll

JerzyIroc

07-23-2008, 11:34 AM

That's pathetic. Another reason why i hate the car...

79CamaroDiva

07-23-2008, 12:01 PM

Maybe they need to get someone who can drive a manual :lol:

r0nin89

07-23-2008, 12:43 PM

Maybe they need to get someone who can drive a manual :lol:

Yeah right? Whats the deal I always thought that if you could drive stick very well youd only be a hair slower than an automatic counterpart.

79CamaroDiva

07-23-2008, 01:17 PM

Yeah right? Whats the deal I always thought that if you could drive stick very well youd only be a hair slower than an automatic counterpart.

if you drive a stick very well, you'll be quicker than an automatic counterpart. Autos rob power, manuals are meant to be beaten ;)

BonzoHansen

07-23-2008, 01:21 PM

I thought I heard where the new 6 speed autos shift very quickly....

jims69camaro

07-23-2008, 02:15 PM

even with firmer/quicker shifts, by design the auto loses power over a manual. it's like a manual with the clutch engaged to some degree all of the time.

cdacda13

07-23-2008, 02:19 PM

Not bad for a boat.

sweetbmxrider

07-23-2008, 02:33 PM

thats depressing. i'll stick with my lt1 for now.

Squirrel

07-23-2008, 02:47 PM

so my stock beat to **** lt1 was less than a half second away...bahahaha

BrandonDrecksage

07-23-2008, 02:50 PM

not bad times for the v6, can't wait till a real driver gets a hold of the ss.

Ian

07-23-2008, 06:06 PM

GMHTP got a ls1 4th gen into the 12's with less power, I dont see why they wouldnt be able to knock off a high 12 with this car. if all else fails, let j0n drive it :lol:

BonzoHansen

07-23-2008, 06:22 PM

We all know it is a tune away from 12s - just like the G8.

The last part of the article caught my attention:

Both versions of the V8 Camaro SS pull a maximum 0.90 g on the skid pad. Four-piston Brembo brakes help stop the Camaro SS in 117 feet.

What this means to you: If Chevrolet's numbers pan out, the Camaro SS will be every bit as fast as the Dodge Challenger SRT8 for a lot less money. — Kelly Toepke, News Editor

Anti_Rice_Guy

07-23-2008, 06:23 PM

.90 g? didn't 4th gens pull .92?

SteveR

07-23-2008, 06:30 PM

GMHTP got a ls1 4th gen into the 12's with less power, I dont see why they wouldnt be able to knock off a high 12 with this car. if all else fails, let j0n drive it :lol:

500 more pounds is why its slower.

Anti_Rice_Guy

07-23-2008, 06:34 PM

500 more pounds is why its slower.

Also 100 more hp....My mom's Suburban has 100 more hp, and more than 1000 lbs on my Explorer...still faster. :lol:

Frosty

07-23-2008, 07:28 PM

I'm not getting mad yet until A) More tests are done and B) It hits the track driven by every day people.

I'm still disappointed with it's weight. I still hate the interior lol

79CamaroDiva

07-23-2008, 07:43 PM

GMHTP got a ls1 4th gen into the 12's with less power, I dont see why they wouldnt be able to knock off a high 12 with this car. if all else fails, let j0n drive it :lol:

eff gmhtp, I got my ls1 into the 12s :lol:

BonzoHansen

07-23-2008, 07:52 PM

eff gmhtp, I got my ls1 into the 12s :lol:

gmhtp is FTL anyway.

Therefore you are ftw. :lol:

79CamaroDiva

07-23-2008, 07:55 PM

gmhtp is FTL anyway.

Therefore you are ftw. :lol:

:flower:
thanks scott!

Ian

07-23-2008, 10:54 PM

500 more pounds is why its slower.

a 4th gen weighs 32XX lbs?!?!?!?!

the car GMHTP tested was a fully optioned SS. it probably tipped the scales near 36XX lbs.

bubba428

07-23-2008, 10:57 PM

So wait? my third gen could take a 5th gen???? WTF!!!!!

SteveR

07-24-2008, 06:03 AM

a 4th gen weighs 32XX lbs?!?!?!?!

the car GMHTP tested was a fully optioned SS. it probably tipped the scales near 36XX lbs.

SS is 3913, 4th gen was 3411 I think someone posted.

79CamaroDiva

07-24-2008, 09:06 AM

when I weighed my Z last weekend only w/o the spare and 1/4 tank, it was 3300 lbs

07-24-2008, 09:14 AM

eh, ill also wait for more tests, and the z28...

off topic... anyone remember a project car from GMHTP back in 98, it was a silver 96 formy.... 383lt1 w/spray and kennybrown rollbar and subframes...

WayFast84

07-24-2008, 11:45 AM

So wait? my third gen could take a 5th gen???? WTF!!!!!

a v6 5th gen.......

BigAls87Z28

07-24-2008, 11:51 AM

So far, every 6spd auto car seems to do faster then the manual trans model.
CTS-V set the full sized peformance sedan record with an auto, not manual.

Funny that the 22hp, AFM equiped automatic ran a whole extra 3sec.
I think that thoes numbers are a bit conservative.
G8 GT's weight a little bit more are pulling out the same times with 60hp less.
My bet, Camaro SS is a solid 12 sec car, V6 is a solid high 13 sec car, at worst low 14 sec car.

SteveR

07-24-2008, 12:11 PM

So far, every 6spd auto car seems to do faster then the manual trans model.

I wonder what the shift time on the auto is. Must be pretty quick

BigAls87Z28

07-24-2008, 12:13 PM

Yeah, the new 6spd autos use a different system then past autos, kind of halway between a DSG and a traditonal auto.
Plus the 32bit computer that controls the trans is pretty fast.

JL8Jeff

07-24-2008, 12:25 PM

I still can't believe the car weighs 3900 lbs! There's no reason for a "sports car" to weigh that much. I guess the production headlights weigh a lot more than they thought they would. Does it come with a full keg of beer in the back! :lol:

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DaSkinnyGuy

07-24-2008, 01:10 PM

when I weighed my Z last weekend only w/o the spare and 1/4 tank, it was 3300 lbs

Where did you get your car weighed?

GP99GT

07-24-2008, 02:51 PM

my grand prix weighed in at 3380 with me in it :lol:

camaro = fatty

Tru2Chevy

07-24-2008, 06:50 PM

Yeah, the new 6spd autos use a different system then past autos, kind of halway between a DSG and a traditonal auto.
Plus the 32bit computer that controls the trans is pretty fast.

I wonder if those runs were using the "launch control" that was talked about briefly.....

- Justin

bubba428

07-24-2008, 06:54 PM

a v6 5th gen.......

don't assume I post all my slips the buddy the 14.4 was before the cam, carb tune up, and some other things I'm not at liberty to discus.

Knipps

07-24-2008, 07:52 PM

don't assume I post all my slips the buddy the 14.4 was before the cam, carb tune up, and some other things I'm not at liberty to discus.

:gay:

Mike

07-24-2008, 08:04 PM

is your pos a matter of national security or somthing?

bubba428

07-24-2008, 08:32 PM

no i'd just like to snake a few people 1st

BTK79

07-24-2008, 08:46 PM

:rofl: Snake !!

Frosty

07-24-2008, 09:51 PM

don't assume I post all my slips the buddy the 14.4 was before the cam, carb tune up, and some other things I'm not at liberty to discus.

So you'll run a 14.1 now, sweet. :D:D:D:D

transamkid

07-25-2008, 12:14 AM

i heard a rumor that the z28 was going to be better than the ss model.....better engine options and such.

is this true or can anyone confirm it? i always thought ss was top of the line fully loaded

BigAls87Z28

07-25-2008, 12:22 AM

Ugh...

Z28 always has been and will continue to be King. Z28 vs SS debates have raged on every site that pays homage to the Camaro.

The way I see it, Z28 was the Trans Am racer, SS was the pretty trim performance street cruiser.
Z28's "290" hp 302 could out run just about every SS save the L78 375hp 396 SS cars
Come 1970, the Trans Am rules allow larger displacement engines, in came the 350 LT-1 making 360hp for Z28 ONLY. Big Blocks were on the way out, 402's were dusted quickly by the true performance Camaro's, the Z28.
Z28 then became the only performance trim, entering IROC racing inthe late 70's to the late 90's.
Only untill SLP came buy and slapped on a hood, intake, wheels and exhaust did the SS emerge above Z28.

5th gen will settle this, and the Z28 will arrive with more power, but also much more money then the SS.