test drove 2013 camaro SS manual... not impressed

[shadrach74]

Originally Posted by perfectlap

i actually have the opposite feeling. Gm/dodge sports cars can pretty much lay claim (so aslong the gtr isn't around) to fastest time at any race track on any continent. If it's not the viper destroying zee germans the corvette will come and finish off the rest. Now add this zl1 tank to the 'bargain bin' of sports cars that allow any fairly skilled weekend warrior to look like a porsche factory driver on the time sheets. In the case of the corvette and zl1 we're talking about pricing that can barely get you into a well spec'd boxster/cayman yet are matching the most expensive six fgure and up porsches. And forget about modifying those porsches to keep for just this kind of track abuse. You're into the nosebleed seats.


Style only counts for so much before you have to put up some laptimes that can justify some of these absurd prices we're seeing. And the kicker for me is the nonsensical warranty push back that porsche give their owners who venture onto the track, despite paying six figures and higher.
One of the gt3 group directors was quoted like saying something along the lines of "[a lot of guys buy these gt3's specifically to use on the track. That's not what these cars were made for....this is like a race car for the street, it was not intended to take that kind of abuse]"
strange, it sure is priced for that kind abuse.
Gm want their drivers to learn how to drive on the track, while porsche have been completely unambigous -- if your new, in-warranty engine goes kaput on the track, zee buyer is 100% responsible for all costs to replace their 24k gold engine.

this^^^^^^^^^