04-07-2009, 01:19 AM | #1 |
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Jalopnik Reviews: 2010 Chevy Camaro SS: First Drive, New York
By Ray Wert, 5:45 PM on Mon Apr 6 2009 Yes, I know we've already reviewed the new Chevy Camaro. I don't care, because after driving one around New York City for an hour last week, I'm comfortable saying I love it. America? (explecitive) yeah. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx My boss, and reigning champion for receipt of the prestigious Dark Lord of Public Media mantle award, Nick Denton, just called me an "unabashed American apologist." I don't even pretend to know what that means, but if it has to do with believing that American automakers still have it in them to bring "teh awesome" to market, then hell yeah I am. Wes had some minor concerns in his review of the new Chevy Camaro that he felt kept it from being a world-beater, feeling Chevy was trying to push the new Camaro up against the sports car world. Whether interior plastics or minor numbness of steering, I'm not going to discount those deficiencies — they're all valid. But you know what? I don't care. Forget for a moment this car's performance (a mid-four-second 0-to-60 time) and fuel economy (16/24 for the V8-engined SS, 17/29 for the V6) — because this muscle car's got some serious style. I'd seen looks in cars before. Whether it's a Ferrari F430 or a Bentley GTC Speed, you can get 'em. What I was astonished by was how easily the Camaro gets them. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx One block into my drive in lower Manhattan saw guys grabbing camera phones to take photos. Never saw that with one o' them fancy-pants'ed Euro cars. Nope, this big ol' 'merican muscle car was something different. It carries itself differently — with kind of a swagger. So I'm willing to ignore those deficiencies Wes found. Mostly, because I'm not trying to rate this car as a sports car. Instead, I'm rating it for what it is — a big hairy 'merican muscle car. From the moment you sit inside and fire up the big 426 HP V8 engine, you're transported to a world where all you want to do is fire off down the road, stoplight-to-breathtakingly-exhilarating-stoplight. In that world, you couldn't care less about plastics on the dash. No, all you care about is goin' fast and knowing you're able to beat the guy next to you. The new Camaro SS? Yeah, it'll do that — in spades, and better than the competition at the price point. And frankly, that's all I want. http://jalopnik.com/5182681/2010-che...drive-new-york
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04-07-2009, 01:23 AM | #2 |
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Amerigasim, thats great.
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04-07-2009, 01:56 AM | #3 |
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Good review. I don't think the car makes any excuses for what it is and isn't. Neither should those who drive and buy them.
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04-07-2009, 09:13 AM | #4 |
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Jalopnik - SS First Drive, NYC
I know their first review was pretty craptastic, but here's another editor's take during their first drive in NYC.
http://jalopnik.com/5182681/2010-che...drive-new-york Yes, I know we've already reviewed the new Chevy Camaro. I don't care, because after driving one around New York City for an hour last week, I'm comfortable saying I love it. America? **** yeah. My boss, and reigning champion for receipt of the prestigious Dark Lord of Public Media mantle award, Nick Denton, just called me an "unabashed American apologist." I don't even pretend to know what that means, but if it has to do with believing that American automakers still have it in them to bring "teh awesome" to market, then hell yeah I am. Wes had some minor concerns in his review of the new Chevy Camaro that he felt kept it from being a world-beater, feeling Chevy was trying to push the new Camaro up against the sports car world. Whether interior plastics or minor numbness of steering, I'm not going to discount those deficiencies — they're all valid. But you know what? I don't care. Forget for a moment this car's performance (a mid-four-second 0-to-60 time) and fuel economy (16/24 for the V8-engined SS, 17/29 for the V6) — because this muscle car's got some serious style. I'd seen looks in cars before. Whether it's a Ferrari F430 or a Bentley GTC Speed, you can get 'em. What I was astonished by was how easily the Camaro gets them. One block into my drive in lower Manhattan saw guys grabbing camera phones to take photos. Never saw that with one o' them fancy-pants'ed Euro cars. Nope, this big ol' 'merican muscle car was something different. It carries itself differently — with kind of a swagger. So I'm willing to ignore those deficiencies Wes found. Mostly, because I'm not trying to rate this car as a sports car. Instead, I'm rating it for what it is — a big hairy 'merican muscle car. From the moment you sit inside and fire up the big 426 HP V8 engine, you're transported to a world where all you want to do is fire off down the road, stoplight-to-breathtakingly-exhilarating-stoplight. In that world, you couldn't care less about plastics on the dash. No, all you care about is goin' fast and knowing you're able to beat the guy next to you. The new Camaro SS? Yeah, it'll do that — in spades, and better than the competition at the price point. And frankly, that's all I want.
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04-07-2009, 09:19 AM | #5 |
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Decent write-up.
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04-07-2009, 09:22 AM | #6 |
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I like this guy!
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04-07-2009, 09:26 AM | #7 |
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How come we dont get a car to review?
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04-07-2009, 09:27 AM | #8 |
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Had just found this, and seen your post to link it to the forums. Good read, just wish I was the one driving it!!
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04-07-2009, 09:29 AM | #9 |
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Great review, now we need a merge!
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04-07-2009, 09:54 AM | #10 |
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This is exactly how I feel about all of the nit-picking that's been done. Sure, there are going to be a few things here and there that people don't like about a car... everyone has their own likes/dislikes. But at the end of the day... does it really matter? They are so minor in comparison to the whole package!
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04-07-2009, 10:20 AM | #11 |
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Yeah, for the price, you can't expect everything to be perfect. It's not a Lambo.
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04-07-2009, 07:53 PM | #12 |
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Jalopnik comes around..
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Just makes me 100X's more excited when i read articles like that
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