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LDiablo · 07-28-2007, 12:06 PM

TAG UR IT nailed it -- the difference in SS/Z28 is option package level. The Z28 derives from the actual package nomenclature used in ordering. The option package number for SS was....any guesses......Z27. So in GM's eyes, the Z28 was the high dollar package and what they thought of as top of the line. As for the buying world, it wasn't as much as one was better - just a different approach.

COPOs were not even something the general public could buy and Yenko's were basically an aftermarket mod. So I wouldn't really consider them in the equation.

All that said - I'm an SS man because of the big block availability. Always wanted an SS427. Others, though, liked the panache of the Z28.

I'm going to hold out for a convertible and hope like heck they put out an SS and not a Z first. A friend was on a wait list for the Solstice and then got off it when he heard they were producing a GXP performance car - he finally got it six months later. So I suspect same will happen with our beloved Camaro - first ones will be nice and then 6 months to a year in - BAM - they'll whip out the big boys. Same happened with my work car. Bought a second year model VUE with a peppy V6 and then Saturn intros Red Line version in year 3 with more HP. Thanx GM. LOL.

07-28-2007, 12:06 PM	#112
LDiablo Z27 Enthusiast Drives: 2007 Silverado Crew Cab 4x4 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waco Posts: 23	TAG UR IT nailed it -- the difference in SS/Z28 is option package level. The Z28 derives from the actual package nomenclature used in ordering. The option package number for SS was....any guesses......Z27. So in GM's eyes, the Z28 was the high dollar package and what they thought of as top of the line. As for the buying world, it wasn't as much as one was better - just a different approach. COPOs were not even something the general public could buy and Yenko's were basically an aftermarket mod. So I wouldn't really consider them in the equation. All that said - I'm an SS man because of the big block availability. Always wanted an SS427. Others, though, liked the panache of the Z28. I'm going to hold out for a convertible and hope like heck they put out an SS and not a Z first. A friend was on a wait list for the Solstice and then got off it when he heard they were producing a GXP performance car - he finally got it six months later. So I suspect same will happen with our beloved Camaro - first ones will be nice and then 6 months to a year in - BAM - they'll whip out the big boys. Same happened with my work car. Bought a second year model VUE with a peppy V6 and then Saturn intros Red Line version in year 3 with more HP. Thanx GM. LOL.