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Originally Posted by TheMadHatter99
Speaking as somone who currently drives a comparatively underpowered V6, there's absolutely no excuse for the V8 snobbery often found on car forums.
As has been stated before, without the V6 all of our beloved muscle cars would have long since been retired because V8 sales alone are not profitable enough to justify the existence of the vehicle. If GM only made V8 Camaros, because "that's what a true muscle car is," then the Camaro would not be making its return at all. V6's are the bread and butter of muscle car sales and those who scoff at the engines lacking two extra cylinders would do well to remember that.
Additionally, V6's can be a hell of a lot of fun to drive. My Mustang is by no means a HP monster, but I can still get it to let loose, slide a bit, and beat the majority of cars on American roads off the line. And that's with only 200hp, a 300hp Camaro should do far better.
Frankly I am planning on ordering an SS eventually so that it will be waiting for me when I return from deployment, but that's a personal choice reflecting my desire to own an 8 cylinder before they become museum pieces. I have a great respect for anyone who buys a V6 Camaro because, without them, I would not be able to get my V8. Hell, I have a lot of respect and gratitude towards anyone who buys American these days which, after all, is the bigger issue and the one we should all be focused on rather than on an argument centered around a measely two cylinders.
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Been there, done that myself.
I had the V8 almost 40 years ago and I'm really not missing it today.
I like a handling/performance car and I still want one. If I had my druthers, I'd want the car to weigh in at about 2,800 pounds and have maybe about 250 horses or so.
Todays fuel prices don't bode well for large displacement engines and the ability of multi-valve engines to get lots of power by using revolutions instead of displacement is the contemporary way to performance.
I don't expect a low-cost car like a Camaro to offer alloy suspension parts and aluminum body panels but, that's where the 'compromise' of the relatively large displacement (3.6L) V-6 comes in. It has enough displacement to move even the truck like weight of a nearly 4,000 pound fairly well.
I've never really been a drag racer. It's just that that was about all my old (1970 Camaro SS350) was really good at.
Since that time, I've always had sports cars.
If I get a new Camaro, it will to replace my RX-7 or my current Mazda MX-5/Miata, not my 1970 Camaro. (The Audi quattro is the wife's car) I'm not really into retro. I really just want a decent powered, two-seat coupe and they are very rare these days. The Corvette is overdone/overpowered for my application.
The new Camaro just might do the job. Don't really know yet. I'll have to see one and drive one. I don't count the V-8 out yet but the V-6 looks more promising so far.
I prefer to buy American and I always have but, I won't do that unless they make what I really want and need. When it comes to sports cars, that hasn't been the case for a long time.
I hope that's changing.