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Originally Posted by SGOS252382
I loved my two GTO's (05 and 06), but the Camaro is a completely different experience.
The GTO is softer in every way (suspension, seats, handling, etc). The GTO has a more comfortable ride quality and feel. The GTO feels and drives more like a luxury sedan than a Muscle car.
The Camaro SS feels more like a Muscle car (from behind the wheel) when you drive it. I would say the over all performance (1/4 mile) is pretty similar, but you dont have those weak/dead spot in the transmission.
The GTO's A4 works well for drag racing off the line, but it sucks from certain roll speeds (35-45, 70-80). My A4 GTO's performance from a 35mph roll was embarrassing. You don't have those issues with the A6.
My A6 Camaro SS pulls really hard from every speed I've tried. There's no weak spots about 35-45mph. That was one of the first things I checked. The A6 screams from a 35-40mph roll. That's a big change from the A4 setup.
There's been several complaints about poor track times and poor performance from L99 A6 owners. But my L99 feels strong and I no dought it can run easy low 13s when the weather cools down a bit (S.W. Florida). I won't even waste my time going to the track when its 95 degrees and humid.
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Yeah, the trans is what I really want. You're right about the dead spots in the A4, but I juggled the shift speeds with HPTuners to help fix that at least a bit. That being said, I drove a G8GT 6.0 L76 with the A6 and loved the high speed passing ability in 3rd gear. The trans made such an improvement overall that I really did not notice the missing 40 hp.
Right now, I have GM wanting to give me 7 grand off the sticker of a G8, plus whatever else the dealer with take off. It sure is tempting and at least the G8looks better than the GTO to me, but it ain't no Camaro.