02-15-2018, 09:53 AM | #15 | |
Drives: 2018 1SS 1LE Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: NY
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02-15-2018, 11:57 AM | #16 |
Drives: 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Michigan
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With the C5 Z06 it was developed in 2000. The 5th generation was developed in 2008/9 and the 1LE for 2013. They were made at different times, suspension changes all the time. If you look under a 2013 GMC Sierra and compare it to a 2015 GMC Sierra you will see what I mean. Vastly different control arms and bushings/ball joints.
The 5th Generation Camaro is not limited to 295/35/18 rubber like the C5 and there is much more choices when it comes to tires. The 1LE balances the oversteer and understeer much better than the normal SS due to the changes made (tires, wheels, spring rates, sway bar rates). The C5 is lighter but I enjoy the way the 1LE drives much more. As for buying something 10 years older, the one argument that can be made is those cars is they are simpler. Automobiles are changing faster with their electronic aids, content, and features faster every year than they ever have. When you look under a new ZL1 and see all of the cooling lines, electronics (suspension, yaw sensors, cameras, impact sensors, and WiFi hot spot) and hardware you realize how complicated they are and who really knows how to fix this when it fails. |
12-26-2020, 10:26 AM | #17 |
Drives: 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Michigan
Posts: 49
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If what drives your purchase of a vehicle is the size of a screen or how much junk they put on it, there's a Nissan in your future.
I am not interested in my car being a WiFi hotspot, being able to park itself, taking the wheel out of my hand when I change lanes or do an emergency maneuver, or rat on me to the local constabulary on my speed. There's a reason to enjoy the drive of a 2015 1LE with a 6 -speed manual transmission and traction control I can turn off without calling up the lawyers. |
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