Since when is a 300+ hp muscle car considered settling?

[MontyCarlo]

The only thing I would get from buying a 2SS over a 2LT would be the "respect" of complete strangers, which I'm pretty sure would make me a poser. Not interested.

[TheSSpimp]

All i can say is i drove the V6 hard on the highway passing cars and was more than satisfied with its performance. My Daily driver is a 96 Impala SS with lots of mods so i need the V6 car and can drive the SS when I feel the need for more grunt of a V8.

[TheSSpimp]

O and one other thing to add. Tell them you don't plan on racing so who cares.

[jdbaker82]

Originally Posted by mikenmar

I don't get this. You can always get a more powerful car. By your logic, don't you feel like you "settled" for a V8? You could get a V12 viper, right?

Some biologists recently did an interesting experiment. They would put two monkeys side-by-side in two cages. They would feed them a normal diet of monkey food, and both the monkeys were happy.

Then, one day, they would start feeding one of the monkeys a special treat -- like chocolate, or something sweet. The other monkey, who didn't get the treat, would see this. He'd get enraged, and fling his regular old monkey food out of the cage at the researchers.

Humans seem to be driven by the same desire: If somebody else has something better than you, you can't be happy with what you have. You're perfectly happy with what you have if everybody else has the same thing, but if someone else has something better than you, you can no longer be happy.

I guess we're just monkeys sometimes...

You may have convinced me to "settle" for the V6 I thank you sir!

[sasquash1984]

if u want power just buy zr1 , shelby 500 gt, mc farlen, saleen, gt-r, lets just spend money that could buy a house..........ha

[sasquash1984]

now lets keep in mind the zr1 and shelby are very nice and very fast but.......they come stock with super chargered v8's

[sasquash1984]

so why dont i just get a super charger, cai, exhaust, performance chip, and see how fast my v6 will go

[shawn18]

I have a spoiled nephew that drives a pt cruiser and him and my brother mess around with old bugs talkin shit about the v6 i guess they are jealous or dont know the power behind this car i have a 2ss on order but i have the 447th 2010 camaro built in my driveway victory red 1lt/rs automatic and could not be happier we own a 2006 mustang v6 and well its not quite the same if something happens and i dont get my ss oh well im happy as hell with this car i first thought it would bother me not having a v8 but i dont even think about it when im driving my car

[colorado pony]

Originally Posted by JewelZ

For godsake the 2010 v6 camaro is 94 moe hp than the 2010 v6 mustang!!! even the mustang 2010 GT is 315, and with around $1500 my 2010 v6 Camaro will have more hp than the GT mustang!!! haha

not all v6 mustang are equal.... v6 mustang with a vortech supercharger air to water intercooler( 8 lbs of boost) and a few other goodies... 331 hp/ 346 tq at the wheel.... beware of my pony! it well bit you...lol
on order 2lt, m6, rs .. well i sell the mustang?... NO .... KEPT THEM BOTH!!! LOL

[Stewbie]

When you factor in the change in horsepower rating systems between 1967 and the present, I think you'll find that the 300hp V6 is making as much and in some cases probably more power than some of the V8's in the first and early second generation cars. Perhaps arm yourself with some stats to throw around.

Anyway, just tell them that your getting a 300hp Camaro. If they don't like it, what do you care what they think? Be happy with your car!

[Z28bryan]

It comes down to this... If you want a camaro but dont care about the muscle car aspect of it then get the v6 you will get the looks and the name and good gas mileage but it wont be a muscle car, it wont beat a 2010 mustang gt, If you have to talk yourself up and say how badass it could be and how 300 hp is higher then some of the older generation v8 camaros outputs then trust me. Get the V8 or you wont be happy.

[FNKNSTN]

Originally Posted by Thrillz

Man this statement is starting to bug me. I told the guys i work with im highly considering the v6 camaro as i think its an amazing motor with 305hp. They say something like dude thats a chick car your settling get a real camaro and a v8 From my perspective people gota understand i grew up in the 80's when the 5.0 litre mustang was king with 225 or so hp. I mean where else can u get this much car with 305 hp and 29 mpg thats amazing imo. My drag racing days are long over and no way in hell im racing some ricer clown just to see who's the bigger man on the streets and take out some soccer mom in her mini van with her 3 kids. Load up a 2LT RS thats one hell of car for a daily driver.Correct me if im wrong but wasnt a lot of the muscle cars of the 60's early 70's under or close to 300 hp? My 99 grand am v6 is around 180ish hp and has tons of pick up to get around town and to pass on the highway. Anyone else getting these kind of statements from your v6 camaro as i sure am?

It IS a lot of power coming out of a v6... and it gets killer mileage for that much power.

But for a lot of people, it's "settling" when you've got a 400hp v8 as an option, but you go with the v6.

[DCJ]

Originally Posted by Z28bryan

It comes down to this... If you want a camaro but dont care about the muscle car aspect of it then get the v6 you will get the looks and the name and good gas mileage but it wont be a muscle car, it wont beat a 2010 mustang gt, If you have to talk yourself up and say how badass it could be and how 300 hp is higher then some of the older generation v8 camaros outputs then trust me. Get the V8 or you wont be happy.

Both the V6 304HP and V8 400HP Auto/426HP Stick are muscle cars....one just has more power than the other.

[Oshawan]

I have a 2lt on order.
No one is ever going to say "Holy Shit that's a fast car!"
That statement is reserved for the SS.
but "Holy Shit that's a fast car for a v6!" is what we're entitled to..if you can't handle that
-buy an SS.