A question about the v6's power - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

mike25 · 07-04-2009, 08:18 PM

so i have yet to actually ride in a v6..just the v8...how does it feel power wise? when you push the pedal, will it put you back in the seat, or not so much?

francone13 · 07-04-2009, 08:26 PM

dosent have the thorw u back in ur seat power but i love my v6 its got lots of power

scrming · 07-04-2009, 08:31 PM

guess push you back in your seat is very subjective... Coming from a very anemic H3, my V6 really seems to push me back...

patriotpa · 07-04-2009, 08:42 PM

There are already many threads on this. I'll save you the task of searching. The current V6 is the same one from the Cadillac CTS. It is faster than most of the previous Camaros. It is very quick, yet still gets quite acceptable fuel mileage.

Also, read my sig.

mike25 · 07-04-2009, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patriotpa

There are already many threads on this. I'll save you the task of searching. The current V6 is the same one from the Cadillac CTS. It is faster than most of the previous Camaros. It is very quick, yet still gets quite acceptable fuel mileage.

Also, read my sig.

i know all of this...

i was simply asking if it has the power to put you back in your seat or not...

Oshawan · 07-04-2009, 09:03 PM

Then the answer is no.

Oshawan · 07-04-2009, 09:04 PM

But a Manual Transmission is going to help the V6.

rays · 07-04-2009, 09:20 PM

I haven't driven anything but mine so I can't compare but yeah, Its got enough power, It'll throw you back. It's plenty for me.

jdbaker82 · 07-04-2009, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike25

so i have yet to actually ride in a v6..just the v8...how does it feel power wise? when you push the pedal, will it put you back in the seat, or not so much?

I have drove both its not quite the throw you back in your seat feeling but there is a very satisfying smoothness in the way that it accelerates through the entire 6900 RPM's it makes you wonder how it's a V6 pulling like it does.

Venom40k · 07-05-2009, 05:41 AM

This being my first sports car and I previously drove a 99 montero sport suv. I certainly feel a push back on hard acceleration and couldn't imagine how intense a v8 feels, this is plenty for me.

DEW · 07-05-2009, 06:38 AM

If you got the V6 with manual trans, you will be plesantly suprised how 1st and 2nd gear get this puppy moving!

scrming · 07-05-2009, 06:50 AM

ok... i hate to admit it.. and very embarrassed... but maybe it will help...

so yesterday I was at the track... i was trying a few different things... so I thought I would try the tapshift out... well as soon as I launched the car jerked me back... well i had my finger in the + button... and with the jerk backwards I actually pulled back on the steering wheel... and yes, I immediately put the car in 2nd gear! D'oah!!! Who says you can't blow a shift in an automatic!

Oh.. I was also impressed.. in M1 on the return road, with TC ON...rolling along.. I was NOT stopped, I could poke the throttle and get the tire to really squawk!! Getting that big 275 20" to squeal like that... well, it impressed me! LOL!

MustangConvert · 07-05-2009, 09:49 AM

I think this is going to be subjective to what you are use to. I have a feeling the V6 if going to feel like a beast, since I am coming from a 2.0L Stratus.

Number 3 · 07-05-2009, 10:03 AM

Check all of my posts on Number 3. It was always a pleasure to drive the V6, but "put you back in your seat"? is too subjective. The SS doesn't put me back in my seat. It takes a Z06 to give me that feeling.

The V6 surprisingly will pull in 4th gear. It will spin the tires all through first gear. It does amazing things.

So the only answer here is, you have to drive one and judge for yourself.

07-04-2009, 08:18 PM	#1
mike25 Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dubba V Posts: 2,869	A question about the v6's power so i have yet to actually ride in a v6..just the v8...how does it feel power wise? when you push the pedal, will it put you back in the seat, or not so much?

07-04-2009, 08:31 PM	#3
scrming Red Brick of Vengeance! Drives: 12 Second Brick Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: at my pulpit Posts: 7,745	guess push you back in your seat is very subjective... Coming from a very anemic H3, my V6 really seems to push me back... __________________ 2011 Ford Flex EcoBoost Limited - 12.727 @ 109.790 MPH

07-04-2009, 09:20 PM	#8
rays V6 - It just isn't normal Drives: 2010 2LT M6, F250 7.3L Diesel Join Date: May 2009 Location: NH Posts: 266 View My Garage	I haven't driven anything but mine so I can't compare but yeah, Its got enough power, It'll throw you back. It's plenty for me. __________________ 2LT RS M6 RJT Black leather 4/29/2009 Ordered 6/24 6000 Delivered

07-05-2009, 06:38 AM	#11
DEW Drives: Hoopdee Join Date: May 2009 Location: Detroit Posts: 263	If you got the V6 with manual trans, you will be plesantly suprised how 1st and 2nd gear get this puppy moving! __________________ 2LT - CYBER GRAY METALLIC - BLACK RALLY STRIPES - MANUAL TRANNY - POLISHED 19" WHEELS BUILD - 6/12/2009 Airaid V2, Flowmaster AT

07-05-2009, 06:50 AM	#12
scrming Red Brick of Vengeance! Drives: 12 Second Brick Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: at my pulpit Posts: 7,745	ok... i hate to admit it.. and very embarrassed... but maybe it will help... so yesterday I was at the track... i was trying a few different things... so I thought I would try the tapshift out... well as soon as I launched the car jerked me back... well i had my finger in the + button... and with the jerk backwards I actually pulled back on the steering wheel... and yes, I immediately put the car in 2nd gear! D'oah!!! Who says you can't blow a shift in an automatic! Oh.. I was also impressed.. in M1 on the return road, with TC ON...rolling along.. I was NOT stopped, I could poke the throttle and get the tire to really squawk!! Getting that big 275 20" to squeal like that... well, it impressed me! LOL! __________________ 2011 Ford Flex EcoBoost Limited - 12.727 @ 109.790 MPH

07-04-2009, 08:26 PM	#2
francone13 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 280	dosent have the thorw u back in ur seat power but i love my v6 its got lots of power

07-04-2009, 08:42 PM	#4
patriotpa Account Suspended Drives: 02 Silverado, 09 Vue, 10 1SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tired of apologizing when we should be kickin' butt! Posts: 1,966 View My Garage	There are already many threads on this. I'll save you the task of searching. The current V6 is the same one from the Cadillac CTS. It is faster than most of the previous Camaros. It is very quick, yet still gets quite acceptable fuel mileage. Also, read my sig.

07-04-2009, 09:03 PM	#6
Oshawan Drives: Camaro Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oshawa Posts: 126	Then the answer is no.

07-04-2009, 09:04 PM	#7
Oshawan Drives: Camaro Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oshawa Posts: 126	But a Manual Transmission is going to help the V6.

07-05-2009, 05:41 AM	#10
Venom40k No... not the SS... Drives: 2010 1LT/RS Red Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 114	This being my first sports car and I previously drove a 99 montero sport suv. I certainly feel a push back on hard acceleration and couldn't imagine how intense a v8 feels, this is plenty for me.

07-05-2009, 09:49 AM	#13
MustangConvert Drives: ABM 1LT Camaro Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 115 View My Garage	I think this is going to be subjective to what you are use to. I have a feeling the V6 if going to feel like a beast, since I am coming from a 2.0L Stratus. __________________ Was going to buy a Mustang, was going to buy a Mustang, and then I saw the 2010 Camaro... Camaro made it home July 18th, 2009[Camaro# ...24182].

07-05-2009, 10:03 AM	#14
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,169 View My Garage	Check all of my posts on Number 3. It was always a pleasure to drive the V6, but "put you back in your seat"? is too subjective. The SS doesn't put me back in my seat. It takes a Z06 to give me that feeling. The V6 surprisingly will pull in 4th gear. It will spin the tires all through first gear. It does amazing things. So the only answer here is, you have to drive one and judge for yourself. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

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