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big dave · 08-19-2013, 09:06 PM

The ZL1 is such a refined car, sometimes it seems a bit boring with the auto tranny. Yeah, it's pretty quick, but the power delivery is so linear I sometimes struggle to find excitement in it's performance. I never thought a car with 11 second performance capability could be so yawn inducing. I think I may need to start modding.
I don't think you m6 owners would have the same feeling.

SlingShot · 08-19-2013, 09:10 PM

No regrets, may be you just need to take it to a different type of track with turns.

boondocksaint · 08-19-2013, 09:27 PM

^That.

white ZL1 · 08-19-2013, 09:30 PM

Not yet, no. Not anticipating any either.

OldScoolCamaro · 08-19-2013, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by big dave

The ZL1 is such a refined car, sometimes it seems a bit boring with the auto tranny. Yeah, it's pretty quick, but the power delivery is so linear I sometimes struggle to find excitement in it's performance. I never thought a car with 11 second performance capability could be so yawn inducing. I think I may need to start modding.
I don't think you m6 owners would have the same feeling.

...and that's the trick, it's gets mundane...too smooth...no torque peaks or high RPM band...flat and broad, and an early bounce with the fuel shutoff if one listens to his ear if used to early small blocks and not keeping an eye on the tach, hud, or flashing balls for the shift point on the hud.

snackbar64 · 08-19-2013, 11:17 PM

Sometimes I do wonder what life would have been like with the manual. And I often begin to tell myself if I ever buy another one it will be an manual, but everyday after work when I'm crawling along on that parking lot also known as I-35 I am so happy to have the automatic. If I had the manual I might have already traded it in on an Automatic. However, the lack of the added fun factor for having the auto doesn't evoke such drastic thoughts of getting rid of the car.

2012-1822 · 08-20-2013, 12:35 AM

The grass is always greener right

ZL1 Spoked · 08-20-2013, 12:45 AM

Personally I think they should have never made an Automatic for the ZL1.. So boring/old person like

ZRider · 08-20-2013, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ZL1 Spoked

Personally I think they should have never made an Automatic for the ZL1.. So boring/old person like

Some of us ARE old! And...some people of any age appreciate high performance cars as much as anyone but have disabilities that make clutching or shifting difficult or impossible.

Love my A6--not boring to me (even after riding a 9-second Hayabusa for 4 years).

Cheers.

SlingShot · 08-20-2013, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ZL1 Spoked

Personally I think they should have never made an Automatic for the ZL1.. So boring/old person like

It's as boring as a white car, just about every old fart here drives a white car.

URBAN LEGEND · 08-20-2013, 08:03 AM

No regrets. Just wish it had a 7 speed DCT.
It's cool that GM offers M6 and A6s. Ferrari and others don't even bother with manuals.

Z4me · 08-20-2013, 08:12 AM

Automatics do have paddle shifters around the steering wheel.

Whos_Drivin · 08-20-2013, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by big dave

The ZL1 is such a refined car, sometimes it seems a bit boring with the auto tranny. Yeah, it's pretty quick, but the power delivery is so linear I sometimes struggle to find excitement in it's performance. I never thought a car with 11 second performance capability could be so yawn inducing. I think I may need to start modding.
I don't think you m6 owners would have the same feeling.

I bought an M6 for the feel, but its still only as exciting as you make it...like when you try to man handle it into 3rd, miss the gear and are already coming off the clutch.

All things considered, both the A6 and M6 are wicked fast, its just that the car is that refined...definately more so than I ever expected.

AKA-22 · 08-20-2013, 08:52 AM

NO WAY!!!

08-19-2013, 09:06 PM	#1
big dave Drives: 2017 ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,052	A6 owner...any regrets? The ZL1 is such a refined car, sometimes it seems a bit boring with the auto tranny. Yeah, it's pretty quick, but the power delivery is so linear I sometimes struggle to find excitement in it's performance. I never thought a car with 11 second performance capability could be so yawn inducing. I think I may need to start modding. I don't think you m6 owners would have the same feeling. __________________ '17 ZL1 10.99@129 stock. 4225# raceweight. Best 60'- 1.66 on factory tires. 10.48@132 E50, intake and tune. 4270 lbs https://youtu.be/EyHtdH9XOkY https://youtu.be/Lcu41obbTf8 '13 ZL1 BRM A6. 11.591 @ 119.2 factory stock with a 1.68 60'! Best stock mph 121.8. 11.29 @ 123 RotoFab, drag radials and skinnies. 4360# raceweight. http://youtu.be/yggIA3C_kkA 2014... back to stock http://youtu.be/spQLaTWbThs 2013... stock & RotoFab

08-19-2013, 09:10 PM	#2
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 8,009	No regrets, may be you just need to take it to a different type of track with turns. __________________

08-19-2013, 11:17 PM	#6
snackbar64 Drives: SW 2017 ZL1, M6, Carbon, Nav, MR, Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Prosper, TX Posts: 801	Sometimes I do wonder what life would have been like with the manual. And I often begin to tell myself if I ever buy another one it will be an manual, but everyday after work when I'm crawling along on that parking lot also known as I-35 I am so happy to have the automatic. If I had the manual I might have already traded it in on an Automatic. However, the lack of the added fun factor for having the auto doesn't evoke such drastic thoughts of getting rid of the car. Last edited by snackbar64; 08-19-2013 at 11:27 PM.

08-20-2013, 12:35 AM	#7
2012-1822 Drives: Black ZL1 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: City of Champions, Alabama Posts: 3,698	The grass is always greener right __________________ Check out Alabama Camaros, for Camaro enthusiasts all around Alabama https://www.facebook.com/groups/1739...group_activity

08-20-2013, 12:45 AM	#8
ZL1 Spoked Drives: Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 1,131	Personally I think they should have never made an Automatic for the ZL1.. So boring/old person like __________________ -2013 Camaro ZL1-Black Stripe Package-Ambient Light Kit-Subwoofer Package-Sunroof-Suede Package-NAV MYLINK-MANUAL BABY-Dual Vented Fenders-Exposed Carbon Fiber Insert -Black 10 Spoke Wheels 604 RWHP 602 LBS/TQ

08-19-2013, 09:27 PM	#3
boondocksaint Cartoon Maus Drives: White ZL1, Chevroyota Prizolla Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 303	^That.

08-19-2013, 09:30 PM	#4
white ZL1 Drives: none Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: DFW area Posts: 1,844	Not yet, no. Not anticipating any either.

08-20-2013, 08:03 AM	#11
URBAN LEGEND Drives: 20 X3M CP & 19 ZL1 1LE A10 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Brenham, TX Posts: 3,517	No regrets. Just wish it had a 7 speed DCT. It's cool that GM offers M6 and A6s. Ferrari and others don't even bother with manuals.

08-20-2013, 08:12 AM	#12
Z4me Drives: 2013 ZL1 IOM Vin #169 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,953	Automatics do have paddle shifters around the steering wheel. __________________

08-20-2013, 08:52 AM	#14
AKA-22 Drives: ELLE-1 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Farmington ,mo Posts: 1,175	NO WAY!!! __________________