It now resides at 8.1 pounds per horse, a few ticks better than the Mustang, which for 2015 is at 8.5. The 1SS trim in particular improved its power-to-weight ratio by 14 percent. The V6 is 294 pounds lighter than the last model, the V8 is 223 pounds lighter and the turbo four, which we haven’t driven yet, is a whopping 390 pounds less than last year’s V6.Ĭhevy did this with aluminum parts, where necessary, lightening holes where possible and it even shortened bolts in the chassis so there were no extra threads. All of those performance numbers, most of which are now better than the Mustang-including power to weight-are due to the hundreds pounds of savings in the chassis and body.
This biggest news though, in our opinion, is the weight loss. Here the Mustang GT bests the SS, with a distance of just 108 feet, albeit with the optional Brembo package. Wait, was that a driving impression?Īs for braking, the SS stops from 60 mph in 117 feet, the V6 in 124 feet, the turbo four in 129 feet. With less weight to fight against and 12 more horsepower, the updated 3. Driving Impression: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS After a 3-year wait, we finally drive the new Chevrolet Camaro SS. The SS sounds great with the two-mode exhaust. 89g while the four wears Eagle Sport all-seasons and comes in at. The V6 gets F1 Asymmetric all-seasons and sticks with. That was supercar territory a decade ago. Part of that quick-footedness is because of the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 tires on the SS, which endow the car with. The V6 Camaro (335 hp, 323 lb-ft) gets down the 1,320-foot strip in 13.5 seconds at 103 mph with an automatic transmission and the turbo four (275 hp, 295 lb-ft) does it in 14 seconds flat at 99 mph. We’ve seen the 2015 Mustang GT knock it down in the 12.9-second range, by the way, at about 113 mph, in case you’re keeping track. I drive from Houston to Casa Grande in Arizona and back every Xmas and make it about 18 hours driving straight through. So the 455-hp, 426-lb-ft V8 does the sprint in 12.3, very quick for a factory car. But there’s still a lot to talk about, starting with the rest of the performance numbers. Get YOUR logo printed on top-tier brands. Chevy let us drive the V8 and V6 versions of the coupe in Michigan last week, but we can’t tell you about the drive experience just yet. Driving Impressions offers custom-embroidered corporate apparel, branded clothing, & accessories.
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The manual version comes in with a time of 12.5 seconds at 115 mph. The 2016 Chevy Camaro SS will dispatch the quarter mile in 12.3 seconds at 116 mph when it hits dealership lots this fall.
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