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Originally Posted by RedBarchetta
Oh you know they'll include that in some trim option group and nail the buyer for another grand. 
I also noticed another true Camaro anomaly. The badge on the rear says 'RS', but when you look at the front I don't see any hide-a-way headlights?!? How can you possibly have a modern version of a First Gen RS Camaro without hide-a-ways?!? 
The more I look at the comparisons and what they did incorporate (and, in some cases, how they incorporated it) vs. what they didn't, I just start shaking my head more and more. But people will buy them because it's something else to hot rod (and the Transformers movie hooked a generation of kids to this car...great marketing call by someone who undoubtedly got a promotion with that deal).
I wonder how long the IRS suspension will last before people start snapping half shafts? The Z06 crowd knows a lot about this issue with the C6s. They better over-engineer it or it will become a warranty repair nightmare.
I get the new safety and mileage requirements. But don't you think they could have accomplished something a little closer? Enthusiasts have been screaming for a factory built retro rod with all the modern conveniences but in a "back in the day" wrapper. This isn't it, folks. 
-Dean |
Having purchased an early 06 C6 Z06 and following them closely on various forums, etc., I can count the number of Corvette Forum-reported Z06 half-shaft failures on one hand. Of course, each of those reported incidents generated about 500 posts on an internet forum.
Some of these occurred on heavily modified cars. You are repeating an internet myth.
And this is from a car that is not designed as a drag racer, yet continually posts times in the low 11s bone-stock.