Which do you prefer: ZL-1 Camaro or GS Corvette ?

[Mr Nice]

Which car do you prefer:

2018 ZL-1 Camaro or Grand Sport Corvette ?
I might buy one at the end of this year.

I'm undecided on auto or manual transmission for Camaro. Grand Sport would definitely be manual transmission.

 

[LoneRanger]

Ford Mustang GT350

 

[SatinSilver]

Neither, a 911 even a base one would be my pick. Let's see a hopped up Camaro or a 911, hmmmm. Easy choice there.

 

[mx5miata]

Which is the better buy? Both are serious machines

 

[d00df00d]

Of the two cars listed, the Corvette. Not even close.

 

[Brigadier]

Corvette, hands down

 

[maverickfhs]

Vette

 

[Smokescreen]

Corvette without a doubt.

 

[E150GT]

I’d choose vette. Camaro just doesn’t do it for me. Course neither does the vette

 

[Quattro Pete]

Corvette.

 

[dlundblad]

Chevy SS. 4 doors. Fast.

...Probably a Camaro though. Regardless of what you chose, I'd go with a non convertible. Neither look good IMO and the Florida sun is brutal. At least with a Jeep, you can get a bikini top to keep the sun off you.

 

[CT8]

They both nice cars. What I would suggest is to drive both for a long test drive to see which one pleases you the most. You will be spending lots of hard earned $$$ Why the Vette or Camaro and not the mustang or Challenger "as a matter of conversation" One of my friends always wanted a Ferrari 328 and finally bought one and after driving it a bit found out it was a chore to climb in and out of and it bottomed out every chance it could. It sits in the garage, I like American iron myself.

 

[MCompact]

Either one is a great choice. I'd go with the ZL-1.

 

[ls1mike]

Camaro ZL1 if you are buying it for pure track stuff. It has out done the GS in just about every test.

If you can't or don't want a Camaro get the corvette, but generally when you are dropping that coin on a performance car
you are looking at numbers and numbers don't lie.

I dislike Motor Trend but this lays it out pretty good.

ZL1 1LE

 

[WiskyBadger]

ZL1

 

[mx5miata]

I'm so confused just get a mercury zephyr.

 

[Cujet]

I vote Corvette.

Reason: The Vette is the last of the lightweight, RWD, front engine, normally aspirated V8 powered cars. The Camaro is exceptionally heavy, at 4000+ pounds in real world use, as is the Mustang.

And the performance numbers reflect that power to weight ratio. Note: the Mustang GT with 10 speed automatic is about as fast as the Vette in the 1/4. But on the road or track, the 'Vette is head and shoulders more competent.

The supercharged Camaro is a touch faster, but it needs 200HP more to achieve that. I see it as driving an overweight Nascar beast on the street. Insanely capable, not really a sports car.

 

[thescreensavers]

Originally Posted By: Cujet
I vote Corvette.

Reason: The Vette is the last of the lightweight, RWD, front engine, normally aspirated V8 powered cars. The Camaro is exceptionally heavy, at 4000+ pounds in real world use, as is the Mustang.

And the performance numbers reflect that power to weight ratio. Note: the Mustang GT with 10 speed automatic is about as fast as the Vette in the 1/4. But on the road or track, the 'Vette is head and shoulders more competent.

The supercharged Camaro is a touch faster, but it needs 200HP more to achieve that. I see it as driving an overweight Nascar beast on the street. Insanely capable, not really a sports car.


5th Gen is 4000+lbs the 6th gen is not. 6th Gen is on a completely new chasis. The ZL1 is 3800lbs and you are looking at 3400 at the C7 GS. So 400 lbs and 200 HP.


If you want a track toy yea 400 lbs is a decent amount id likely edge to the C7 but, the ZL1 with the LT4 and all the goodies from the C7 GS(E-diff,magnetic ride..etc) id choose Zl1.

 

[racin4ds]

Be a man and get a real sports car, The Shelby GT350 or the Ford GT, either one will destroy a Camaro or Vette!

 

[Nick1994]

I'd rather have a Corvette