2016 Camaro

[bill25]

Well, here it is, for better or worse...
http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2016-c ... ing-page-2

I think the styling is very safe, but the comments are not good. It definitely doesn't look as bad as I thought, maybe it is growing on me. The initial reports don't paint it as extreme as one would have expected though. At least at the lower end. The 4 banger is supposed to be under 6 seconds, vs. the turbo 4 Mustang being 5.2 or 5.5. So it sounds like they will be neck and neck, which is a race that nobody cares about. This is pretty close to the MazdaSpeed3 (5.7). I guess I shouldn't be complaining, the 2010 SS was like 4.8 I think, so there is that...

The SS gets 455 HP, Brembos, and optional Magna-Ride, which is great.


WTF with the fake exhaust:

Yes, like the Mustang and a billion German cars, the Camaro will feature engine-audio enhancement.

Super lame:

The 2.0T models all will have active noise cancellation and will even pump fake noise into the cabin if you get the upgraded Bose stereo.

Consolation prize:

Chevrolet makes a point to note that the aural fake-itude can be switched off, though, which is nice.

Ok, well that is good.
What?

Camaros equipped with the two larger engines get induction-noise resonators—pipes that feed intake noise directly to the interior

If this means a manual baffle that can be triggered to open or close, that is awesome:

—and offer dual-mode active exhausts that can be set to “stealth” mode to avoid pissing off any neighbors you might actually like.

[Fast_Ed]

yeah, adding some programming to the stereo that simulates engine noise is fine, especially if you can turn it off. Adding a 'sound pipe' (something VW did at one point, and probably still does) is stupid unnecessary weight.

I suspect many people will turn off the fake noise, if they realize it's there.

[kevm14]

The problem with the fake noise is, I think they feel like if someone is doing it, they all have to do it. If they don't, they risk their car "just not sounding as good as [XYZ car]." Rather than explain "well, you see, we're taking the purist approach and letting the engine sound organically speak for itself," they'll just join 'em. Sucks.

[Fast_Ed]

Plus, who will buy Flowmasters if all you have to do is turn up the volume on the stereo?