Well, there is one very obvious competitor.
At $26K, Chevy offers a lot more car in the Camaro.
Yep - a lot more power, a lot more size, a lot more weight, a lot more cheap plastic in the interior. Oh well, one out of four of those things is good. Yay Chevy. ![Wink ;)](https://www.autos.ca/forum/Smileys/CarTalk/wink.gif)
Jaeger
More weight and size, sure. Equivalent cheap interior. More sophistication in the suspension, by first accounts.
Hey, Jaeger. Good to see you are consistent. I made a bet with myself as to who would be the first to jump in and dismiss the Camaro when I made that comment. I had you in the top three! ![Smiley :)](https://www.autos.ca/forum/Smileys/CarTalk/smiley.gif)
My prediction as to who would jump in and proclaim the Camaro to be just like totally way better was every bit as easy.
I wouldn't hold the interiors to be equivalently cheap - the Camaro is definitely cheaper IMHO - and an ugly design to boot. Have you sat in both? If not, what is the basis for your claim that there is any equivalence between the two?
Early reports from tests of pre-production models of the Camaro are definitely very encouraging. The V6 looks like a real performance alternative, not just another watered-down bit of sectretatial transport. But unlike you, I think it prudent to wait upon full instrumented testing of the Camaro before I annoint it the best thing since sliced bread.
Jaeger
Interesting comments.
Yes, have been in both. Already arranging my drive in the Genesis Coupe for this week and am making arrangements to drive a Camaro in a few more. Probably beginning of April.
Never, in any of my comments, have I said it was "the best thing since sliced bread". What I have said is:
It is the only 300hp V6 coupe for anywhere near the money.
Every driving report so far says that it is a very fine driving and sophisticated machine.
There are currently two modern RWD sports coupes available in Canada for $30K (I think the Challenger and Mustang in V6 form don't really compare. Different discussion, but I can elaborate if anyone cares.). If I was in the market for a RWD sports coupe in that price range, why on earth would I not drive both first? Would I not look at both and see which worked better for me?
Only reason I can imagine not doing so is if I had some deeply ingrained bias or prejudice against one or the other that would keep me from doing that.
My crime, it seems from your comments, is to suggest that the Camaro COULD be a viable competitive sport coupe to the Genesis. That is all I have stated here.