Ride along for a hot lap at Laguna Seca in Chevrolets iconic Camaro SS
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00:08 Part pony car, part transformer, this is the all new Chevrolet Camaro SS.
00:14 Under the hood is a mega 6.2 liter V8, making 426 horsepower and
00:19 driving the rear wheels through a six speed manual transmission.
00:23 This one's gonna be quick for sure.
00:25 Let's watch the Camaro around Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
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02:22 Randy drove the Shelby GT 500, which you liked a lot.
02:36 Now you've just gotten out of its mortal enemy, the Chevrolet Camaro.
02:39 This is the all new one, the SS.
02:42 What did you think of it?
02:44 >> Not nearly as much power as the Mustang, but a good running engine,
02:48 great sounds coming from the engine.
02:50 It's a beautiful car to look at, but to drive it understeer,
02:54 frustrating understeer.
02:56 When I got done with my hot laps, I didn't wanna drive it anymore.
03:00 Cuz I knew every time I go into a corner, the fronts are gonna stop working and
03:03 it'll just start howling and it wanna push.
03:08 It is not well balanced the way the Mustang is.
03:11 The Mustang, I wanted to keep going, just keep clicking off the laps because it was
03:15 such an enjoyable and rewarding car to drive, a driver's car.
03:20 The Camaro isn't yet, I think it could be with some,
03:23 probably some pretty easy tuning.
03:24 But I think the rear suspension,
03:27 which is independent versus the Mustang's live axle, that's very obvious.
03:32 You can tell the Camaro feels more refined.
03:35 The rear suspension has a lot of grip.
03:37 I think it's capable of being a better balanced car and
03:41 still being very safe and easy to drive.
03:44 Potential is what I see here.
03:46 And I just think they've been too conservative at Chevrolet
03:50 with the handling setup.
03:51 To find out where the Chevrolet Camaro SS finished in our 2009 Best Driver's Car
03:56 competition, make sure to visit motortrend.com on Wednesday, August 19th.
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