Chevy Caprice SS - hit with the pretty stick
03-09-2013, 09:53 PM
#31
Btw, I dunno if anyone thought about this yet, but the police variants are still rwd, IRS, with V8s... in time (granted a long time) these cars will be sold for dirt cheap ala Blues Brothers, only now these cars will really be worth picking up.
03-10-2013, 03:01 AM
#32
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40k is a bit steep for the car, but what other car will give you the same kind of power. It is still less than 335i money and I bet with a lot more options. Granted cant compare a bow tie to a roundel, but why not? If the car is made well, goes like stink, and I'll bet it'll have more reasonable running costs, why not?
I like the look of the G8, but I dont think this car is necessarily any better/worse than that, which isnt saying much either. Funny, I bet if this were a honda people would be saying stuff like "give it the right stance, some tint, some imported bodykit that I'll wait 8 mos for, pay way too much, and wont fit, grilles, etc etc and itll be hellaflush yo!"
But then I look across the room and see the charger, and I know it may not be the popular thing to say here, but I actually dig that car, especially murdered out in black. I got to drive one to vegas, and yes theres alot of things wrong with it especially if I were dumb enough to use an s2000 as a reference point, but it just works for me, so I dunno if this car moves me the same way that car does.
I like the look of the G8, but I dont think this car is necessarily any better/worse than that, which isnt saying much either. Funny, I bet if this were a honda people would be saying stuff like "give it the right stance, some tint, some imported bodykit that I'll wait 8 mos for, pay way too much, and wont fit, grilles, etc etc and itll be hellaflush yo!"
But then I look across the room and see the charger, and I know it may not be the popular thing to say here, but I actually dig that car, especially murdered out in black. I got to drive one to vegas, and yes theres alot of things wrong with it especially if I were dumb enough to use an s2000 as a reference point, but it just works for me, so I dunno if this car moves me the same way that car does.
I drive a Chevy now and find this car to be ass ugly. I was very close to getting an 05/06 GTO twice so I definitely liked the GTO's design.
IMO automatic-only version is fine if the tranny is at least as good as Mercedes' out going 7g-tronic tranny. The new MB MCT tranny is great for being a non-DCT and if mated to an LS3 might make this car at least somewhat fun and quick even at its ridiculously curb weight. I must admit I haven't read up on what type of tranny will go into the SS but I doubt it's anything more than a traditional auto tranny. I hope somebody can prove me wrong though!
03-10-2013, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by TheDonEffect' timestamp='1362898295' post='22392896
40k is a bit steep for the car, but what other car will give you the same kind of power. It is still less than 335i money and I bet with a lot more options. Granted cant compare a bow tie to a roundel, but why not? If the car is made well, goes like stink, and I'll bet it'll have more reasonable running costs, why not?
I like the look of the G8, but I dont think this car is necessarily any better/worse than that, which isnt saying much either. Funny, I bet if this were a honda people would be saying stuff like "give it the right stance, some tint, some imported bodykit that I'll wait 8 mos for, pay way too much, and wont fit, grilles, etc etc and itll be hellaflush yo!"
But then I look across the room and see the charger, and I know it may not be the popular thing to say here, but I actually dig that car, especially murdered out in black. I got to drive one to vegas, and yes theres alot of things wrong with it especially if I were dumb enough to use an s2000 as a reference point, but it just works for me, so I dunno if this car moves me the same way that car does.
I like the look of the G8, but I dont think this car is necessarily any better/worse than that, which isnt saying much either. Funny, I bet if this were a honda people would be saying stuff like "give it the right stance, some tint, some imported bodykit that I'll wait 8 mos for, pay way too much, and wont fit, grilles, etc etc and itll be hellaflush yo!"
But then I look across the room and see the charger, and I know it may not be the popular thing to say here, but I actually dig that car, especially murdered out in black. I got to drive one to vegas, and yes theres alot of things wrong with it especially if I were dumb enough to use an s2000 as a reference point, but it just works for me, so I dunno if this car moves me the same way that car does.
I drive a Chevy now and find this car to be ass ugly. I was very close to getting an 05/06 GTO twice so I definitely liked the GTO's design.
IMO automatic-only version is fine if the tranny is at least as good as Mercedes' out going 7g-tronic tranny. The new MB MCT tranny is great for being a non-DCT and if mated to an LS3 might make this car at least somewhat fun and quick even at its ridiculously curb weight. I must admit I haven't read up on what type of tranny will go into the SS but I doubt it's anything more than a traditional auto tranny. I hope somebody can prove me wrong though!
I also own an AMG version of the 5 speed predecessor of the 7G-tronic in my SRT6 Crossfire. That thing has completely different behavior. Mercedes claims 35% faster shift times in the AMG massaged version. It feels even faster. And the thing will downshift with a vengeance unlike the 7G-tronic. Like the newer 7 speed the 5 speed will skip gears if you hold the lever in the up or down position. And like the 7 speed, it has a lockup torque converter (for all forward gears except 1st). I know everyone here craps on automatics but with this 5 speed I don't really feel that much loss of control vs a 3 pedal arrangement. You simply have to adjust your timing on downshifts for the behavior of the transmission.
Anyway, GM knows how to build performance automatics every bit as good as the AMG unit in my SRT6. I would expect a massaged version of their corporate 6 speed automatic borrowed from the Corvette and Camaro in this car. Somehow I don't think it will be a disaster combination in a large, heavy sedan.
03-11-2013, 09:19 AM
#34
the design is pretty inoffensive. I'm glad it's devoid of fake scoops and vents. I think the front bumper cover with double hexagonal grilles and double fog light/LED strip is a bit too busy for me. The back side is pretty tidy, except I despise the unfinished black plastic. I don't understand why manufacturers put that crap on cars.
The wheel gap is hideous, Eibach better get on this quickly.
The wheel gap is hideous, Eibach better get on this quickly.
03-15-2013, 02:26 AM
#36
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kind of boring but it will make for a good sleeper car. Maybe I missed it - but RWD?
How many RWD V8 Sedan's are out there other than something like a BMW/Mercedes?
How many RWD V8 Sedan's are out there other than something like a BMW/Mercedes?
03-15-2013, 05:23 AM
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