Chevrolet Camaro: 6.2l V8 on Ulster's Roads

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On the RMS Blog: In the world of four-cylinder diesels, of which Northern Ireland roads are overrun with, some American V8 muscle is definitely king.  Small boys stop on their bikes and give you the thumbs up, and old people bump into each other at the thunderous v8 firing past. And the driver, that would be me, grins until it hurts. (Read the Full Article Here)



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I had one of these for 3 days in LA after Hertz mucked up my Adrenaline booking (I was supposed to get a Challenger R/T) and this was the only thing they had left that was anyway similar (after being offered number V6 poverty specs).

I say one of these, it was a tad different. Convertible for a start (nice in the evenings, but too warm during the day to go without aircon) and also auto meaning the 400bhp L99 engine rather that the fullfat 429bhp LS3 here.

I must've had the California spec exhaust on ours, I thought it was very quiet on startup and idle. Even when pushing on, it was quieter than I'd hoped. It definitely needs more noise.

Even though it was a Challenger I wanted and I was initially disappointed, I gelled with our mini-NASCAR. When I go back to the states and if I end up with another, I'll definitely be happy with the keys to this in my pocket.
 

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This from waringstown direction? See it parked up every now and then, quite a sight to behold!
 

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The good LS takes some beating. Hard to understand these cars when pitted against BMW M, AMG and Audi's RS range but whilst yank/aussie muscle might not have the refinement or performance of the others the character and lure of them is much stronger.
I really really wish I'd kept my VXR8 :worried:
 

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The good LS takes some beating. Hard to understand these cars when pitted against BMW M, AMG and Audi's RS range but whilst yank/aussie muscle might not have the refinement or performance of the others the character and lure of them is much stronger.
I really really wish I'd kept my VXR8 :worried:
It's just two distinct marketplaces. Like Asian vs European. Chalk and cheese. So special on our roads though - people just wouldn't react the same way to an autobahn stormer.
 

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There is a yellow one I've seen a few times in the Larne area, ghastly looking thing imo. America can keep it.
 
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