The V-6 version has been just that: settling. The low rumble of the V-8 has long established a clear hierarchy in the red-light jungle. The V-6 is second place, the first loser. It’s the natural order of things and this V-6 is no different.
For the six-cylinder Camaros of the recent past, driving the 2016 version triggered zero memories of the Hertz counter at LAX. It may look like it should still have barcode stickers on its windows, but this is a changed Camaro. While the design looks the same and the trunk opening is still impossibly tiny, there are no exterior parts shared with last year’s car. Park old next to new and the differences begin to emerge. Most of all, what’s noticeable is that the ’16 is a bit angrier and leaner looking.
The punted, but engineering went for the win. Hiding beneath the Camaro’s skin is GM’s rear-drive Alpha platform shared with the Cadillac ATS and CTS. Fractionally smaller than before, our $35,065 Camaro 2LT manual weighed 3467 pounds, making it more than 300 pounds lighter than the last V-6 manual we tested. With less weight to fight against and 12 more horsepower, the updated 3.6-liter V-6—an engine that resides in everything from Colorados to Cadillacs—pulls with V-8 ambition. Acceleration to 60 mph takes 5.4 seconds and the quarter-mile is traversed in 14.1 seconds at 100 mph. Shifts from the six-speed manual are exact and easy. Every opening of the throttle is accompanied by a deep guttural growl out of the dual-mode exhaust, a must-have option at $895.
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