Actually, what the folks on C5 and C6 are *mostly* doing is praising the car. The Camaro could cure cancer by merely sitting in it, and a few of the people in this thread would still hate on it.
Looking forward to seeing how close you are on this. GM has already said pricing will be out before the end of August, so that is known. The rest you state is unknown.
There is video of AL O speaking at the Camaro5Fest event, and he states performance numbers (and I presume weight) will...
I'm not sure. Seems that limiting the last 2K rpm of the powerband could at some point put the driver at a disadvantage and they could potentially lose precious time. Maybe not...I'm no expert on this of course, and I do agree that staying above 6,250 rpm for over 8 seconds will not be...
You are correct, in that the 2010/11 model Camaro wasn't really a great handling car. But something known by few is that in 2012 Chevrolet made many suspension changes to the car, going from FE3 to FE4 (as they designate it).
This suspension change was never reviewed by any magazine outlet...