With the optional Performance Package, the Camaro (or Firebird) becomes
a remarkably good handling car-- better, in fact, than many that wear the
"sports car" label and cost a good deal more. Driven conservatively
the ride is smooth enough for reasonable sports car expectations and well
controlled. Driven with more enthusiasm, our Performance Package Camaro
had exceptional directional stability, good feedback through the steering
wheel and turned into corners with linear precision. We think it's one
of those cars that make you look for the long and winding road.
And we can't emphasize enough the significant role the 3800 V6 plays
in this. It's obviously not as fast as the V8-powered Z28, but it's fast
nonetheless, drives great, and hits several targets on the affordability
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