tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post370767345925270622..comments2024-03-01T01:07:13.368-07:00Comments on No, but seriously: 2009 Camaro : Big Bucket of FailSteven Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856604112181023270noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post-51172983584550251742009-08-09T08:46:04.111-06:002009-08-09T08:46:04.111-06:00Oh good grief. Live axle is 1960s technology that ...Oh good grief. Live axle is 1960s technology that has no place on a sporty car - or any car for that matter. Take the live axle off a Mustang and replace it with IRS and see what happens. Plenty of motoring programs have done it on TV and the results speak for themselves. I believe when Car & Driver did it, they had the same results as Top Gear - about a 15% improvement in lap times.<br />And the displacement argument is also 1960s. It's all about what you prefer. I prefer lightweight engines, blown for power, rather than lumpy, heavy V8s. Plenty of others prefer it the other way around. In most cases, an IRS import with a blown engine would show a domestic large capacity live axle car a clean pair of heels on a track.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322134770888868709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post-9069454861431108782009-08-08T23:18:20.240-06:002009-08-08T23:18:20.240-06:00Learning what? The live rear axle in the new Musta...Learning what? The live rear axle in the new Mustang has earned rave reviews, and is stronger than any IRS rear end (something the Camaro boys are being made aware of). There's no replacement for displacement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post-84639119116142098742009-08-03T09:28:06.587-06:002009-08-03T09:28:06.587-06:00Actually I stand corrected. I have read that all o...Actually I stand corrected. I have read that all of the new Camaros have an independent rear end. So maybe US car makers are finally learning.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post-40704442609615351202009-07-27T21:49:06.264-06:002009-07-27T21:49:06.264-06:00That's pretty disappointing. It's such a g...That's pretty disappointing. It's such a great looking car.<br />Let me guess though, it still has a live rear axle???<br />When will the US car makers discover the independant rear end?Paulnoreply@blogger.com