1999 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 review from North America

Other than normal wear items:

1. Knock sensor

2. Crankshaft position sensor

3. Factory speakers (I like my metal loud, and have destroyed the factory speakers in every car I've owned)

This has to be one of the most amazing cars on the road.

Acceleration is the car's strong suit. The LS1 V8 (has nothing in common with the old 350 SBC) is the best production motor of the 20th century. Its highly underrated, my car made 305whp with an intake lid and a different muffler (stock auto cars usually dyno~290rwhp). This motor responds extremely well to minor mods, I picked up about 15rwhp while spending under $300. Just for reference, the LS1 is factory rated at 305 crank horsepower. (yeah right, GM underrated it by about 40hp).

I ran 13.2@106 mph on the quarter mile, which is flying for a daily driven street car (your average 4 cylinder economy car runs a 18 second et). This is not a car for an inexperienced driver, as it will easily do 160mph, spin the tires at will, slide sideways, and generally bite you in the ass if you are reckless.

Enough about the almighty engine, there are plenty of other things to like.

I like the styling, looks like an exotic car with the raked windshield and wide stance. People still compliment and notice it, even though the design is 14 years old.

Car handles surprisingly well. It isn't a Miata, but it does hold its own in the twisties.

The auto tranny is a nice piece. Shifts firm, fast, and is easy to control the tranny with your right foot. The manual is also a nice piece, the 6th gear allows you to cruise on the interstate at insanely low RPMs and gives you stellar gas mileage.

Gas mileage is pretty good for a big V8. Provided you keep your foot out of it. I usually get 20-22mpg, doing a 70/30 mix of interstate and urban traffic. Manual models get around 28mpg on the interstate.

Car has been rock solid reliable for me. I haven't had any major issues, and I've put 60k hard miles on it. Good gas mileage, tons of power, and an awesome record for reliability is why I love the LS1 V8.

Now for the gripes:

Interior. Its full of cheap plastics, and I have the million shades of grey color scheme (it was supposed to be contrasting grey, but it looks like crap). The layout is great, gauges are nice, but the quality lacks. Lots of squeaks and rattles too. Seats are uncomfortable, but this might be a personal thing.

Typical sports car vices:

Long doors and low seat make it hard to get in and out

Tires are expensive

Noisy

Small trunk (although it isn't too bad if you fold the rear seats)