Originally Posted by blackcrossfire07
I hate to burst everyone's bubble but this car does not handle like it is on rails. Yes it is good and I love it. I am happy with the power and handling... but I have felt better handling! My 2000 Camaro handled 10 times better. You could cut the wheel doing 65 MPH and you would fly out the side window but the car was still on the ground turning with full control! I think it was because the engine was behind the front axle. I felt more in control with that car then I do with the Crossfire.
Not knocking my Crossfire.... I love it and miss it when I am driving a different car. Just giving an honest opinion.
Based on my track time with this car, I respectfully disagree with you. If I can chase down and catch full on Spec Miata racers on R-compound tires in my little Limited Roadster on the stock Conti tires and scare the bejeepers out of a dude in a 911, then this car flat out handles. Looking at various test reports this thing is also dynamite in slalom runs, which are a far better indicator of overall handling than mere skidpad stick (although the Crossfire does quite nicely there, too). Edmunds.com put a 4th Gen Camaro SS through the slalom at 62.9mph but they got 65.0mph out of the Crossfire (non SRT6 by the way) and called it "among the best we've ever tested, faster even than a Boxster S". Motor Trend got similar numbers - 63mph for the 4th Gen SS and 65.4 for the Crossfire. Road & Track lists the Crossfire as faster through their slalom than handling icons like the Honda/Acura NSX and Mazda MX-5 Miata and just shy of the Lamborghini Gallardo. That's some pretty heady company.