CALLAWAY TAKES THE BEST CAMARO AND ONE OF THE BEST CORVETTES AND MAKES THEM EVEN BETTER

So we took it out for a couple laps of Orange County to see for ourselves. The first impression right out of the parking lot is that the SC652 is easy to drive for a car this big that makes this much power. The clutch pedal travel is long and springy with actual clutch engagement not coming until the top end of pedal travel. The throttle is light and quick with instantaneous power and torque. Shifter throws are also light, making it very easy to access all the power. It used to be that a muscle car took a lot of muscle from the driver to operate; not this one. It’s very well-engineered, both by Callaway and Chevrolet.

A few spirited launches showed that it leaves the line well, too. Most of that power gets to the ground without slipping around…unless you want slip. We stomped the throttle, let out the clutch and lit up the Pirelli PZero Trofeo R 305/30ZR19s a few times, which isn’t easy to do in The OC without being arrested, let me tell you. Discretion is the soul of continued licensing. Had we access to a drag strip, we could have had a lot of fun trying to balance clutch, gas and tire slip all day. As it was, Callaway lists a 0-60 time of 3.7 seconds and a quarter mile in 11.5 at 124 mph for this Camaro. Those are impressive numbers and felt entirely realistic after our trip.