My thoughts too, not a fan of the look. Honestly haven't really liked the looks after 82, I thought it was bad enough when the C3 dumped the chrome bumpers
Handling dosen't surprise me either. I remember a magazine article (80s?) May have been Car & Driver/ Corvette Fever? Titled some thing like "and the '69 outhandled them all". My 69 had the F41(350/350 and 4spd, 3:73 gear. I thought it handled well till i put new Michelin x sport p235x60x15s on my '70 Firebird Formula 400 and got it up and running. That thing handled like it was on rails. I pulled them off and put them on the Vette and went back out to see, the Pontiac out did the Vette very notably!
I had sold my brother the sister '69 convt years ago. He has quite a bit of miles on it, but after we restored his '72 T/A he called me and asked why his T/A out handled his Vette? Told him I forgot all about going thru the same with my Formula. So if the Camaro is claimed to be better......It wouldn't surprise me.