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Originally Posted by Puddin
I think you wildly overestimate the Camaro being the best performance car in its segment. Best handling sure I'll give you that but best overall nah no way.
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The 6th gen Camaro is the best overall performance car in most of the trim levels in its segment (of the 3 pony cars). For the money, I'd argue nothing can touch the overall performance offered by a ZL1 and on down to the SS 1LE as well.
Starting at the V8 entry and moving up (I realize some of these trims aren't sold anymore, but they are recent enough):
SS > base GT and 5.7 Hemi Challenger
SS > GT PP1 and 392 Challenger
SS 1LE > Mach 1 and GT PP2
ZL1 > GT350 and = base GT500 (ZL1 handles better, stops better, grips better, steers better, has a better sorted chassis, and has more standard tech and features, is ~250 lbs lighter, but is a little slower in a straight line above 60 mph - best stock e.t. of 10.6 sec for the GT500 vs 10.9 in the ZL1)
ZLE < GT500 CFTP because the CFTP is about as fast around a track despite being a more comfortable ride, and quicker in a straight line. But a lot more expensive.
The A10 GT with 3.55 rear end is slightly quicker than an A10 SS (1 or 2 tenths in the 1/4 mile), but not enough to offset how much better the SS performs in other performance metrics compared to a base GT. M6 to M6 the SS is generally quicker than the GT, in addition to handling better.