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Originally Posted by Idaho2018GTPremium

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.

You're proving my point. Chevy spent too much time trying to make this a road course racer and forgot about everything else. Your last paragraph is all that's needed to see one of the reasons why the Mustang sells more. Most people aren't ripping these cars around a track or even have a road where the can utilize all the handling components the Camaro has. Straight line speed sells for the pony cars and when you have the Mustang that's faster (A10 vs A10 or A8) and the 392 which is just as fast a an SS which do you think are going to sell more especially with the other 2 being more daily driver friendly. So calling the Camaro the best overall is a definite no from me.