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Originally Posted by kevin2323
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I'll tell you what's not good news for car enthusiasts... The as tested price! Of that particular car, it's just under 40k. That's crazy.
Pretty respectable straightline performance for the mid level car. I'll tell you a few things that stand out to me.
1: They tested the middle of the road V8 car, yet the as tested price (which they gave no indication of it being an estimate) was a tad under 40k.
2: The manual transmission version of the SRT-8 (4146) is heavier than the auto version (4137). And the Manual version of the R/T (4154) is even heavier than that. According to MT that is. So I guess the argument that we don't know how much the manual will weigh compared to the manf. est. of the manual camaro's 3860 is out the window...
3: The R/T with an as tested price of just under 40k barely out performs the base Mustang GT.
4: The SRT-8 has the same steady state grip as the 28k Mustang GT.
5: The SRT-8 is only 4 tenths slower than the more expensive GT-500. Although the SRT-8 is outdone in most other territories.
6: If the Camaro is priced at or around the R/T manual's starting price of 32k, it'll be the best price performance deal of the bunch. Even if it's priced a few grand more it'll be a better deal than any challenger or mustang. And given that everyone expects it to be 30k (I think 33k or so is more reasonable) it'll be an even better deal. This is all speculation though.
Oh and according to Motor Trend's test gear, your quoted numbers are a tenth faster than theirs. They got 13.6 for the R/T and 13.1 for the SRT-8. I'm guessing it was just a typo since you got the difference between the two right.
edit: 7: The SRT-8 Manual is faster than the SRT-8 stick. According to their measurements of course. Better technology, huh?