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Originally Posted by DGthe3
And it doesn't matter when racing 3300-3800 lb cars?
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Torque is always a rellevant part of any race, but the Camaro will need all the torque advantage it can get to offset the massive weight dissadvantage.
Just look at the SRT chally, everyone writes it off because of the massive weight dissadvantage. It wont be able to compete with anyone.
But... the Weight difference between the chally/camaro is LESS than the Camaro and any of the cars in this comparison. Can you imagine what owners of those cars are saying about US...
What will be able to save the Camaro (because its NOT competeing against other 3800lb cars) is an Agile suspension and firm handling. If it can put together a Corvette like package it should be able to compete with lighter cars... Otherwise it will have similar speed (Z 0-60 in 4.8 Camaro 0-60 in 4.6) with less corning ability, resulting in a loss on any track that isnt drag...
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