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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
Very, very, nice car....but I'm sorry -- For the price...and the power, I expected more. Some magazines are getting numbers too close to the SS for me to justify spending almost $20 grand more (should I be in the market for that high-priced a car anyways.). Is there more there? Absolutely....for both cars...  |
Best numbers thus far to best numbers thus far we are talking about a bit more than a half second difference in quarter mile times with early testing showing the GT500 capable of 12.3-12.4 1/4 mile runs. Almost no question we'll see somebody sneak into the 11's bone stock. The Camaro SS is plenty fast, but we both know you'll never see one get anywhere near 11's completely stock. I think we may see a good pilot muster a 12.7, maybe even a 12.6 or so, out of the SS bone stock, but then it looks more than plausible that the GT500 is potentially capable of a 12 flat, if not an 11.9x 1.4 mile run.
Also, there can be almost no doubt that any performance gap between these two will widen as they gain speed. For example, a 60-150mph contest is probably going to be a lot messier than a 0-100pmh contest. But then, that is how it should be given where these cars sit in the ponycar heirarchy. This car isn't a competitor for the Camaro SS.