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Originally Posted by DGthe3
I don't see anything that would give the GT500 a substantial advantage over the ZL1. The Nurburgring rewards handling far more than power & acceleration. Thats how the GTR can keep up with the Z06 and ZR1. The GT500 has never (to my knowledge) been praised for its exceptional handling abilities. Meanwhile, every time GM puts its magnetic ride onto a performance car, people take notice of how well it handles. The ZL1 is also going to be an inherently better handling car, despite its weight. Wider tires, better weight distriubution, and a stiffer chassis all improve its handling capabilities. The ring is also far from the smoothest of tracks ... not exactly ideal conditions for the live axle Mustang. And given the length of the track, I bet its almost impossible for the car to not get upset a couple of times.
All in all, I don't believe that it could even beat the ZL1 around the 'ring, let alone spank it.
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The GT-R rips no matter what track you put it on. I find it amusing that we are left holding onto the ring time vs. the GT500. What happens when the ring time (if released) for the GT500 is better than the ZL1? The ZL1 is no doubt a very capable machine but many of you have no idea what the current GT500 with the SVTPP option can do as is, stock. The M3 has long been commended for its handling capabilities and guess what, the current GT500 with its live axle "spanks" it around a real world track, the CTS-V also can't keep up. We don't even know yet how the ZL1 is gonna stack up vs the current the GT500 and given the published 1/4 and 0-60 times, it isn't much better and with DRs on both cars, I will take the current GT500. The '13 GT500 is another monster altogether. I said it 6 months ago, insider news of 600+ GT500 in the works...and I will say now, the '13GT500 will "spank" the ZL1. I could care less though. I want a ZL1!