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Originally Posted by newmoon
A perfect example is the 2012 Z06 Motortrend ran the car to a best of 11:90s, when owners took delivery these times quickly fell into low 11s and may have actually dipped into the 10s. With the logic posted in here there is no way to assume the Z06 is any faster than 11:90s correct?
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No. That simply showed what a poor result MT got with the track and car used. Nothing more. Nothing less. The Hellcat press fleet was flogged 'n flogged, but an embargo was in place. The Edmunds 6-speed time was, unfortunately, the ONLY 6-speed time finally released, and that one (run by John Pearley Huffman, formerly of Car Craft Magazine, a drag race-oriented mag) was embargoed for just about a month. You'll have to ask FCA why so few 6-speeds (embarrassment?) and such a time delay (after orders were opened up?!) were in place. That one is on them.
BTW, other press members have driven the 6-speed (Hot Rod for one), but NO TIMES have ever been released. Hmmm.