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Originally Posted by MC@MYGTR
edmunds just tested the camaro 13.0 @ 110 in the 1/4
Predictably, one of the Camaro's obvious rivals, the big-'n-brawny Dodge Challenger R/T can't keep pace. It takes 5.5 seconds for the Mopar to reach 60 mph (5.3 with 1 foot of rollout) and 13.9 seconds to reach the quarter-mile, at which point it's steaming along at 103.2 mph. In fact, the Camaro SS is slightly quicker in both measures than the similarly powered Challenger SRT8. The 2010 Mustang makes up for much of its 111-hp power deficit with about a 500-pound weight advantage on the hefty Camaro. The Mustang with a Track Pack will do zero to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds (4.9 with rollout) and get through the quarter-mile in 13.5 seconds at 102.9 mph. The Camaro is quicker through the quarter by half-a-second than the Nissan 370Z, which Chevy also considers a Camaro competitor
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Yes now it is officially a competition now. All the other "Muscle Cars" didn't perform so well outside of the Mustang IMO. Now was is good that most Z owners should feel good about I think is that it shows Nissan's superior Engineering!! It takes chevy to drop in the base Corvette engine. They talk all they want about there V6 but
"Hello McFly" the Z is a
V6 that is leaps and bounds better than there V6 and the Z is so close to the performance of the top of the line Camaro that when Direct-Injection is added or the Nismo Version arrives the Z will be back on top of the performance numbers game, the Camaro already has Direct-Injection bTW. But with those numbers it is a drivers race anyway. I for one am extremely proud of what Nissan accomplished with the 370z and someone who cross shops these 2 cars will probably decide on necessity of a backseat and interior quality.
If someone is cross-shopping these 2 vehicles then the argument of a backseat should be settled as soon as the Z entered into the equation because
My opinion:
Exterior is subjective:
Interior is not Z wins hands down
Performance depends on how much rubber you like burning and big V-8 growl verses great handling. From a technical aspect the Z wins.
MC this is not directed at you at all. Just my rant on the topic
