ZL1 beats new GT500

theDreamer · 06-20-2012, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Never

I think everyone knew that was coming

You quoted the one line I was laughing at when I read that. No offense, but drag racing is about time slips. You either are fast or not, yes GM did a good job building a car that is smooth and can be some what quick and blah blah blah, but at the end of the day, they lost.

Never · 06-20-2012, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

You quoted the one line I was laughing at when I read that. No offense, but drag racing is about time slips. You either are fast or not, yes GM did a good job building a car that is smooth and can be some what quick and blah blah blah, but at the end of the day, they lost.

I completely agree... Seems like the reviewers like the Chevy more, which is fine but its one of those things "O ya the Mustang is quicker in a straight line but its not all about how quick it is"

...What...?

shadoquad · 06-20-2012, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

You quoted the one line I was laughing at when I read that. No offense, but drag racing is about time slips. You either are fast or not, yes GM did a good job building a car that is smooth and can be some what quick and blah blah blah, but at the end of the day, they lost.

By half a second, at that!

Doesn't sound like much, but in drag racing, that's huge.

Then again, this is all paper racing, and both of those cars would smoke me in my Z.

Never · 06-20-2012, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

By half a second, at that!

Doesn't sound like much, but in drag racing, that's huge.

Then again, this is all paper racing, and both of those cars would smoke me in my Z.

Different class of cars too.

I wish Nissan would come out with a high performance Z

b1adesofcha0s · 06-20-2012, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

By half a second, at that!

Doesn't sound like much, but in drag racing, that's huge.

Then again, this is all paper racing, and both of those cars would smoke me in my Z.

How dare you speak about Project Bugatti Beater like that? I should slap some sense into you

Red__Zed · 06-20-2012, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

By half a second, at that!

Doesn't sound like much, but in drag racing, that's huge.

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About 90 feet

Lug · 06-20-2012, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Never

I completely agree... Seems like the reviewers like the Chevy more, which is fine but its one of those things "O ya the Mustang is quicker in a straight line but its not all about how quick it is"

...What...?

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

By half a second, at that!

Doesn't sound like much, but in drag racing, that's huge.

Then again, this is all paper racing, and both of those cars would smoke me in my Z.

No ****. And I thought the media was biased when reporting on political stuff. That kind of stuff don't hold a candle to this article!

MightyBobo · 06-20-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

By half a second, at that!

Doesn't sound like much, but in drag racing, that's huge.

Then again, this is all paper racing, and both of those cars would smoke me in my Z.

Well, I wouldnt quite say THAT. Say, a 9.99 and a 10.49 for instance - that's huge.

But, a 14.5 and a 14.0? Not so much lol

These speeds, for sure there's a good bit of difference, but I wouldnt go so far as to say it's ginormous...

shadoquad · 06-20-2012, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Article number 2: 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 vs 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 - At The Strip - Automobile Magazine

Chevy driver needed more confidence.

b1adesofcha0s · 06-20-2012, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Chevy driver needed more confidence.

Red__Zed · 06-20-2012, 10:47 AM

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So there you have it, Ford beats Chevy. But like we said, drag racing is about more than time slips.

Like cruising in comfort, and not spilling your Starbucks coffee

shadoquad · 06-20-2012, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Like cruising in comfort, and not spilling your Starbucks coffee

Yes, these are important factors while drag racing

Never · 06-20-2012, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

Yes, these are important factors while drag racing

His S2000 is great for that

MightyBobo · 06-20-2012, 11:30 AM

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Warring factions of people finally fessing up to the fact that the other side can do something right -- that's pretty cool.

Best god damn line in the whole article, hands down.

chris410 · 06-20-2012, 11:53 AM

From the article:

"The clutch pedal is very heavy, has a lot of travel, and is difficult to push all the way to the firewall. And if you tried the ZL1's "no-lift shift" technique in the Ford, you'd rip the body-mounted linkage right out of the transmission tunnel."

So far nearly every article seems to be biased and a sad attempt to justify how good the ZL-1 is. If you have trouble pushing the clutch to the floor you should not be in this car in the first place. Like I've said before, both are great cars...now when will someone come out with an article that simply discusses each one without having to find something to justify the other's worth? This is actually a compliment however, to me it makes the author seem like he's paid by Chevy to write the article. And YES...the GT500 is more of a drag car than a road race car, if it wasn't it would have the independent rear. Again, in the real world...you're going to end up running from a stop or roll. Go to a trackday and yes unless you can really drive well, the ZL-1 will have an edge.

I hope they have Probst do a drive in each since he seems to provide good and honest feedback.

06-20-2012, 11:53 AM	#15 (permalink)
chris410 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 345 Drives: 10' GT500 Rep Power: 16	From the article: "The clutch pedal is very heavy, has a lot of travel, and is difficult to push all the way to the firewall. And if you tried the ZL1's "no-lift shift" technique in the Ford, you'd rip the body-mounted linkage right out of the transmission tunnel." So far nearly every article seems to be biased and a sad attempt to justify how good the ZL-1 is. If you have trouble pushing the clutch to the floor you should not be in this car in the first place. Like I've said before, both are great cars...now when will someone come out with an article that simply discusses each one without having to find something to justify the other's worth? This is actually a compliment however, to me it makes the author seem like he's paid by Chevy to write the article. And YES...the GT500 is more of a drag car than a road race car, if it wasn't it would have the independent rear. Again, in the real world...you're going to end up running from a stop or roll. Go to a trackday and yes unless you can really drive well, the ZL-1 will have an edge. I hope they have Probst do a drive in each since he seems to provide good and honest feedback. __________________ Chris Current: 2014 WRX Stage I + SPT / 2013 Hayabusa 202HP Former:09 370Z 7-AT PW/Ark Type 2 exhaust/Evo R lip/TSW Nurburgring carbon

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