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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole
The GT500 should be faster in the quarter mile by more than a driver's race. And it should beat the ZL1 around a track. Those are things it "should" do. What I expect it will do is that it'll beat the ZL1 in a straight line. Again, it will have the advantage that the 18 GT had...people will specifically be trying to get the absolute best times possible.
In quarter mile testing same day same track same conditions same effort I think it'll be 10.8-11.0 GT500 to 11.2-11.4 ZL1. If the ZL1 comes in 2 seconds or less then I will consider the GT500 a failure.
Around a track I think the GT500 will stay close but the ZL1 will win. Ford will have plenty of excuses by then..."Well we didn't set out to build a specific track car. Our goal was to make a car that would be fast at the drag strip and capable around a track" or "Well the goal and heritage of the GT500 is to dominate at the drag strip. But we also felt that it should have some decent handling characteristics for some spirited canyon carving and track usage". So I already expect it to trail around a track. If it does beat the ZL1 then it very well should.
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The big thing to me will be when they do test the cars. Get the right match up.
GT500 vs ZL1
GT500 CFTP VS ZLE