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Originally Posted by shaffe
The point still stands Blaq wants to bash the GT350 because in two metrics on the stat sheet the GTPP2 did better. But once it went to the track, everything favored the GT350, it was more planted, more controlled, braked into corners better, and oh yeah it was faster. The point was it's possible for a lower level model to perform better in certain areas on a stat sheet but still lose everywhere else. that is what my SS1LE to ZL1 Example was pointing out.
C&D said the PP2 got its braking advantage and skid pad advantage from having 305 tires upfront vs the staggered set up on the 350, but literally everything else the GT350 was better at.
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Is it just two metrics tho? Or has this not been a common theme with the entire S550? The GT is about half the price of the GT350 yet the GT beats the Shelby handily in the quarter mile. Now they're comparing the PP2 to the Shelby and the Shelby manages to lose in another performance metric. And for the 3rd time I ask if the GT350 is beating the PP2 after 3-5 laps when the PP2 starts fading off or is it in the first lap. I ask that because it stands to reason that if the PP2 was built to compete with the SLE and the SLE can beat the GT350 then the PP2 should be able to do very well against the 350. But in any case, if the 350 does perform better, then it's a shame when the only car the GT350 can beat is a lower trim Mustang. AT this point you could just save yourself some money, buy a PP2, throw some coolers on it, and call it a "GT350". Where have you seen anything like this with GM? Ok so the SLE brakes better. Well that is the SLE which is awesome in it's own right. And that is the only are where a SS can outperform a ZL1. So what Camaro or Corvette can the GT350 beat? Just the fact that they are comparing it is ridiculous.
You keep saying I'm bashing the GT350 yet even you yourself said it should have disappeared 3-4 years ago. Anyone buying that car is doing so for the emblems and (in some cases) because they think chicks dig it. But when you have a chick in your $60K Mustang and you get walked by a $30K base model GT then what does that look like? Or when your $60K GT350 is capable of beating only a lower trim cheaper version of a Mustang that was built without coolers then what does that look like?