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Originally Posted by Number 3
So if the 2012 Grand Sport runs a 4.1 0 - 60 (Per recent Motor Trend article) with 436 HP and 428 lb-ft of torque what do you think it takes to run a sub 4.0 second 0 - 60. Only 14 HP and 22 lb-ft of torque?
I think there is a lot more to this story and we won't see what's behind the curtain until GM wants us to see it.
So what does 450 PLUS mean? Don't know.
How far below 4.0? Don't know.
How much more than 26? Don't know.
But GM will continue to tease (some might say taunt) us until January and that much I do know.
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That's one area I will agree with you. GM got burned by leaking out or at least making it obvious what the ZL1 was going to be, giving Ford the parameters needed for the new GT500. Perhaps they have set the bar low on purpose so they can surprise everyone.
They also have a tendency of purposely crippling the initial released model of their new cars so that they can gradually "improve" them as the model ages and get people to upgrade. So, the first one out of the gate may be handicapped.