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Originally Posted by Front Runner

That pic is hilarious!!!!



Today, while out and about, I stopped by a Jeep, Chrysler, Dodge dealer and they were all commenting on the Z/28. Several of the service dept. and sales people commented on how they thought the Z/28 was a complete package and made the comparison to the Hellcat. So there's no misunderstanding, they made that comparison, not me. Overall, I think they were impressed with it. Maybe its because they were looking at one, some for the first time in person.

Ironically, they spoke of the Hellcat's power negatively stating that its really hard to put all of it down on the ground without loosing control of the car. Quote: " The power is great but the rest of the car is under engineered to control it." One salesman commented on a customer who lost control of his brand new Hellcat when pulling out of the dealership after purchase. Shockingly, all said they would rather have the Z/28 over it because of that (once again, they were looking at a Z/28). They still spoke highly of the Hellcat but none said that that would purchase one if given the chance.

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A complete package, you have got to be kidding me. No entertainment system, no navigation, optional ac, harsh ride, race tires for the street that will pick up road debris and kill your quarter panel's paint, under powered in the world of 580-707 hp street cars, weak axles, a motor that has a history of dropping valves for no reason. But hey it will go around a corner fast. IMO the ZL1 is a much closer to a complete package than the Z/28 could ever hope to be.

Lets remember the facts that matter on the street, the Hellcat will destroy the Z/28 in all the following: 0-60, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1-mile, roll race, any street race, top end, and driver comfort. A Hellcat puts down 670-rwhp while the Z/28 has what 450? The problem for the Z/28 is yes it's an overpriced track star but it's not very impressive in anything else. Bottom line presently there is no other car that will draw deserving attention like the Hellcat.