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Facts

1.) GT350R is the Racing version of the Shelby GT350, which would equate to the ZL1 1LE which unfortunately was unavailable for testing and testing the normal 350 vs the ZL1 would be a blowout of enormous proportions.

2.) Regular Camaro ZL1 beat said name 350R in every objective metric that does not involve opinion.

3.) It did so on non R compound tires.

4.) Real world you will never find a 350R under 100k dollars, manual ZL1s can be bought in the 50s.

Everything else is subjective opinions and like the A-holes who write them they all stink. So here is my stinky mess.

Victory for the ZL1 hands down. Motor Trends previous review on the car was that it walked or drove rather on water and it was the greatest fastest creation ever made. This one....it wasn't loud enough.....aaaaand that's about it. If the "regular" version of the ZL1 beats the Race version of the Mustang that says a lot. You can counter point and say the mustang is impressive for hanging with a car with more power but take them to VIR and say that or any track where that power gap will really show itself.

I know a few people with 350s and Hellcats and they all say the 350 is boring to drive, terrible in the low RPM range. Every single one of them recommended against buying one and that once you go supercharged and experience that power everything else will feel less exciting. I tend to agree. Having heard Zl1s in person BTW I'm surprised they thought so ill of the sound. I think they sound fantastic.

For 70k I'm still thinking the ZL1 1LE is going to be the best track car bargain on the planet. For high 50s low 60s the Zl1 is the best Muscle Car/Sports Car/Performance car/whatever you want to call it car buy for the money. I still like my Hellcat better due to personal preference and opinions but it's more money so I cannot say it's a better buy for the money.