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Originally Posted by 67Builder
To say i disagree with this is to say that democrats are just mildly displeased with Trump.
Comparing the ZL1 and the GT350 (r or otherwise) is silly. They aren't meant to compete with each other. A supercharged touring car vs a naturally aspirated track focused car is just something they did to make fanboys on both sides lose their collective minds. Well done on the part of Motor Trend I say.
The comparisons should be:
ZL1 (or ZL1 1LE) vs Hellcat (or Demon) vs GT500 (last gen til they come with new gen).
Z28 (last gen also til they come with a new one) vs GT350R
SS 1LE vs GT350
SS vs GT
I just wish Chevy would get on the ball and create/release a new Alpha platform Z to compete with the GT350.
It seems that both manufacturers never want to release their halo car near the other guy because the competition would be to direct.
They wait a year or two and then shoot for a faster, better can that the other guy's 2 year old platform. Of course it's going to be better.
The Z28 was a world beater in 2014, 2016 came and the GT350 was the new hot thing for everyone. 2017 brings us the ZL1. An amazing car that does everything great. Ford will have a 2018/19 GT500 that has now had plenty of development time to be able to best the ZL1. Chevy will probably trot out a Z28 in 2019/20 that will trounce the GT350 in every way.
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I 100% agree with you man. I was just already past that point and saying IF YOU ARE GOING to compare the two cars (GT350/ZL1) then use the appropriate ones. Touring version of the GT350 would be the GT350, and the track version is the GT350R. Touring version of the ZL1 is the ZL1, and the track version is the ZL1 1LE. Track vs Track, the 1LE ZL1 wins in a murder. Tour vs Tour, again the ZL1 wins by avalanches.
Though I agree with you and this isn't to disagree with you but rather disagree with Chevy (Or Ford and Dodge?)...I believe in the fact that Chevy really doesn't build a car that competes with the GT500s and the Hellcat/Demons. They just don't. We don't have enough power, and GM isn't giving it to us. It's almost like they're trying to build a detuned Z06 that doesn't fit in anywhere. Now to some, like me, that's a good thing in a way that you have a car that's superior to the muscly muscle cars (GT500/Hellcat) and have a car that can brush on the sports/super cars out there. But it also sucks that you can't beat the competition's car at all levels.