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Originally Posted by jessrayo
There is a lot more to running fast laps at a track than horsepower. The Hellcat has more power than both of these cars and still can't match their lap times around the track. The scatpack isn't even in the same league as these cars on the track so I don't know why you bring it up. You want to compare the GT500 but that couldn't lap with the last generation of Camaro which is why Ford answered with the GT350R. To get a pony car in the line-up that had some real track savvy.... yet it can't hang with the new ZL1 on the track.
The Hellcat has a very good engine but Dodge has never been able to keep up with Chevy and Ford in chassis dynamics and suspension. That's why you never see a Challenger in any of these racetrack comparos...they get slaughtered. I like the GT350, for a while if you actually wanted to bring a factory pony car to the local road course and run laps it was king.....but from what this comparison shows that is no longer the case. The mustang may be more entertaining to drive but the Camaro is going to be faster around the track. I kind of like passing other cars when I'm on the track so to me, despite what motortrend thinks, the ZL1 is the more logical choice.
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That's just it, the GT350R isn't the followup to the GT500...it's more of a followup to the Boss 302 laguna seca. The fact of the matter is, Ford doesn't currently have a car that matches up with the ZL1 lineup on the S550 chassis....that will be what the GT500 is meant for.
To think that Fords NA V8 can even compete with chevy's FI V8 is a testament to how much ford nailed the GT350R setup.
As of right now, Ford has the NA track king and GM has the FI track king. If you want to pit them against each-other, OK...but let's not pretend they will match up in every facet. The lighter NA car is going to handle better in the corners, and the blistering fast FI car is going to shred it on the straights.
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Originally Posted by Iron Lung Jimmy
I think it is comical that people put so much weight on track times achieved by professional drivers.
A car that is really hard to drive could put up a blazing lap with Randy Pobst behind the wheel, but be a death machine for normal people.
Just because car A is faster than car B in the hands of a pro doesn't necessarily mean it's the best, or most fun, car.
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I firmly believe most would drive the ZL1 quicker around a track. I don't think it would be as fun as ripping around in the GT350 screaming at 8000RPM, but it would likely be quicker for most armatures.