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Originally Posted by kttxz06
I tend to agree with this point.
But, as someone mentioned earlier, .4 of a second over say, a 20-30 lap race. That's a beat down. Over a one lap hot lap and it doesn't sound so bad.
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True, .4 sec per lap is big in a race, but these aren't race cars. This is good for bench racing and internet trolling, i'd be lying if I said i wasn't pleased that the car i ordered was faster, but it really doesn't matter. The Mustangs chassis is quite a bit older at this point, and they will no doubt raise their game and so on.
I am happy with the track reviews on the zl1 because they are generally positive and everyone says the car is balanced, and nobody says it tries to kill you, which is good because i am an an amateur (with some experience) and i intend to get this car on the track. I bet as a purely track car i would have more fun in the gt350r then the car I ordered, I like a rev happy na engine and a manual gearbox, but track time is a small fraction of what this car will be doing, and it will still do it very well.
I wanted a car that my wife could drive (at), that i could take to the track on occasion, that would do stupid burnouts, and be comfortable enough to drive to and from Lake Tahoe (200 miles each way), an make me giggle when i mash the skinny pedal on the way home from work. ZL1 ticked all those boxes.
If you're not careful these cars will make you a worse driver on the track because you go slow through the corners and rely on huge power in the straights, but you don't have to do that. I would like to have a gutted brz as a track car, momentum cars are great fun, and you don't have to be going 150mph to be entertained.