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Originally Posted by Tremek
If you care about quarter mile times and/or are drag racing, a GT (or an SS) becomes a 10-second car with $5-10k additional into either one. Any of the lesser Camaros or Mustangs? Nope.
Re: a track day car, I bet a 1LE V6 is a blast. For driving on the street though, that V6 has to rev all the way to its redline to make sufficient power:
That's pretty anemic when compared to a LT1:
Off-idle, the 6.2 is making more than 130 ft/lbs torque more than the V6's peak...
What about the 5.0 Coyote?
Even off idle the little 5.0 is 50 ft/lbs above the LGX's peak and by 3500rpm is at least 100 ft/lbs over it.
I myself live at altitude and torque (or the lack thereof) is that much more noticeable. Torque alone would be the reason to go with the V8 for me, but I also recognize that the V6 Camaro's performance is far better than it's ever been. Just still not enough for me.  |
you realize the Camaro is also lighter right. you also realize the challenger hemi rt does 0 60 is 5.1 mustang gt 4.6 as well right? 95 percent of guys do not track their cars so all that matters to those guys is 0 60. whats the 0 to 60 of your wagon stock? 4 seconds? how much was it new? 2 or 3 times more then my car? 5 seconds to 60 is good enough for me. and back to the original post I could have gotten a base gt or rt for the price I payed. my car is better then those options. If money was no object and buying a SS then dropping 5 to 10k in to it like you posted then I would but unfortunately I am a blue collar factory worker and bought the working mans Camaro.