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This is a cool post. Thank you for the info.
That being said, the Z28 and GT350R are two completely different animals.
The Z28's engineering feat was taking a big, heavy, relatively mediocre Camaro platform and turning it into a track monster by stripping it down. As a result, while the Z28 puts down great track numbers, its usability has been drastically reduced. It is a rough, basic stripper car.
Ford built an entire vehicle from the ground up. As a result, the GT350R will put down Z28 numbers - probably better numbers - while maintaining creature comforts and daily usability.
You can daily drive a GT350R in perfect comfort if you want to. You can't really do that with a Z28. The GT350R's beauty in engineering is that it is a no-compromise machine whereas the entire Z28 platform was developed around compromises. While I respect the Z28, I would never buy one. I would truly love to own a GT350R. Hell, throw on a set of GMax AS-03's and I will drive it to work in 4 inches of snow. Those stats can't be reflected on a dyno. I am interested to see what GM will do with the Gen 6 Z28 now that they actually have a track oriented chassis.
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