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There were Base AND CF GT500s there. Which I said. Then I posted this Quote:
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If acknowledgement is what you want then sure, the reviewers seem to be madly in love with the GT500 based solely off what it did in the quarter mile. Taking nothing else into account the car performed as well as a 760 HP Mustang that costs $74K should perform. So congrats to Ford for building a GT500 that did what it should do. The reviewers also seemed very disappointed in how the C8 Z51 performed. It ran 11.1 with only 495 HP and can be had for $65K and it beat the outgoing Z51 around a track by almost a full second as well as almost a full second in the quarter mile. But the understeer which prevented them from drifting the car around a corner and the reduced braking ability relegated the C8 to basically a piece of crap that GM could have made much better despite the price tag and inherent costs of switching to a ME design. LOL! Just joking to show you what a petty statement would look like. I'm not concerned with any subjective views on any of these cars shaffe and you know that. I've not once taken those statements seriously even when it was in favor of the Camaro. Like when they posted favorably in regards to how the SLE feels compared to the GT PP2. I never took those statements to be anything other than someone else's opinion. You know that fully well also. I have always taken the objective data as being the only relevant information for me. And I have always stated that the performance of these cars is all that matters. The objective data and the performance so far shows the Z51 and the ZL1 as being superior cars to the GT500. I have not seen anything to change my mind on that. If you'd care to debate it then I'll do so. But don't try to paint me as some petty whiny punk who is mad about a favorable review for the GT500. Hell, they loved the GT350R and placed it as the winner of the H2H and I've acknowledged that time and again. In fact I am glad that they love the GT500 as much as they do. Ford has been soo far behind the game for soo long that they need this win. Good for them. But you need to give me some credit here man. |
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You're talking about the inverted layout of the blower I presume, I know motortrend touched on that so maybe that's where you saw it.
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The C8's 11.1 is impressive and no doubt helped massively by the ME layout, but the base GT500's 133 mph trap speed is more impressive, at $74k whether you like Evan's 10.6 sec run or not (975' DA). No other car in the world comes close to that 133 mph trap speed for the same money. The very best Redeye test I've seen is 128 mph. Slap some slicks on the GT500 and it's likely a low 10 sec. car. Slap some slicks on the C8 Z51 and it's still a 11.1 sec car (or maybe 11.0). Or another scenario - a C8 Z51 pulls up next to a base GT500 at 40 mph on the highway...what happens? The GT500 will destroy it, indicated by the +10 mph trap speed in the 1/4 mile. It will also beat a Hellcat, ZL1, GTR, M5/AMG vehicles, Viper GTS, C7 Z06, 911 Turbo, 911 GT3, Audi R8 V10, C6 ZR1, etc. in that scenario. It traps more speed than all of them and is cheaper than most of them. Short of a Demon, C7 ZR1, and current exotic supercars, nothing will touch it on the road. And this isn't me being biased, it's just numbers. I love all of those cars, esp. the Viper, 911 Turbo, and the C7 Z06. I wouldn't be surprised if it was just as fast as the Demon in that scenario, and if the GT500 happened to get a slight jump on a ZR1 from a roll, the ZR1 may not even be able to reel it in before shutting down. It's that freaking fast; for $74k, and it will hold it's own very well on a road course (unlike the Dodge offerings). Now, according to some of the people who have driven it, the CFTP is essentially a super car for $93k. On top of its acceleration potential, according to people that drive and test cars for a living, it's mind blowing on a race track. I'm excited, if you couldn't tell.
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The Ford guys can brag all they want because it seems like money in no object for them. I paid 58k+ tax for my car. similar Gt500 without ALL my options would cost me 87k+ tax. Why would we want to pay $30k more for a GT500?
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Dodge still has the sale going on for the Hellcats and Redeyes. The Hellcats get a $7170 discount off MSRP and the Redeyes get a $7970 discount off MSRP. I do not think they will do more than that. The fact of the matter is that their sales are not in any danger. The GT500 is very limited in production, will carry huge markups, and are not going to be available at this point. The allocations are all gone. And any allocations that may be available likely have a waiting list 10 people deep. And my bet is that the dealerships are going to sell to the highest bidder. This is all in comparison to going to any of several dealerships right now and buying a Redeye with an original MSRP of $92K for only $84K and driving off immediately. So they will be fine. But my hope is that they do offer an extra little incentive. Maybe if they do, maybe just maybe I'll budge and get one!!!!
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I didn't speculate it ran 10s. I was told by people who were there it ran 10s. There's a difference between being informed by those in the know and speculating. Now we know it ran 10.89 @ 4,100' DA. And 10.61 @ 133 mph at 975' DA. You think the reviewers love it because of the 1/4 mile? Did you read the articles that talked about it's handling and balance? You're delusional if you think the objective performance data shows the ZL1 as a superior sports car. The GT500 is already running mid 10s at 133 mph. How is that objectively worse than the ZL1 1/4 mile performance? Track tests haven't come out so that is TBD.
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For what it's worth I think the gt500 would wreck a demon on a roll. The drag times channel has a lot of demon rolling videos and it's definitely more of a dig car when it can hook up traction. Outside of 250k+(720s, gt2s, 812s, ect) exotics the zr1 is the only car that can beat the gt500 in a straight line rolling and even then drivers have to do their parts, as with all high power red front engine cars.
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MT's time is not an instrumented test - so what that MT ran 11.2 @ 130 in a high DA at a press event in a few runs in cars being hot lapped all day; there are multiple tests of it running 10s in that same high DA during the same event. Jalopnik ran an 11.3 @ 131 mph. That doesn't mean it's a low 11 sec. car. It means it's a 10 sec. car that wasn't hooking up. I don't know why we're arguing about it being a 10 sec. car. It obviously is a 10 sec car.
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I may not be keeping pace with this thread but it sure sounds like the new GT500 wil handle any ZL1 easily in the 1/4. middle high 10s @ 133? Thatr sounds like a ZL1 with a Rotofab, E60, a good tune, and tires.
In an A10 base ZL1 anything better than 11.2 @126-7 is a hero run. So what is that 3-4+ cars on the big end? But if I still had a ZL1 I would need to run a GT500 on its dragstrip maiden voyage to beat it. Of course a big enough RT still rules. Still after more thinking and experiencing the somewhat PDK like ZL1 A10, I miss a manual. It takes me back to street racing days. But I have since stopped being that stupid. Another thing that bothered me about the ZL1 is that the car is so good the driver may not have been the biggest factor until the car was at 8-10 tenths. Is being a good driver still needed?
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Sorry you can't use the data from the fast list as there is absolutely no proof that the cars were in fact 100% stock. Way to easy to be hiding mods tunes, E85, etc, etc. Go back and read the early ZL1 forums and the issues everyone was having trying to get the cars to 60', then a few claim to figure it out and magically gain 3-5 tenths over what everyone else is running. Following that even ZL1 with dragpacks couldn't duplicate those times.
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GM shouldn't respond to this with the Camaro. Mustang for Ford is what Corvette is to GM. And Ford is ending the 6th generation Mustang with a bang before they switch to Turbo 6 or all electric Mustang for 7th generation.
Honestly, people care too much about power figures and 1/4 mile times. Cars are too fast and unusable for the street nowadays. Everyone is getting great 1/4 mile times. Ford is achieving it with their Drag Mode tuning/suspension tuning/tire and transmission setup. All put together, it makes for a car that is going to be unattainable for many people unlike the ZL1. Also with those carbon fiber wheels, I can only imagine how costly a replacement will be if something goes wrong. And of course, the 4200 lb curb weight , or 4170 for the track pack version is going to be felt. The ZL1 is the better value and it's better looking to me. ZL1 is going to feel more balanced. ZL1 is much more attainable. ZL1 doesn't require costly CF wheels to cut some weight down. So overall, the only thing that feels new to me in the GT500 is the DCT. 1/4 mile times and good handling can be achieved by any manufacturer today. But it is GM that brought an all new platform that deviated from the traditional approach to top trim muscle cars. Sadly though, no one will care and they will praise this car like no other just for the 1/4 time. |
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People alway said my friend Pat's 11.4s in stock pre a10 Coyote autos were cheating somehow. He was stock. But mineshaft air and good driving was needed.
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I think we're looking at a minimum of 100K OTD to get into the base GT500. All the way up to 130K OTD for the Track Pack. Which is a lot of money. And I'm not the type to put down a car like this for the price then turn around and tell you a 90K Cayman is worth it. Neither are worth those price tags to me. But that's because I don't see a reason to spend more than 100K on a car like I used to as a kid. If I'm spending anything more than 100K it has to be a special two door coupe with a weight well below 4200 LB's.... Something like a C7 Z06 or something very flashy like an Hurucan or McLaren GT.
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