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Old 04-22-2008, 01:37 AM
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Cool Long but good video of Camaro over in Europe driving on roads and accelerating

Gotta be the best video I seen yet of this car
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3822

Check out 1:00 mark it looks and sounds great accelerating like that.
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great video...

looks like a G8 is in it at the end of the video
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Wow...I'm not sure what else to say....wow.
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Uhhh I need some kleenex please... my keyboard is a mess

Edit: And is it me... or does it seem like they really aren't pushing it that hard? Like coming out of the corners it doesn't seem like they are going WOT.
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Very sexy, the car looks like its doing very well out there......i got a boner.

I wonder if that was a GXP G8 being tested.....hmm
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Originally Posted by Jon5212
Uhhh I need some kleenex please... my keyboard is a mess

Edit: And is it me... or does it seem like they really aren't pushing it that hard? Like coming out of the corners it doesn't seem like they are going WOT.
Thats what it sounds like to me too. I mean it sounds less loud than when the car accelerates at the 1 minute mark in the video. But I don't blame the guy for not going WOT on every turn he's testing an unproven car's limits for the first time on the track
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That video made me that car wasn't being pushed very hard though, oh well, still sounded fantastic
Looks sooo good in black
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yea it sure sounds like they are not going WOT and it still look like it was quick. Cant wait to see it when they go WOT.
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I cant wait Definitely worth going in debt for, lol
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True Duals? Hmmmm
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I am very pissed they showed that Porsche passing it. That should not have been shown. And, I have to agree...it sounds horrid.

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The sound will be easy to fix though...the car is hot as Hell!!!

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Very nice.
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I am very pissed they showed that Porsche passing it. That should not have been shown. And, I have to agree...it sounds horrid.
You can't REALLY think our 23-26k V8's are going to outrun a 911? But I do agree on the exhaust point - On the mules, they have the friggin mufflers hanging beneath the back fascia. If that makes it in to production, I'm defenitly going to remove the mufflers..

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Originally Posted by Semper91-RS
You can't REALLY think our 23-26k V8's are going to outrun a 911? But I do agree on the exhaust point - On the mules, they have the friggin mufflers hanging beneath the back fascia. If that makes it in to production, I'm defenitly going to remove the mufflers..
1.) The 5th gen with a V8 wont be that cheap.
2.) That was an older convertable 911, a stock 1LE 4th gen could whipe the floor with that. A 5th gen with 400hp, IRS, good brakes, and n-ring tuned suspension would walk away from it like it was in reverse.
3.) The Camaro driver could not be pushing it (they are tuning).
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My 4th gen will walk a 911 of a similar generation.

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2 mufflers means true duals
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It could walk it in a straight line, but not on the Nurburgring. Sorry to throw a wrench in your "LSX > All" theory. Only thing to beat Porsche around it's own track so far has been the new GT-R. When I see ANY Camaro do that, I'll agree with you. To the price point: It will be that cheap for a base V8 if they want the Camaro to be anything other than a huge flop, like the GTO was.
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Originally Posted by BLOODTA
True Duals? Hmmmm
Yes I think thats been known for awhile now. Theres pics of two separate mufflers from under the car.
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Hmm. I keep changing my mind on whether I like the 5th gen or not, but after the video I think I decided I like it... for now.


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