Official ZL1 Power Figure and Other Details Released
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The people who care about handling and heatsoak. The current 5th gen SS outhandles GT500's let alone the new ZL1 which will be nothing but better in every way suspensionwise... (07-09 anyway, not sure if theyve made any dramatic changes to the 2010+ GT500 suspension/handling?)
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The people who care about handling and heatsoak. The current 5th gen SS outhandles GT500's let alone the new ZL1 which will be nothing but better in every way suspensionwise... (07-09 anyway, not sure if theyve made any dramatic changes to the 2010+ GT500 suspension/handling?)
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ZR1 hits the ring for more testing! A very unique 2012 Camaro ZL1 will be auctioned off at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Las Vegas this Saturday (Sept. 24). This Camaro will be the only ZL1 produced in Carbon Flash Metallic. It will also feature a VIN honoring the original ZL1s - ending in 00069.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjy7v...layer_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjy7v...layer_embedded
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#153
In the video, at about 28 seconds, you can see what looks like a 911 of some sort giving chase... heh. Then, at around 44 seconds, you can hear what clearly sounds like an automatic shift. You can hear that again around 53 seconds... Then, around 1:01, you can hear a downshift, much like a manual... Same car? If so, someone almost has to be manually shifting, or the transmission and ECM are VERY good friends!
#157
Umm, what?
Hell no. The new BOSS hands the 5th gen its *** on a road course and the GT500 has proven to be a couple seconds quicker than the BOSS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr3Sw...layer_embedded
Hell no. The new BOSS hands the 5th gen its *** on a road course and the GT500 has proven to be a couple seconds quicker than the BOSS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr3Sw...layer_embedded
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I dont know the exact changes to the 2010+ model, but I know it wasn't anything major as far as suspension, they still run solid axel.
Umm, what?
Hell no. The new BOSS hands the 5th gen its *** on a road course and the GT500 has proven to be a couple seconds quicker than the BOSS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr3Sw...layer_embedded
Hell no. The new BOSS hands the 5th gen its *** on a road course and the GT500 has proven to be a couple seconds quicker than the BOSS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr3Sw...layer_embedded
The 2010 Camaro SS ran a 1:27.9 and the '07 body style Gt500 ran a 1:30.0 on topgear with an F1 driver behind the wheel on topgears track.
Also for those of you who don't know, the '12 V8 camaros (both ZL1 and SS) have completely revised FE4 suspenion different from to the '10 and '11 models. While the SS was beating the 07-09 GT500, and likely keeping up with the 10+ model in the corners, the new '12 ZL1 should definately give the GT500 a run for it's money in the curves, if not beat it.
Does anyone have roadcourse info/videos or something of a Camaro SS and a 2010+ GT500? I'd be very curious to see it. I think these cars are closer than people give credit to or want to believe. As put in my first post tho, I am not certain of the exact changes in the 2010 Gt500.