Ford GT350R vs. Chevy ZL1
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Finally got around to watching the vid, seems like the cars are polar opposites with the ZL1 being less direct (more comfy) with a ton of power and torque vs. the more focused and direct driving experience of the GT350R. Kind of reminds me of the previous generation AMG vs. M comparison tests, except the ZL1 actually outperforms the GT350R even around a race track, and this isn't even the 1LE variant.
As an owner of a C6Z I wouldn't know which one I'd take. The GT350R follows more of the same formula as my current car (lighter weight, n/a, etc.) but it's hard to beat 650 hp and tq with a backseat. I definitely don't like that they said the Camaro feels like it weighs 1,000 lbs more than the GT350R as that's one of my biggest complaints with my C6Z - it does not drive like a car with a 3,1xx lbs curb weight and "feels" like a heavier car.
As an owner of a C6Z I wouldn't know which one I'd take. The GT350R follows more of the same formula as my current car (lighter weight, n/a, etc.) but it's hard to beat 650 hp and tq with a backseat. I definitely don't like that they said the Camaro feels like it weighs 1,000 lbs more than the GT350R as that's one of my biggest complaints with my C6Z - it does not drive like a car with a 3,1xx lbs curb weight and "feels" like a heavier car.
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Yeah I saw that too. And as much as I friggin adore that voodoo engine... am I the only one that thinks it's not the best sounding v8 until it goes past the 6500 rpm mark? The piping makes it sound great but put some corsas on a gm ls/it car or does coyote and man those cars sing. Also finally watched the video and man that supercharge lt4 sounds friggin amazing, just add some pipes and it'll sound demonic.
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Finally got around to watching the vid, seems like the cars are polar opposites with the ZL1 being less direct (more comfy) with a ton of power and torque vs. the more focused and direct driving experience of the GT350R. Kind of reminds me of the previous generation AMG vs. M comparison tests, except the ZL1 actually outperforms the GT350R even around a race track, and this isn't even the 1LE variant.
As an owner of a C6Z I wouldn't know which one I'd take. The GT350R follows more of the same formula as my current car (lighter weight, n/a, etc.) but it's hard to beat 650 hp and tq with a backseat. I definitely don't like that they said the Camaro feels like it weighs 1,000 lbs more than the GT350R as that's one of my biggest complaints with my C6Z - it does not drive like a car with a 3,1xx lbs curb weight and "feels" like a heavier car.
As an owner of a C6Z I wouldn't know which one I'd take. The GT350R follows more of the same formula as my current car (lighter weight, n/a, etc.) but it's hard to beat 650 hp and tq with a backseat. I definitely don't like that they said the Camaro feels like it weighs 1,000 lbs more than the GT350R as that's one of my biggest complaints with my C6Z - it does not drive like a car with a 3,1xx lbs curb weight and "feels" like a heavier car.
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They've come a long way... Wouldn't be farfetch'd to say my next new sports car would very well be Domestic if not German. Japan has completely lost me.
