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Old 06-27-12, 06:00 AM
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Default MotorTrend:There Can Be Only One Musclecar Champion (ZL1 vs GT500) = Showdown!!

2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 vs. 2013 Ford Shelby GT500
Title Fight: There Can Be Only One Musclecar Champion


Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...#ixzz1yzv6hu2h

One of the best Comparos in a long time (Very Fair) -- Read for yourself who is the Champion, who is quicker or who is better?



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Old 06-27-12, 07:41 AM
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Great Article. Every mustang I have owned always rode like a stiff log. That's exactly why my rebuild project is recieving a modern stiff chassy, Independent rear, and bigger rotors and brakes for the track. The independent rear on new mustangs would set it over the top.

"Then, when the next-generation Mustang and its long-awaited independent rear suspension debuts, followed by the next-generation, Alpha-platform Camaro, we'll do it all over again"
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Old 06-27-12, 08:05 AM
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I wonder how the Z600 would do against them? http://www.Z600Camaro.com

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Yeah I don't agree with these results at all. Mustang is far more livable/functional than the Camaro, better interior, and gets better fuel economy to boot. Wonder how much Chevy had to pay the publishers
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The editor must have a chip in his shoulder. I wonder if he owned one of the recalled Explorers back in the early 2000's, lol.
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CD has the same comparo on their newest issue. Even though Camaro wins again, I would still get the GT500 just for the bragging right!
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Originally Posted by blacksc400
CD has the same comparo on their newest issue. Even though Camaro wins again, I would still get the GT500 just for the bragging right!
I just read that comparo and the results were close Camaro 210 points and Mustang 206 points. With cars like these finishing so close to each other it comes down to personal preferences by the testers. I'd lean towards the Camaro but couldn't go wrong with either car.
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"With 662bhp, this supercharged 4-cam V-8 is the most powerful engine in a North American production car"

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