When will we get to see performance tests?

[GOT PSI]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

Could someone who shares these thoughts explain exactly what releasing those number would do for a car that won't be at dealerships for roughly 2 months?

If nothing else, it'll spark consumer interest. There are people who don't know the maro is for sure being built. A dodge salesman said that to me when I looked at a chally and began comparing it to the maro. Good thing I knew better. I think hard #s on the ss will erase all doubt of the car not coming to be and keep potential buyers from shopping elsewhere.

[MrKrisSullivan]

So true PSI... But just because a car can get to 60mph in 4.7 really doesn't mean jack fellas... The new ricers out all pretty much hit 60mph under 5 secs... It's the quarter-mile were looking for right??? And those same ricers hit the quarter in 14's and high 13's, they've got no pull...its all spent up at 60mph... That's WEAK... I mean we should be looking at the quarters... If the Gxp is hitting 13.3 with a LS3 that's not really that fast... I know i've said this but 5.7 R/T's hit that all day long... and run 5 and 5.1 to 60mph... So obviously the R/T HEMI has more pull... It's simple logic...

[Mr. Wyndham]

.....what does that have to do with magazine reviews sparking consumer interest?


(and for a critic of bench racing...you do an awful lot of it...)

[THE EVIL TW1N]

Originally Posted by wjones14

The March issue of Car And Driver has a short review of the Pontiac G8 GXP. The one they tested was a 6-speed manual and has the LS3 engine, so the drivetrain is pretty much the same as the SS. The car weighs in at 3980 lbs, so it's 100 lbs heavier than the reported SS weight. They didn't specify the rear axle gearing, which is important, but nonetheless here are the numbers:

0-60 4.7 seconds
1/4 mile 13.3 sec @ 109 mph

The GXP has MUCH better overall gearing than the Camaro. The Camaro won't even get out of third in the 1/4 and 4th gear is comparable to the 5th gear on the GXP. It's geared almost as if it has three overdrives! To just match the stock GXP it will need ~4.10's, and at that point it will only have respectable gearing. To have decent gearing of going 125mph through the traps in the 1/4 in 4th it will need the equivalent of 4.50 gears.

[blackZbandit]

I don't say this very often evil tw1n... but that black Stang in ur sig is HAAAWT!

[CDBiker220]

Dont go by just one magazine's numbers....here is motortrends test numbers

0-60 mph 4.5 sec
Quarter mile 13.0 sec @ 109.6 mph

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ons_specs.html