mt3130 |
03-17-2015 08:20 PM |
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Originally Posted by IOMike
(Post 8300410)
I think some are comparing hero times to average times.
A LS3 Camaro runs 12.8-12.9 if driven properly (Automatic L99 is 13.0). Best time for a LS3 is 12.5, that doesn't make it a 12.5 car though.
Others are claiming the Challenger is a 12.2 time, that's best time. They are are 12.6 cars.
I bet we will see a "best time" of 11.8 from a bone stock A8 Camaro, the 8 speed C7's have done 11.3's and 11.4's, but are usually high 11's.
12.3 will be the average from a good run in good air.
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I've been following both forums since I'm considering both cars. 12.3 from a Challenger in the quarter mile isn't a hero time. It's a very attainable time with the A8 once you learn how to throttle the car without shredding the back tires. Even the auto magazine reviews I've read mention how easily the tires break loose, and that quicker times were possible if given the practice time with the car (I mention these because that's where the times you are referencing come from).
The new guys over there are in the 12.6 - 12.8 area without the slightest clue how to drive. Then you see the progression downward as they figure out how to get the desired reaction from the car.
I am in no way trying to say that car will be better than the Camaro, I'm just calling it like I see it. To write something like that off as a "hero time" without a basis for that opinion would be foolish. It's way too early to be making excuses for GM.
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