[radz28]

Interesting...

Try as they might, benchmarking the GT sounds crazy to me, honestly. You put some modern tires on that car, and it would be right next to Z06 around the 'Ring. That car weighs something like 400-pounds less than the GT500, and has a SRA and the 500 is rolling on smaller tires (well - rear anyways).

IMVHO - changing the names around won't do anything. GM has nothing to be embarrassed about with ZL1. Getting this worked up already is a little premature, if you ask me. There's no denying the power is definately something to be worried about, but Ford's gotta make that power hit the ground, and we already have an idea how effective their shocks work from the Boss. I imagine it's going to weigh more with all the coolers and equipment that will be available. ZL1 has active suspension and steering which are getting raves. Ford's shocks are not that advanced, and if reports are true that the the Mustang's chassis was only designed for 300 horses, more than doubling that, without a lot of bracing is probably not going to make it a greatly effective platform. I've already read comments how much better than chassis is in the porkier ZL1, but ZL1 has a lot going for it. From the suspension and chassis, to actual aerodynamics that press it to the tarmac more than any other GM car before it. It sounds like the GT500's aero' parts are going to make it a little video-gamey (to me, anyways) with the little vanes and fins, but that's beside the point.

There's no question the GT500 is going to be a force to be dealt with. I think it IS CAMARO's job to deal with anything Mustang-related, though, that's Ford's flagship (we, obviously, have Corvette), so we just might be stuck. I think we're going to see improvements before the end of this generation but I don't think it's going to be much. It's all about the money, and if GM can make it happen, they will. If not, that's fine by me, because I won't buy a Mustang while there's a CAMARO out there. There are certainly SSs already out there that would pound the GT500, let alone ZL1s, so I'm not too affected.

JMHO.