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Originally Posted by lil_chef
are you not all comparing the camaro's "winter times" to the mustangs more "normal temp" times? as much as i love both cars the camaro definitely has more potential to pull away during more ideal conditions.
instead of being 3 tenths quicker to 60 it could be more like 4 or 5 tenths quicker. and considering 0-60 times thats like a whole nother class of performance
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Would people quit using the "season" thing as a talking point?!
Yes, we are all aware that the Camaro test times were ran in winter (i.e.cold) weather and the Mustangs were made in the spring. However, as anyone who has even basic knowledge of driving a performance car can tell you, colder air will net you more power from the engine.
Using your example, it is likely that whatever time was
lost by testing the Camaro with "cold tires" was likely offset by the fact that the engine was ingesting cold air versus the Mustang that was taking in warmer air in the spring but might have had better traction because of the temperatures.
Quit magazine racing and see if you can arrange to have both cars on the same track on the same day this summer/fall and debate those results.
My feeling is that 8 out of 10 times the Camaro is going to come out on top.