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Originally Posted by Fenderaddict2

I originally ventured over here to find out more about the ZL1 as I considered my next car purchase. It initially seemed impressive, but the cost, narrow gains over the Boss and it's blown vulnerability made me hesitant. Then the Shelby comes out punching. Fastest car, no doubt with its 200 MPH bragging rights. But even though it suffers no gas guzzling tax its thirst for fuel is a bit off-putting. And in spite of its improved cooling I'm not so sure its blower wouldn't hinder the car just like the ZL1. At the end of the day both these cars are about, and deliver on bragging rights. I'll be looking for a '13 Boss to compliment my '12 after all. Performance, fun, value and a driving experience that's simply exciting all the time. Kind folks here told me to be happy with my ride. And I am. Boss 302 takes the podium IMHO, the blown oval and bow tie boys can fight among themselves. In off to the track in the big boys toy.

Come down to Houston and I'll show you how the Boss can really run when set up for the track....Boss302R. And I'll bring my SS set up for the track for comparitive purposes. I can probably get my hands on one of the Camaros (sold but in Dallas) that we raced and won with in World Challenge.

All the posters dismissing the track performance as unimportant compared to ET's are being way too one dimensional. People care about how cars handle and how fast they go around the road course. I could care less about 1/4 mile ET's. I don't run any stoplight races. I want a car to go fast during right hand turns/left hand turns/controlled braking/proper handling when things get pushed to the edge, etc. If you want to be king of the street and beat all those grandparents running stock corvettes in roll-ons, then do a HP grab and get the GT500.

PS I'm betting the GT500 will do pretty good at the track, with or without the track apps......untill the heat sinks in.