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Originally Posted by MBS
I just do not understand all the complaining on the price of the Z-28 $75,000 is high but it shares the same suspension as a 1.5 million dollar car , and is the ONLY car doing so as far as I have heard , And I heard it might take down the C6 also.
There is a Camaro for everyone's wallet from under $25K to now around $80K for the Z and every price range in between , And still it costs less than a lot of cars in the same range a lot less . We all should be Happy with what Camaros we can afford and quit being so unreasonable because your wallet can not afford this car, Be happy this car will take down a Lambo and Por-she etc
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A slight correction: I don't believe the z28 "shares the same suspension" as the 1.7mil Aston Martin. It is however only the second car to adopt dynamic dampers capability. But there is no magic to it, as race car crews have been using it to dial in dampers for individual tracks/conditions for a long time. But do note, that this capability won't come with a z28 as the damper rates will be pre-set in a factory (as far as I know). So end result is the same as with any other suspension. What clearly sets this car apart is the tires. The Pirellis are as close to a full racing slick as a street legal rubber gets, being rated 50 "tread" (don't be surprised if they cord after 5 or 6 days of running hard at a track). So all comparisons to other cars including ZL1 at Milford (3 seconds) are somewhat muddy, unless the comparison was done using the same tires. Then and only then one could look at the difference (in lap time) and see how much faster it is due to suspension, aero, brakes, etc. Until that happens tread carefully re your expectations as you may get smoked by a "lesser" car but with better rubber - yet having paid a huge premium for the privileage. At least that's what I would do - and no, I don't blindly drink anybody's marketing koolaid - so, apples to apples please and thank you!
BTW anyone knows what the actual Milford laptime was, besides the "3 seconds faster" comment? Thanks!