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Old 08-26-2009, 08:46 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by S8ER01Z View Post
You can use those numbers if it makes you feel better...
I will. Not because they make me feel better, but because they're factual pieces of information using the same driver on both vehicles. I did research from a number of magazine test drives as well as edmunds, msn, etc and they're all right about there.

Now if you're implying that those numbers are off, they could be. Some drivers are better than others, but those are pretty spot on give or take a tenth of a second or two.

Here's a couple sources:

Edmunds Inside Line (Corvette)

Edmunds Inside Line (Camaro)

Regardless of whether the times are different from 1 magazine to the next, the thing I'm looking for is the comparison using the same source--which is more reliable than using time from source A on car 1 and time from source B on car 2. For example the 0-60 time for the Camaro from Inside line was 5 seconds, whereas over at Motortrend it was 4.7. The 1/4 mile times were slightly different as well...13 vs 13.10 for the Camaro respectively. Again...all the various magazines and testers are round about in the same area. So my numbers are realistic.
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