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Well, there are a number of factors that make the GTO as slower than an F-body and equally as fast as your GT...
First of all, weight. The GTO weighs in at approx 3,750 lbs. If they are taking the weight issue as seriously as the reports indicate, then the Camaro should be able to undercut that. Secondly, the GTO is fairly nose heavy with a 55/45 weight distribution. Third of all, the IRS in the GTO was know to be very poorly developed and has serious problems maintaining traction. The stock tires on the GTO are fairly skinny to handle that 400 HP LS2 as well. Also, you can not discount the driver's abilities - there is a lot of room for error there.
Now, none of these issues by themselves are really that big of a deal, but when you combine all of these small deficiencies you get one big deficiency. I think the Camaro will easily be able to out do a GTO as the Zeta IRS is supposed to be leaps and bounds better than the GTOs, They are doing all they can within reason to keep the weight down, and it should have a bigger motor (if you go with the LS3 version)
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