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Originally Posted by DGthe3
Who says it needs to match the power to weight ratio of the GT500? Based hp lb/hp, the GT500 should smoke a CTS-V ... yet it doesn't.
I searched for the first few lines of that article ... this thread is the only thing that came up.
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Usually it does..... I would say the GT500 and CTS-V are about even it depends what you get. The GT500 with SVTPP package will beat a CTS-V around a road course. In stock form it is hard for the GT500 to get grip on the Dragstrip resulting in a slower ET than a CTS-V (especially against an auto one). However, the GT500 gets a faster trap speed. To me its a trade off so in my opinion they are about equal until you put stickier tires on the GT500... then you can put stickier tires on the V resulting in a mod war. Speed is a matter of money how $fast$ do you want to go?
I think if the Zl1 comes in a 3900-4000lb range it will be a serious contender. Anything 4150 and over weight reduction mods will be needed. The new dodge charger is '4400 lbs' so even with the more powerful engine it still et and traps the same as the first srt8 gen.