Inside Line: 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 vs. 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Comparison

[JFerraro819]

I have been waiting so long for a video like this to come out.

[Jimmy Superfly]

Originally Posted by PDSS

Yeah cause every owner of a ZL1 or Shelby is going out on road courses racing all the time....it is all about the being lined up on the street.....I'm not afraid to call it what it is....an ass whooping!

If it all comes down to stoplight drag races then an auto ZL1 would mop the floor with the GT500.



Seriously though, anyone who would actually spend that much on a Mustang or Camaro probably has more than enough loyalty towards their own brand regardless of the numbers. Anyone who is buying a new car solely for 1/4 mile performance should be buying a 5.0 and dumping tonnes of money into mods anyway. If 1/4 mile performance is the only factor when judging cars then we would all be in heavily modded foxbodies/3rd gens.




I think that both of these cars are awesome for different reasons. If I had the money I would definitely have one of each (as well a 6.4L Chally, Boss, and 1LE).

The real winner in any comparison of these cars is the consumer.

[GearBangr]

Originally Posted by 2012ZL1

Can't vouch for anyone else, but ..uh...NO. Most people buy these cars to USE them, a few possibly will be treated like you say, but not the majority by a long shot.

I wish you were correct. But I can vouch for the cars in my area.
I still haven't seen a zl1 in person, and I hope that's not the case for that car.
But I've seen numerous gt500s hogging the left lane driven by 60 year old men.
Not that all 60 year old men drive like that. But that's all I ever see them doing.
Same as the old guy in a vette sterotype.

[bluecam805]

does the gt500 come stock with cold air intakes? . looks like a mod?

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by doc7000

I would agree, since there is no added horsepower with the 1LE there is no reason for anyone other then those who would use the 1LE to opt for it.

Could be people that are going to buy the 1LE just want a great handling car and are not concerned with all out speed. it will have a different look than the normal SS.

[cterry]

Both are awsome cars, but still a Chevy guy. Always will be.

[grocerygetter]

You guys seen the boss intake exhaust tuned car take down a zl1? Stangtv. IMO, after seeing that and adding up funds I would think lightly modded boss vs gt500 vs zl1...I would take a boss. Also, you don't see me clambering to get rid on my modded SS either now do you? Lol

[A-little-perspective]

Originally Posted by doc7000

I don't see how, once Ford had announced that the 2013 GT500 was to pack 650BHP everyone knew it would be king in a line. Yet people still purchased ZL1 Camaro's, which goes to show that people who were purchasing the ZL1 Camaro were looking for something else then what the GT500 is.

Sure you can try to argue that this is the classic use of these cars, lined up at the stop light. However there are large amounts of car enthusiast in America who look forward to driving in corners or mountain roads (like me).

Seriously, I get that you hate Mustang and drag racing but a GT500 is equally capable on mountain roads just like a ZL1. To think otherwise is ignorant.

Public mountain roads are not road courses. Who in their right mind is going to drive on a mountain road like they drive on a road course?

The handling capabilities of the ZL1, how ever superior they may be, will be proven on a closed circuit course by a professional driver.

[doc7000]

Originally Posted by A-little-perspective

Seriously, I get that you hate Mustang and drag racing but a GT500 is equally capable on mountain roads just like a ZL1. To think otherwise is ignorant.

Public mountain roads are not road courses. Who in their right mind is going to drive on a mountain road like they drive on a road course?

The handling capabilities of the ZL1, how ever superior they may be, will be proven on a closed circuit course by a professional driver.

The review clearly shows that the GT500 isn't as capable on a mountain road as the ZL1 Camaro....... that is the entire reason why the Camaro won......

Just like the review clearly shows that the ZL1 isn't as capable on a drag strip as the GT500.......

Also, why do I hate Mustangs? and drag racing?

[MBK]

if chevy bumps the HP output ZL1 will beat it in everything

[8cd03gro]

Originally Posted by dkg11

see there is a little problem with this... Chevy has no clue how to tune an engine... unless they downtuned the ZL1 so it was not as fast as the Z06... all you need to do is throw a real intake and tune the car and the ZL1 will smoke the GT500...i am the owner of mustang dynamometer and i have tuned both of these cars for companies

Really? You have already tuned a ZL1 and a 2013 GT500? And with just a tune and intake you have overcome the near 100rwhp deficit and weight difference between these two cars? I call BS on numerous accounts.

[A-little-perspective]

Originally Posted by doc7000

The review clearly shows that the GT500 isn't as capable on a mountain road as the ZL1 Camaro....... that is the entire reason why the Camaro won......

Just like the review clearly shows that the ZL1 isn't as capable on a drag strip as the GT500.......

Also, why do I hate Mustangs? and drag racing?

Hate is too strong of a word. Sorry.

I am not arguing that the GT500 handles better than a ZL1 on a road course. It probably doesn't.

I am arguing that the capability on a mountain road, at slightly above the speed limit, is his opinion and you are taking it as fact.

I refuse to acknowledge a winner based on some guys spirited driving on a mountain road. This guy had an opinion before he set foot in either car. The outcome was pre-determined in his mind before the "test."

[mlee]

Originally Posted by A-little-perspective

Hate is too strong of a word. Sorry.

I am not arguing that the GT500 handles better than a ZL1 on a road course. It probably doesn't.

I am arguing that capability on a mountain road is opinion and you are taking it as fact.

I refuse to acknowledge a winner based on some guys spirited driving on a mountain road. This guy had an opinion before he set foot in either car. The outcome was pre-determined in his mind before the "test."

I agree with you on the first part, but now you're stating facts that you have no clue about.

[doc7000]

Originally Posted by mlee

I agree with you on the first part, but now you're stating facts that you have no clue about.

And this is why Ford fans are trolls.......

He accuses me of doing something and does the exact same thing in the same post... I guess it was a different sentence so it was ok....