GT350

[camarosspower]

Funny how its about roadracing now. Jus saying. Both are great cars

[drew peacock]

gt350 here is about 110 000 usd....sorry for that money i would buy a 3 year old 911 turbo porsche..
looks an amazing car ofc but way too expensive for most people

[Winslow Leech]

Buy what you like and can afford. Enjoy it, life is too short to be obsessing about Money.

[drew peacock]

Originally Posted by Winslow Leech

Buy what you like and can afford. Enjoy it, life is too short to be obsessing about Money.

yeah but how many people have a spare 110k laying about for a ford....

ofc it's a great car at that price...

[SpeedIsLife]

Originally Posted by trademaster

I know you have a chip on your shoulder about money, you made that clear in the other GT350 thread. You should probably get over that, it's a very unappealing quality.

Keep in mind...he also was convinced that the GT350/GT350R was "trash" because it didn't sweep the field in this years partial CTSCC series and claim the championship...because if there's anything that indicates how a car will do on the street and in the real world...it's stripped out, highly modified race cars, right?

[SpeedIsLife]

Originally Posted by drew peacock

yeah but how many people have a spare 110k laying about for a ford....

ofc it's a great car at that price...

To be fair...isn't that partially because the GT350 isn't officially offered for sale in Europe?

You have to pay a great deal of import taxes, localization, etc...how much does a normal Mustang GT go for?

[drew peacock]

about 60k i think..that's usd...

[GossipSquirrelJelena]

Originally Posted by drew peacock

gt350 here is about 110 000 usd....sorry for that money i would buy a 3 year old 911 turbo porsche..
looks an amazing car ofc but way too expensive for most people

A dedicated track is always going to be a hard sell. The Z28 has already proven that! I think the GT350 will move more units than the Z28 for the simple fact that you can option out a GT350 more toward your personal liking. But I don't think Ford is going to sell a lot of these. A 6th gen. Z28 using the LT4 and offering options like Ford does could move a lot of cars in this small segment.

[ChocoTaco369]

Originally Posted by GossipSquirrelJelena

I see camaro5 members are back in the drag racing business again now that the 16 is out. All people wanted to do on this forum for the last 5 years was talk ring times when the 5th gens & Z28s were getting trounced by bolt on 5.0s at the drag strip. Snowman why would anyone buy a GT350 to drag race.??? Anyone that wants to drag race buys a base GT or 1SS and bolts a supercharger on it and runs in the 9s! Your guys thinking is all wrong! People don't buy Cars like a GT350 for straight line runs! They buy them for track days and collectability. Not to compete with Joe blows SS or GT at a stop light. But I will say this. I just read Car & Drivers comparo between the GT350 and the Corvette Z51 and noticed they had the exact same trap speed of 119! Highest trap I've seen for a 16 SS is 116 so I'm going out on a limb and saying the GT350 will do the walking out on any highway were the two cars might actually come across each other. There's no denying the HP advantage once the motor is spun up in the 350..

Gotta say I agree with this guy ^^^

The GT350 is not a strip car. The 5th Gen entire Camaro platform didn't have a strip car, either. This is the first Camaro that's suitable for the strip since 2002.

Oddly enough, the 6th Gen Mustang doesn't have a strip car, now. Funny how things can change so quickly! The chess match continues.

[CapeCruisin]

i dont get this thread at all lol

so much wasted energy.

[i2disturbedSS]

It is strange.

...and Ive notice the drag and course thing also. I rather drag my Camaro.

[ChocoTaco369]

Originally Posted by CapeCruisin

i dont get this thread at all lol

so much wasted energy.

I get it. It's low-hanging fruit for internet racers.

Some people have a very strange allegiance to a vehicle, which is nothing more than an inanimate object designed by a faceless, multi-billion dollar corporation for the purpose of generating profits by taking you from Point A to Point B. These strange people get upset when their favorite kind of vehicle is outdone by some other kind of "competing" vehicle.

For 6 years, Camaro5 overlooked the drag strip because the 5th Gen Camaro was a pretty poor performer. Think about it - the 580 horsepower flagship Camaro runs 12's. These cars are just tanks. So for the first time in American muscle history, the focus disappeared from the strip and went to twisty race courses previously reserved for imports. Why? Because the #1 competitor, the Mustang, was spanking the Camaro at the strip but getting crushed at the track. People ignored the weaknesses and boasted about the strengths. Don't get me wrong, I think the Camaro was the overall better performer, but let's be honest, here. The 5th Gen 5.0 was a better strip car.

Now, we have a Camaro SS that's finally besting the Mustang at the strip, but the GT350, something unique that GM has never had the guts to attempt, is doing some pretty special things. The Camaro has no direct competition, so people who have weird allegiances are trying to tear it down a peg by comparing the current top dog Camaro's strongest point to the GT350's weakest point...something the GT350 was not designed to do, it isn't an inherent weakness...all to make themselves feel better due to some strange insecurity.

It's an interesting study in the human psyche.

[Snoman]

I'll just leave this here, all your arguments are now mute.

[SpeedIsLife]

Originally Posted by Snoman

I'll just leave this here, all your arguments are now mute.

By an aftermarket package?


I'll see your Callaway Camaro and raise you a Hennessey GT350 here

I guess that makes your counter-argument moot?

See how silly that is now?