As much as I lust after a 700-hp Camaro, my bikes are still quicker (well, academically anyway; I'm not capable of ripping off the 0-60 or 1/4mi times the testers do).
Now, give me the 1,000-hp TT option and we'll talk.
toddalmighty:725 horses and it takes 3.5 seconds to reach 60 mph? Uh...something ain't right.
The driver, likely. The ZR1 Corvette does 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with 638hp (per the usual car rags, anyway). I don't know about the weigh on this Camaro (I only skimmed the article), but still.
toddalmighty:725 horses and it takes 3.5 seconds to reach 60 mph? Uh...something ain't right.
Common problem with US built cars- lots of HP, not the best conversion into low-end torque for fast starts. For example, the Porsche 993 911GT2 can pull a 0-60 in 3.3 seconds with 520 horsepower. 205 fewer, faster off the line. Ferrari Enzo? 3.3 seconds, 651 HP. Again, faster with less power.
Hau Ruck:toddalmighty: 725 horses and it takes 3.5 seconds to reach 60 mph? Uh...something ain't right.
The driver, likely. The ZR1 Corvette does 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with 638hp (per the usual car rags, anyway). I don't know about the weigh on this Camaro (I only skimmed the article), but still.
To get two tonnes to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds requires 375 hp or so.
But in practice, you don't get to use the power when you're changing from first to second, and you only get the rated power when the engine's at optimum revs.
I reckon the Camaro isn't geared to optimize 0-60. They probably reckon 3.5 seconds is fast enough for the soccer-run.
opiumpoopy:Hau Ruck: toddalmighty: 725 horses and it takes 3.5 seconds to reach 60 mph? Uh...something ain't right.
The driver, likely. The ZR1 Corvette does 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with 638hp (per the usual car rags, anyway). I don't know about the weigh on this Camaro (I only skimmed the article), but still.
To get two tonnes to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds requires 375 hp or so.
But in practice, you don't get to use the power when you're changing from first to second, and you only get the rated power when the engine's at optimum revs.
I reckon the Camaro isn't geared to optimize 0-60. They probably reckon 3.5 seconds is fast enough for the soccer-run.
I reckon it could be the six-speed, especially if it takes 3 gears to 60.
Hau Ruck:opiumpoopy: Hau Ruck: toddalmighty: 725 horses and it takes 3.5 seconds to reach 60 mph? Uh...something ain't right.
The driver, likely. The ZR1 Corvette does 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with 638hp (per the usual car rags, anyway). I don't know about the weigh on this Camaro (I only skimmed the article), but still.
To get two tonnes to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds requires 375 hp or so.
But in practice, you don't get to use the power when you're changing from first to second, and you only get the rated power when the engine's at optimum revs.
I reckon the Camaro isn't geared to optimize 0-60. They probably reckon 3.5 seconds is fast enough for the soccer-run.
I reckon it could be the six-speed, especially if it takes 3 gears to 60.
Why would it take it three gears to get to 60? Holy crap... My town car's first gear tops out at 40, and second gear at 62, third gear around 80 or 85
Control_this
2009-10-31 02:51:36 PM
jake_lex
2009-10-31 02:59:20 PM
pdrake
2009-10-31 03:03:53 PM
800HP FTW
PacManDreaming
2009-10-31 03:10:05 PM
Hau Ruck
2009-10-31 03:36:57 PM
TwistedIvory
2009-10-31 04:02:50 PM
You're kidding.
TwistedIvory
2009-10-31 04:05:35 PM
Now, give me the 1,000-hp TT option and we'll talk.
toddalmighty
2009-10-31 04:25:04 PM
Hau Ruck
2009-10-31 05:06:29 PM
The driver, likely. The ZR1 Corvette does 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with 638hp (per the usual car rags, anyway). I don't know about the weigh on this Camaro (I only skimmed the article), but still.
Rapmaster2000
2009-10-31 05:11:55 PM
/can faux-retro design die soon?
clutchcargo2009
2009-10-31 05:14:46 PM
/can faux-retro design die soon?
Yes, you can polish a turd...they did. It is still crap in the same crap catagory as the Mustang or just about anything American built.
Sword and Shield
2009-10-31 05:15:48 PM
Common problem with US built cars- lots of HP, not the best conversion into low-end torque for fast starts. For example, the Porsche 993 911GT2 can pull a 0-60 in 3.3 seconds with 520 horsepower. 205 fewer, faster off the line. Ferrari Enzo? 3.3 seconds, 651 HP. Again, faster with less power.
jake_lex
2009-10-31 05:19:27 PM
You're kidding.
I must be, the Bahamas are islands.
/love me two times
//cause I got AIDS
opiumpoopy
2009-10-31 05:21:15 PM
The driver, likely. The ZR1 Corvette does 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with 638hp (per the usual car rags, anyway). I don't know about the weigh on this Camaro (I only skimmed the article), but still.
To get two tonnes to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds requires 375 hp or so.
But in practice, you don't get to use the power when you're changing from first to second, and you only get the rated power when the engine's at optimum revs.
I reckon the Camaro isn't geared to optimize 0-60. They probably reckon 3.5 seconds is fast enough for the soccer-run.
Darth Invictus
2009-10-31 05:23:48 PM
Once cause I got AIDS
Makh
2009-10-31 05:27:51 PM
Rustico
2009-10-31 05:30:33 PM
Kliffoth
2009-10-31 05:38:41 PM
Once cause I got AIDS
Crystal shiat?
Doctor Jan Itor
2009-10-31 05:45:49 PM
Beat me to it, damn.
/I don't want unleaded!
Pick
2009-10-31 05:48:25 PM
Hau Ruck
2009-10-31 05:52:26 PM
The driver, likely. The ZR1 Corvette does 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with 638hp (per the usual car rags, anyway). I don't know about the weigh on this Camaro (I only skimmed the article), but still.
To get two tonnes to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds requires 375 hp or so.
But in practice, you don't get to use the power when you're changing from first to second, and you only get the rated power when the engine's at optimum revs.
I reckon the Camaro isn't geared to optimize 0-60. They probably reckon 3.5 seconds is fast enough for the soccer-run.
I reckon it could be the six-speed, especially if it takes 3 gears to 60.
Glenford
2009-10-31 05:54:30 PM
johnbc5
2009-10-31 06:12:51 PM
SkyFlyer
2009-10-31 06:16:35 PM
The driver, likely. The ZR1 Corvette does 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with 638hp (per the usual car rags, anyway). I don't know about the weigh on this Camaro (I only skimmed the article), but still.
To get two tonnes to 60 mph in 3.5 seconds requires 375 hp or so.
But in practice, you don't get to use the power when you're changing from first to second, and you only get the rated power when the engine's at optimum revs.
I reckon the Camaro isn't geared to optimize 0-60. They probably reckon 3.5 seconds is fast enough for the soccer-run.
I reckon it could be the six-speed, especially if it takes 3 gears to 60.
Why would it take it three gears to get to 60? Holy crap... My town car's first gear tops out at 40, and second gear at 62, third gear around 80 or 85
JustHereForThePics
2009-10-31 06:30:06 PM