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Control_this
2009-10-31 02:51:36 PM
Nope. Doesn't matter how fast it is, it still looks like a Charger.
 
jake_lex [TotalFark]
2009-10-31 02:59:20 PM
I drove it up here from the Bahamas
 
pdrake
2009-10-31 03:03:53 PM
yeah, i heard they were still pretty plasticky.

800HP FTW

www.mstngdav.ws
 
PacManDreaming [TotalFark]
2009-10-31 03:10:05 PM
It needs to be baby-shiat brown with a primer gray door and quarter panel.
 
Hau Ruck
2009-10-31 03:36:57 PM
Unless you ran over your neighbors, your Camaro isn't biatchin no matter how much HP you have.
 
TwistedIvory [TotalFark]
2009-10-31 04:02:50 PM
jake_lex: I drove it up here from the Bahamas

You're kidding.
 
TwistedIvory [TotalFark]
2009-10-31 04:05:35 PM
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 [TotalFark]
2009-10-31 04:25:04 PM
725 horses and it takes 3.5 seconds to reach 60 mph? Uh...something ain't right.
 
Hau Ruck
2009-10-31 05:06:29 PM
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.
 
Rapmaster2000
2009-10-31 05:11:55 PM
You can't polish a turd.

/can faux-retro design die soon?
 
clutchcargo2009
2009-10-31 05:14:46 PM
Rapmaster2000: You can't polish a turd.

/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
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.
 
jake_lex [TotalFark]
2009-10-31 05:19:27 PM
TwistedIvory: jake_lex: I drove it up here from the Bahamas

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
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.
 
Darth Invictus
2009-10-31 05:23:48 PM
Once for tomorrow
Once cause I got AIDS
 
Makh [TotalFark]
2009-10-31 05:27:51 PM
I hope those people have a good sense of humor and don't take us to court.
 
Rustico [TotalFark]
2009-10-31 05:30:33 PM
Tony Orlando and Dawn
 
Kliffoth
2009-10-31 05:38:41 PM
Darth Invictus: Once for tomorrow
Once cause I got AIDS

Crystal shiat?
 
Doctor Jan Itor
2009-10-31 05:45:49 PM
Rustico: Tony Orlando and Dawn

Beat me to it, damn.

/I don't want unleaded!
 
Pick
2009-10-31 05:48:25 PM
Why pay all that money for a CAR, when you could get a biatchin' pickup truck for less money. And a diesel to boot!
 
Hau Ruck
2009-10-31 05:52:26 PM
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.
 
Glenford
2009-10-31 05:54:30 PM
Approves
www.escapeest.com
 
SkyFlyer
2009-10-31 06:16:35 PM
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
 
JustHereForThePics
2009-10-31 06:30:06 PM
So if I happen to run you down, please don't leave a scratch!
 
Hector Remarkable
2009-10-31 06:32:33 PM
And you didn't get arrested because your Dad's the Mayor.
 
FlukeBoy
2009-10-31 06:48:14 PM
I wonder what kind of gas mileage it gets.


/kidding.
 
smeag0l
2009-10-31 07:14:42 PM
If you can afford this MPG's & insurance isn't something you care about.
 
drjekel_mrhyde
2009-10-31 07:29:25 PM
When I am old enough to use Viagra I'll get me one
 
Kyoki
2009-10-31 07:32:15 PM
Great, now Hennessey can fark over someone besides the Viper community.
 
Marcus Aurelius [TotalFark]
2009-10-31 07:49:28 PM
This is much prettier and a whole lot more fun.

Plus you can actually see out the rear window. Not that you really need to.
 
Hau Ruck
2009-10-31 08:00:42 PM
SkyFlyer: 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

You're asking the wrong person since gearing is determined by the engineers of the vehicle being tested. My old Cooper S (6 speed) would red-line cutoff before I hit 60 in 2nd gear. That's why I bring it up. An extra shift makes a big difference when you're measuring 0-60 times.
 
This poster says
2009-10-31 08:16:11 PM
"Great, now Hennessey can fark over someone besides the Viper community."


Came in here to say this.
 
Darth Invictus
2009-10-31 09:04:54 PM
Can it get a bunch of retards and drive 'em to the zoo?

After that, me and Stuart would like to take 'em to the Air Crash Museum outside the city of Mud.

Side note: You ever go to eat a pork sausage, and find it's got HAIR all over it?

(Dammit. Now I have every Milkmen song I've ever heard playing in my head at the same time. I guess I have an Earwig. DAMMIT!)
 
PacManDreaming [TotalFark]
2009-10-31 09:26:35 PM
 
Dialectic
2009-10-31 09:39:14 PM
Have fun with your new Camaro, Donna!*



*Camaros are usually driven by women/girls named "Donna."
 
thinkabou_tit
2009-10-31 09:45:22 PM
The Camaro SS (as a base) weighs almost 3900lbs
The Corvette ZR1 weighs 3350lbs
The Enzo weighs 3000lbs
The new 911GT2 weighs 3175lbs

Besides gearing, which is super-important, what needs to be mentioned is being traction limited; it isn't so much about where the torque is, it's about whether the tires can put it to the pavement. The Porsche has 60% of the weight on the rear wheels and wears gumballs for tires.
 
Kirby Muxloe
2009-10-31 09:55:17 PM
i.dailymail.co.uk

Not even Captain Slow is impressed...
 
mrexcess
2009-10-31 09:58:31 PM
PacManDreaming: Parts of it I like, but what the hell is up with the garishly sinister-looking rear end:

img402.imageshack.us
 
mrexcess
2009-10-31 10:00:14 PM
Also, it's a streetlight Camaro with a ZR1 engine for the same price as a ZR1.
 
Schrodinger's Casserole
2009-10-31 10:18:40 PM
Hau Ruck: SkyFlyer: 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

You're asking the wrong person since gearing is determined by the engineers of the vehicle being tested. My old Cooper S (6 speed) would red-line cutoff before I hit 60 in 2nd gear. That's why I bring it up. An extra shift makes a big difference when you're measuring 0-60 times.

The Camaro (production SS or the beast from the article) have much more torque than your Mini and more than likely will have taller gearing. That car should hit 60 in 2nd gear and it's 0-60 times are almost certainly limited by traction and a car that is too damn heavy. A better reflection of power is trap speeds in 1/4 mile times.
 
TheGhostofFarkPast
2009-10-31 10:42:37 PM
This poster says: "Great, now Hennessey can fark over someone besides the Viper community."


Came in here to say this.

other than their turbo kits that can get a viper to 1000hp how have they farked it over?
 
Hau Ruck
2009-10-31 11:30:00 PM
Schrodinger's Casserole: The Camaro (production SS or the beast from the article) have much more torque than your Mini and more than likely will have taller gearing. That car should hit 60 in 2nd gear and it's 0-60 times are almost certainly limited by traction and a car that is too damn heavy. A better reflection of power is trap speeds in 1/4 mile times.

Again, I'm not arguing this, I'm only speculating on reasons why a 725hp Camaro is doing 0-60 in 3.5 seconds. My current Miata (rwd, 5 speed) with an SC and 185hp to the wheels can do this in about 6 seconds. Sometimes less if I can keep the rear end from hopping around when I launch it.

It's all a matter of weight, gearing (a big thing) and overall design. And no, the Miata wasn't designed for 1/4 mile racing, believe me. Much in the same way you wouldn't auto-X the Camaro mentioned in the article.
 
Kyoki
2009-10-31 11:44:18 PM
TheGhostofFarkPast

other than their turbo kits that can get a viper to 1000hp how have they farked it over?

Just google them and fraud or any other mean word, you'll turn up plenty of the shady history that is Hennessy Motorsports.
 
pudding7 [TotalFark]
2009-11-01 12:13:19 AM
My 400 pound sportbike will still outperform it in every category that's not How Much Groceries Can It Carry.
 
The Smails Kid
2009-11-01 12:20:55 AM
46 comments in and no "Camero"? Fer shame, Ferk, fer shame!

/off to play some video games
//buy some Def Leppard t-shirts
 
PadreScout
2009-11-01 12:21:08 AM
pudding7: My 400 pound sportbike will still outperform it in every category that's not How Much Groceries Can It Carry.

Thanks for sharing.
 
Hau Ruck
2009-11-01 12:29:40 AM
pudding7: My 400 pound sportbike will still outperform it in every category that's not How Much Groceries Can It Carry.

Holy shiat, you must be a badass. My bike weighs about 20 pounds and can't carry groceries either. Why so heavy?
 
Doooom
2009-11-01 01:00:16 AM
pudding7: My 400 pound sportbike will still outperform it in every category that's not How Much Groceries Can It Carry.

My bike's old as hell, not very fast, has a kick-start, probably cost me about 1/10 of what yours did, and has a hell of a lot more character than yours.

/sportbikes for the lose
 
TwistedIvory [TotalFark]
2009-11-01 01:11:45 AM
Doooom: /sportbikes for the lose

Unless you want to go to a trackday or try your luck at the salt flats or carve up some twisty canyon roads or, well, do anything that a sportbike was built to do. Seriously, c'mon, you can't tell me that your kick-start bike is the best bike in the world and is obviously better than all sportbikes because it has "character." Give me a break.

For the record, I currently own 4 bikes. One of them's a 21-year-old dual-sport; it's my daily rider. It has character (like a tractor). I also have an Italian bike with tons of character. Then there are the two Japanese sportbikes (one literbike, one hypersport). They have lots of character in their own way. Would I take them off road like I would the DS? No. Would I take my KLR to the track or on a long trip with my wife on the pillion? No.

Different vehicles serve different purposes, and it shows your ignorance to disclaim that one specific type of vehicle is useless because you think your own (beater) is better.
 
johnsmith99
2009-11-01 01:14:57 AM
Sword and Shield: 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.

You don't really know anything about cars, do you?
 
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