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Originally Posted by Seminole
No need to. It is already a few hundred pounds lighter in GT form than a SS Camaro. That is the only reason the GT can keep close to the SS in terms of performance.
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It's really not that close right now. The Camaro opens up a 5 car length gap in the 1/4 mile, and the trap speeds isn't even close. The live axle on the Mustang makes for a good launch, but the Camaro just murders it once they're rolling. On a track or a street start the Camaro will just walk away from the Ford. It should be a better race with the new engine, but I seriously doubt the Mustang will be significantly faster. Also, you never know what GM's got up their sleave with the LSx motors.
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Originally Posted by Edmunds
The SS manual also comes with a 3.45 rear end (compared to the 3.27 in all other Camaros). The combination is good for drama-free 0-60-mph sprints of 5 seconds (or 4.7 seconds with a 1-foot rollout like on a drag strip). Easy. Get the 275/40ZR20 Pirelli P Zero summer tires slipping a little at launch, modulate the throttle, and off the Camaro goes, pouring its bass-heavy exhaust note down the road. It reaches the quarter-mile mark in 13 seconds at 110.9 mph.
Predictably, one of the Camaro's obvious rivals, the big-'n-brawny Dodge Challenger R/T can't keep pace. It takes 5.5 seconds for the Mopar to reach 60 mph (5.3 with 1 foot of rollout) and 13.9 seconds to reach the quarter-mile, at which point it's steaming along at 103.2 mph. In fact, the Camaro SS is slightly quicker in both measures than the similarly powered Challenger SRT8. The 2010 Mustang makes up for much of its 111-hp power deficit with about a 500-pound weight advantage on the hefty Camaro. The Mustang with a Track Pack will do zero to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds (4.9 with rollout) and get through the quarter-mile in 13.5 seconds at 102.9 mph. The Camaro is quicker through the quarter by half-a-second than the Nissan 370Z, which Chevy also considers a Camaro competitor.
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