Car and driver camaro zl1 vs gt500

Decades of rivalry between ford and chevy have culminated into the quiteloony 20 chevrolet camaro zl1 and 20 ford shelby gt500. Women today are flocking to the wrangler today vs the mustang as they once did. I looked at other front engined cars with almost 800 hp from car and driver, and for example the 812 also uses pz4 tires like the challenger and it can do sub 11 quarter, and the zr1 has sport cup 2 like the mustang and. Now, the newer platform for the camaro is indeed a winner. Bragging about value to your car buddies is almost like bragging about miles per gallon. You could reskin them and pop a cadillac badge on the grille, and itd work. Hellcat vs zl1 drag race dodge challenger vs chevy camaro.

Gm filters all the hedonism and immediacy and rawness out of them. Read the results of a drag race between the three most powerful pony cars. Car and driver chooses the camaro out of the trio and again puts the emphasis on value. While these models are the best they ever have been i am. Camaro zl1 1le vs challenger hellcat redeye drag race, drifting and on track. Ford mustang shelby gt500 vs challenger redeye vs camaro zl1. Chevy has the lightest car in this fight, but the zl1 1les 650 horsepower is a ways off the gt500s 760 and the redeyes 797. Jason cammisa and randy pobst join james and thomas in testing the new 2020 ford mustang gt500 against its rivals, the dodge. The new zl1 and gt500 tested on the street, track, strip, and dyno. And lest we forget, with 797 horsepower, the challenger is the most powerful vehicle here by some margin.

Compare chevrolet camaro zl1 coupe vs ford mustang shelby. Feb 12, 2020 a chevy camaro zl1 1le, dodge challenger hellcat redeye, ford mustang shelby gt500, 2207 horsepower, and a quartermile of asphalt. Compare 2012 chevrolet camaro vs 2012 ford mustang. Camaro zl1 vs mustang gt500 comparison will break hearts. Camaro was just as intense in 1998 as it is today twenty years ago, motorweek got together the hottest pony cars of the day, the mustang cobra and camaro z28, for a battle. The gt500 cftp is the faster car lap for lap, at least on many tracks. Camaro zl1 takes on 2020 gt500 and challenger hellcat redeye in car and driver comparo. This video captures a muscle car battle between mustang and camaro, this time pitting a 2011 shelby gt 500 against a zl1 camaro at the drag strip. The camaro zl1, meanwhile, offers a choice between a sixspeed manual and 10speed automatic. I looked at other front engined cars with almost 800 hp from car and driver, and for.

We took the 20 ford shelby mustang gt500 and the 2012 chevrolet camaro zl1 to the street, the dragstrip, and the racetrack. The only transmission offered on the gt500 is a tremecsourced sevenspeed twinclutch automatic. Gm has just made a killer, uncompromising track car out of the big boi camaro that punches. With a talented shoe in control, the camaro is quickest to 60. With 650 and 760 horses, these supercharged, rearwheel drive muscle cars go head to head on the road and the test track. One of the greatest battles between the two brands when it comes to specific models has to be between the mustang and camaro.

Check out all the vital info sidebyside from pricing to performance specs. Shelby gt500 vs zl1 camaro14 mile drag race,accelerations and sound of muscle cars. The last time we pitted the supercharged ford mustang shelby gt500 against the chevrolet camaro zl1 was way. Now the camaro and mustang are on new platforms and make more power, and. Jun 27, 2012 we took the 20 ford shelby mustang gt500 and the 2012 chevrolet camaro zl1 to the street, the dragstrip, and the racetrack. Compare chevrolet camaro zl1 coupe vs ford mustang shelby gt500. With an unearthly power output of 760 horsepower and 625 lb. Jan 22, 2020 the last time that we got to see a gt500 and a 1le square off on the pages of car and driver, it was all the way back in 2012 with the previous generation models. Gm fans now have a new tidbit of information to drop on their fordloving friends. On this episode of head 2 head, angus mackenzie brings you the ultimate modern musclecar showdown 20 ford shelby gt500 vs 2012 chevrolet camaro zl1. Randy recently bought a 4cylinder camaro 1le as his street car.

Why, just last month, we estimated car and drivers. The camaro s astonishing chassis provides a car and driver connection see what we did there. And i can tell you know zero about cars because 2 mph vs. Thanks in part to its castiron engine block, it carries 57. Boostaddict puts the emphasis on muscle and performance. Find out which is better and their overall performance in the sports car ranking. Find out which pony car came out on top in this comparison by the.

As expected, the shelby gt500 covered the quartermile contest in just 11. The zl1 surpasses the ls3powered camaro ss by 154 hp and 6 lbft and moves to the top of the pony car pecking order for now, edging the 2012 ford mustang gt500 by 30 hp and 46 lbft though. Amazon driver forgets to pull vans handbrake, watch. How does the chevrolet camaro zl1 coupe compare to the ford mustang shelby gt500. A chevy camaro zl1 1le, dodge challenger hellcat redeye, ford mustang shelby gt500, 2207 horsepower, and a quartermile of asphalt. Nov 26, 2014 one of the greatest battles between the two brands when it comes to specific models has to be between the mustang and camaro.

Hellcat vs zl1 drag race dodge challenger vs chevy. Challenger hellcat redeye which super muscle car looks like it really means business. Forget composure and civility, and ditch the idea of friendly. While i may be a little out ahead of this one, i can already see the 2016 ford mustang gt500 vs 2016 chevy camaro zl1 being one for the ages.

What is the difference between chevrolet camaro zl1 2014 and ford mustang shelby gt500 2014. Supercharged, rearwheeldrive muscle cars go head to head. Articles which cold air intake offers the most power. If you want a very powerful daily driver, get the hellcat. Car and driver drag races camaro zl1, mustang gt500 and. Equally at home on the road, track or drag strip, camaro zl1 pairs the raw power of a 6. The only reason this hellcat beats a camaro zl1 is its automatic transmission. After responding to my thoughts on the cts v vs ss thread, i thought a little bit more about comparable modern technology and in my mind while it is not pure apples to apples, a preowned camaro zl1 could potentially be considered an alternative to an ss if you did not need a big regularly used back seat.

Detroit drag race features chevy camaro zl1, challenger. Chevrolet camaro zl1 2014 vs ford mustang shelby gt500. But in these more enlightened times, simply typing 2207hp smackdown. Which super muscle car looks like it really means business. In the field of american muscle car competitors, the 2020 mustang gt500 is ready to go headtohead against its archrival, the chevy camaro zl1. Detroit drag race features chevy camaro zl1, challenger hellcat redeye, ford mustang shelby gt500. Camaro zl1 vs gt500 vs 1le hot lapping vir by justin fivella january 18, 20 every year car and driver magazine conducts its infamous lightning lap, an allout competition for stock street cars around the demanding virginia international raceway vir, the closest thing to the nurburgring the us can call its own. The last time we pitted the supercharged ford mustang shelby gt500 against the chevrolet camaro zl1 was way back in 2012. Compare the chevrolet camaro zl1 coupe, ford mustang shelby gt500, and nissan gtr nismo side by side to see differences in performance, pricing, features and more. Challenger hellcat redeye attachment 1019681 in previous incarnations of this journal, the procedure for writing a headline for a comparison test similar to this one would have been to add up the peak horsepower of all the participants, add an exclamation point or two or three, and be done with the.

With its driver quicker on the pedal, the camaro zl1 started with a little advantage. The camaro zl1 is faster than the 2020 shelby mustang gt500. Theyre the two biggestgun pony cars ever turned loose by. All those milliseconds the zl1 loses with every shift add up to a full car. Car and driver drag races camaro zl1, mustang gt500 and challenger hellcat redeye. The 2012 ford mustang doles out all the tiresmoking pony car. The current generation camaro is not a a decade old car.

A chevy camaro zl1 1le, dodge challenger hellcat redeye, ford mustang shelby gt500, 2207 horsepower, and a 14mile of asphalt. Read on to learn more about teh 2012 chevrolet camaro zl1 vs. Calling this a rematch is absurd, but were doing it anyway. The camaro is smaller, nimbler, more track focused, knows how to make better use of its 650hp, the rear seat is laughable, but its still there. The current camaro zl1 1le is a few years old at this point, but that doesnt mean that it isnt ready to faceoff with the pony car from the blue oval. The last time that we got to see a gt500 and a 1le square off on the pages of car and driver, it was all the way back in 2012 with the previous generation models. Camaro zl1 1le vs challenger hellcat redeye drag race, drifting. At 4529 pounds, the car is 643 pounds heavier than the camaro zl1 1le. The zl1 1le is the more consistent car that will probably put up a faster time after 3 or 4 laps. Zl1 takes on 2020 gt500 and challenger hellcat redeye car. Dec 19, 2016 the only reason this hellcat beats a camaro zl1 is its automatic transmission. The camaro zl1 and the challenger hellcat, meanwhile, were necktoneck. Run both cars all out at vir for 10 laps and i think the 1le will come in first.

Mustang shelby gt500 vs camaro zl1 1le car and driver. In car and driver s testing, the mustang gt500 was the fastest in the quartermile. Discussion in shelby gt500 mustang started by jarstang, feb 12, 2020. Chevrolet camaro zl1 1le, ford mustang gt500 and dodge challenger hellcat redeye. Jan 21, 2019 the only transmission offered on the gt500 is a tremecsourced sevenspeed twinclutch automatic. The shelby mustang gt500 is one of the most powerful vehicles in this competition. Find out which pony car came out on top in this comparison by the automotive experts at motor trend. Ford mustang shelby gt500 vs chevy camaro zl1 1le driving exterior interior design ford mustang shelby gt500 2020 chevy camaro zl1. Jul 20, 2018 this video captures a muscle car battle between mustang and camaro, this time pitting a 2011 shelby gt 500 against a zl1 camaro at the drag strip. But a few seconds later, the shelby gt500 was already pulling ahead.

In previous incarnations of this journal, the procedure for writing. The last time that we got to see a gt500 and a 1le square off on the pages of car and driver, it was all the way back in 2012 with the previous. The fight for pony car supremacy has been raging for decades. The new 2020 shelby gt500 and c8 corvette are hot topics around any group of automotive enthusiasts. We should all know the facts in the not too distant future. Both vehicles are breaking down the barriers that we all thought werent possible. The 2020 ford mustang shelby gt500 with 760 horsepower faces off against the 650hp chevy camaro zl1 1le. Page 11 of 12 car looks like it really means business. That 10speed, which was jointly developed by ford and gm, was once rumored to have been considered for the gt500. Chevrolet camaro versus ford mustang is a duel without a definitive ending. I wasnt sure the camaro zl1 would outpace the new gt500 on the trackl. Its an epic 3round bout, with canyon carving up and down mulholland highway, hot laps at mazda raceway laguna seca with pro driver randy pobst, and a classic quartermile drag race finale. My 2012 zl1 is an absolute snore to drive compared to my 2011 gt500.