Has anyone noticed this?

Trips · 10-25-2009, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

+1

Zsteve · 10-25-2009, 07:45 AM

I would have thought it would be a close race,there times are similar to ours from what I have seen on the internet. Now the real test will be to line up with one. Being they are a V8 and all that HP I actually would think there numbers would be better but Matt let me know when that happens and I show up and see if a 7AT makes a diff too and hopefully I will have my FIs by then for a little extra help.

CBRich · 10-25-2009, 08:57 AM

Here we go. Let's go ahead and put it out there now. DRIVER'S RACE. BOTTOM LINE. A Camaro will not "crap all over you" in your Z.

I won't post them all here but feel free to look up the numbers obtained by your favorite magazine and you will see how close the numbers are.

Matt · 10-25-2009, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by CBRich

Here we go. Let's go ahead and put it out there now. DRIVER'S RACE. BOTTOM LINE. A Camaro will not "crap all over you" in your Z.

I won't post them all here but feel free to look up the numbers obtained by your favorite magazine and you will see how close the numbers are.

Magazine race?!?!? VROOM VROOM!

JoeD · 10-25-2009, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CBRich

Here we go. Let's go ahead and put it out there now. DRIVER'S RACE. BOTTOM LINE. A Camaro will not "crap all over you" in your Z.

"Driver's race" is far too common of an excuse. Yes, a driver's capability makes a significant difference, but how far do you want to take that? An automatic Accord or Camry will stay right next to a bogged and mis-shifted STi from a dig to about 70 MPH. Is that a "driver's race" too?

The SS has enough of an acceleration advantage over the Z to where the outcome would be clear with both drivers of the same competency level. In outright acceleration, as in from a 60 MPH roll, an SS should walk away from a Z. Their trap-speed advantage is evidence of that, on top of the huge discrepancy in 0-140+ acceleration.

I am in no way "taking sides" with the Camaro. I've obviously made a choice of the Z over the Camaro for many...I'm just not blinded by my own bias. I'm a realist.

370Zsteve · 10-25-2009, 04:32 PM

^^^^

m4a1mustang · 10-25-2009, 09:32 AM

This thread = fail.

I have given and received thumbs ups from guys in Challengers, Camaros, whatever. Enthusiasts show respect.

Matt · 10-25-2009, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I have given and received thumbs ups from guys in Challengers, Camaros, whatever. Enthusiasts show respect.

I'm 0 for 2 from muscle cars. 1 Camaro guy and 1 old guy in a vette(is a vette a muscle car???)...neither waved or nodded back to my hello.

I'm 2 for 2 from sports cars. 350Z and WRX STI both gestured back. The WRX couldn't stop staring!

BobDigi5060 · 10-25-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt

I'm 0 for 2 from muscle cars. 1 Camaro guy and 1 old guy in a vette(is a vette a muscle car???)...neither waved or nodded back to my hello.

I'm 2 for 2 from sports cars. 350Z and WRX STI both gestured back. The WRX couldn't stop staring!

Should come as no surprise that half the strangers you gesture to on the road are going to pay you no mind

m4a1mustang · 10-25-2009, 10:18 AM

Vette = Sports Car

WRX = Compact Sport Sedan

theDreamer · 10-25-2009, 10:58 AM

To actually add some input, the Camaro is very popular, but I think currently your older generation is buying them up quickly. They want to re-live those days long ago and many have been waitin patiently for five(?) years for this car.

Jack370Z · 10-25-2009, 02:26 PM

Come on guys...don't let your testerone get in the way. You're driving a "Z". The Camaro is pretty but like a mobile home - different paint scheme on the outside and a fancy interior - they are still just a Chevy. If they should challenge you just nod, look the other way and KNOW you're driving a Z. It's like a 4th Deg Black Belt facing a street punk. You can just look away knowing that "you're driving a 370Z". I'm a 3rd time Z owner and BTW I'm one of those Boomers living the memory but in a Z it's real. Not just looking over the long hood of a Chevy. I was going up the mountain recently and a Boxer almost ran off the road checking out my Platinum Graphite Z...it was a hoot.

JoeD · 10-25-2009, 03:51 PM

I challenge someone to provide any evidence of a Z being faster than a Camaro SS on a road-course. I have not yet had both the Z and a Camaro SS on a track so I can not speak from personal experience, and neither can any of you. Show me some conclusive evidence of the Z out-performing cars on a track. Until then...the Motor Trend comparison stands, with the SS beating the NISMO around Laguna Seca by a second.

Oh yeah...this is just nonsensical magazine-racing. Let's just pretend the Z is faster because you say so.

Red370 · 10-25-2009, 11:37 AM

keep in mind gentlemen that this isnt a Camaro vs. Mustang vs. 370Z thread, it was made out of curiosity to see if people were seeing an insane amount of Camaros on the roads nowadays, much like the Mustang.

m4a1mustang · 10-25-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Red370

keep in mind gentlemen that this isnt a Camaro vs. Mustang vs. 370Z thread, it was made out of curiosity to see if people were seeing an insane amount of Camaros on the roads nowadays, much like the Mustang.

You should know by now that we are unable to keep a thread on track for more than 3, 4 posts tops.

10-25-2009, 07:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: TX Posts: 3,298 Drives: the 2 balled club Rep Power: 23	I would have thought it would be a close race,there times are similar to ours from what I have seen on the internet. Now the real test will be to line up with one. Being they are a V8 and all that HP I actually would think there numbers would be better but Matt let me know when that happens and I show up and see if a 7AT makes a diff too and hopefully I will have my FIs by then for a little extra help. __________________ 2010 LS3 C6 Silver coupe corvette

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10-25-2009, 09:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	This thread = fail. I have given and received thumbs ups from guys in Challengers, Camaros, whatever. Enthusiasts show respect. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook! Last edited by m4a1mustang; 10-25-2009 at 09:43 AM.

10-25-2009, 10:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6964	Vette = Sports Car WRX = Compact Sport Sedan __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

10-25-2009, 10:58 AM	#11 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	To actually add some input, the Camaro is very popular, but I think currently your older generation is buying them up quickly. They want to re-live those days long ago and many have been waitin patiently for five(?) years for this car. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

10-25-2009, 08:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
CBRich A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,464 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 546	Here we go. Let's go ahead and put it out there now. DRIVER'S RACE. BOTTOM LINE. A Camaro will not "crap all over you" in your Z. I won't post them all here but feel free to look up the numbers obtained by your favorite magazine and you will see how close the numbers are.

10-25-2009, 02:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jack370Z Base Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 128 Drives: 09 370Z Plat SP 6MT Rep Power: 17	Camaro vs 370Z? Come on guys...don't let your testerone get in the way. You're driving a "Z". The Camaro is pretty but like a mobile home - different paint scheme on the outside and a fancy interior - they are still just a Chevy. If they should challenge you just nod, look the other way and KNOW you're driving a Z. It's like a 4th Deg Black Belt facing a street punk. You can just look away knowing that "you're driving a 370Z". I'm a 3rd time Z owner and BTW I'm one of those Boomers living the memory but in a Z it's real. Not just looking over the long hood of a Chevy. I was going up the mountain recently and a Boxer almost ran off the road checking out my Platinum Graphite Z...it was a hoot.

10-25-2009, 03:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
JoeD Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: CA Posts: 495 Drives: Z Rep Power: 0	I challenge someone to provide any evidence of a Z being faster than a Camaro SS on a road-course. I have not yet had both the Z and a Camaro SS on a track so I can not speak from personal experience, and neither can any of you. Show me some conclusive evidence of the Z out-performing cars on a track. Until then...the Motor Trend comparison stands, with the SS beating the NISMO around Laguna Seca by a second. Oh yeah...this is just nonsensical magazine-racing. Let's just pretend the Z is faster because you say so.

10-25-2009, 11:37 AM	#14 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 297	keep in mind gentlemen that this isnt a Camaro vs. Mustang vs. 370Z thread, it was made out of curiosity to see if people were seeing an insane amount of Camaros on the roads nowadays, much like the Mustang. __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

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