Has anyone noticed this?

370Zsteve

"a sports car it is not", as you say. So why say i the same breath that it will beat a 370Z on a road course? Makes no sense.

From Car & Driver:

"Although looking over the long, beveled hood (of the SS) is a view every muscle-car fan will relish, the low roof, high waistline, and wall-like rear pillars make the car drive big (not good for twisty two-lanes), a complaint we also level at the Challenger.

And these specs tell me a competent driver in a 370Z on a road course will "crap all over" a Camaro SS:

Camaro SS	Manual	Automatic
Acceleration
0-60 mph	4.8 sec	4.9 sec
0-100 mph	10.8 sec	11.1 sec
0-120	15.4 sec	16.3 sec
0-140 mph	21.7 sec	24.8 sec
0-150 mph	26.2 sec	--
mile	13.3 sec @ 111 mph	13.4 sec @ 109 mph
30-70 mph passing	6.3 sec	6.2 sec
Peak g	0.63 g	0.69 g
Braking
70-0 mph	149 ft	153 ft
Peak g	1.12	1.1
Cornering
L	0.94 g	--
R	0.93 g	--
Weight
Curb Weight	3859 lbs	3896 lbs
Distribution (percent f/r)	52.2/ 47.8	52.3/47.7
Speed in Gears
1st	52 mph	38 mph
2nd	76 mph	64 mph
3rd	110 mph	99 mph
4th	157 mph (limited)	131 mph
5th	157 mph (limited)	157 mph (limited)
6th	140 mph	140 mph

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JoeD

Huh? How doesn't it make sense..there are many non sports-cars that will beat sports-cars around a track. I fail to see how you can't make that connection.

Outright performance has nothing to do with a car's classification as a "sports-car". The Camaro is not a sports-car. The Z is.

kannibul

6th gear slower? is it just too tall of an overdrive? (to get better gas mileage, I assume?)