Camaro board "Z only real competitor"

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by Endgame

And to your point, what is it with the Challenger being so tall? I do not get that.

It's built on the Chrysler 300 platform, i believe, so thats probably why it's dimensionally huge.

Originally Posted by Shamu

I was considering the Boss 302. I know guy who did suspension development on the car and it is the best Mustang to come along in awhile! However the Nismo 370Z is just a more compelling car to me.

I'm not going to fault your point of view, as preferences are all personal, but I'm quite sure the BOSS is going to destroy most everything in or near its class on a road course. The regular 5.0 with Brembos is quite a bit quicker than the NISMO around a track already, and the Boss is going to seriously outdo the Brembo 5.0. I think its going to surprise the hell out of a lot of people.

[GZ3]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

The regular 5.0 with Brembos is quite a bit quicker than the NISMO around a track already

linky?!

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by GZ3

linky?!

Sortable Times: Complete Lightning Lap Times 2006 to 2011 - Feature - Car and Driver

That's just one track and one test, but still...

Numbers 44 and 57, respectively

[GZ3]

Originally Posted by shadoquad

Sortable Times: Complete Lightning Lap Times 2006 to 2011 - Feature - Car and Driver

That's just one track and one test, but still...

Numbers 44 and 57, respectively

wasnt this the dreaded lighting lap where the nismo crashed?

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by GZ3

wasnt this the dreaded lighting lap where the nismo crashed?

It could have been. I remember that

[GZ3]

Originally Posted by shadoquad

It could have been. I remember that

yeah it was, i just looked it up...bahhhh ive had plenty of 5.0 seat time and just cant see it handling better than the Z...its gotta be the power difference shaving the time...it does feel like it brakes better with the brembos but...

[Endgame]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

It's built on the Chrysler 300 platform, i believe, so thats probably why it's dimensionally huge.

true.. but still, it seems taller than the 300's!! then again, maybe it was the ridiculously oversized wheels on the one i saw...

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by Endgame

true.. but still, it seems taller than the 300's!! then again, maybe it was the ridiculously oversized wheels on the one i saw...

Yeah I dunno what it is. It'd be pretty sick if it was shorter. I just looks so odd how its stretched vertically.

[flashburn]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I'm not going to fault your point of view, as preferences are all personal, but I'm quite sure the BOSS is going to destroy most everything in or near its class on a road course. The regular 5.0 with Brembos is quite a bit quicker than the NISMO around a track already, and the Boss is going to seriously outdo the Brembo 5.0. I think its going to surprise the hell out of a lot of people.

Yeah, they aimed at beating the M3 as their goal, and they were able to do it with a Boss 302 prototype their first lap out on the track. On the track I don't think the 370Z is even close to the same class, without serious modifications.

Speed has a pretty awesome 1 hour special about the making of the new Boss, it was very cool. I think it airs again next Saturday.