’12 Camaro ZL1 Vs. ’13 Shelby Mustang GT500 – Flame War

The brand-loyalty wars are more bloodthirsty than ever, fought to the death on the Internet by Ford Shelby GT500 stalwarts, Chevy Camaro ZL1 diehards, and Mopar guys who remain delusional that the Challenger offers power that’s in the same league. Some Bowtie and Blue Oval guys are still deluded about the skill sets of their chosen heroes, too, but the blood on the battlefield has long since dried, and the truce looks like this: The 580hp Camaro ZL1 has suspension technology that lets it outrun the 662hp Shelby GT500 on any road with a kink in it, but given a straight line, the Ford is gonna vanish from the Chevy. Quickly. At the dragstrip, a ZL1 typically runs 11.90s to 12.20s to the GT500’s 11.70s to 11.90s. The Camaro’s top speed is around 185 mph. Ford claims the Shelby ran 202 mph at the Nardo Ring in Italy, though mid-190s is the best anyone has seen here in the States.

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