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07-05-2012, 07:30 PM
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International man of mystery Chris Harris (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/chris harris) recently abandoned his duties in the UK for a trip to the States. Why? Because of two very important pieces of machinery: the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/camaro zl1) and the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/shelby gt500). Harris took charge of both cars in Manhattan to evaluate their on-road manners before heading to the track for a little showdown. What did he find? On the street, the Camaro is actually easier to live with than its Ford rival thanks to a more comfortable seating position, friendly clutch and easy torque curve.
And on the track? The ZL1 took top honors there, as well, beating the GT500 around Monticello (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/monticello/) by a full two seconds even though it has less power. Despite all this, Harris says if he had to choose one to be his very own, it would be a set of Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) keys in his pocket. The hoon of hoons says that in this world, bad is good, and the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) is properly scary, where the Camaro (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/camaro/) is simply too drivable. Check out the video below (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/07/05/ford-shelby-mustang-gt500-and-chevy-camaro-zl1-compared-by-chris/#continued) to see for yourself.Continue reading Ford Shelby GT500 and Chevy Camaro ZL1 compared by Chris Harris (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/05/ford-shelby-mustang-gt500-and-chevy-camaro-zl1-compared-by-chris/)
Ford Shelby GT500 and Chevy Camaro ZL1 compared by Chris Harris (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/05/ford-shelby-mustang-gt500-and-chevy-camaro-zl1-compared-by-chris/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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International man of mystery Chris Harris (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/chris harris) recently abandoned his duties in the UK for a trip to the States. Why? Because of two very important pieces of machinery: the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/camaro zl1) and the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/shelby gt500). Harris took charge of both cars in Manhattan to evaluate their on-road manners before heading to the track for a little showdown. What did he find? On the street, the Camaro is actually easier to live with than its Ford rival thanks to a more comfortable seating position, friendly clutch and easy torque curve.
And on the track? The ZL1 took top honors there, as well, beating the GT500 around Monticello (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/monticello/) by a full two seconds even though it has less power. Despite all this, Harris says if he had to choose one to be his very own, it would be a set of Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) keys in his pocket. The hoon of hoons says that in this world, bad is good, and the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) is properly scary, where the Camaro (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/camaro/) is simply too drivable. Check out the video below (http://www.mnfords.com/2012/07/05/ford-shelby-mustang-gt500-and-chevy-camaro-zl1-compared-by-chris/#continued) to see for yourself.Continue reading Ford Shelby GT500 and Chevy Camaro ZL1 compared by Chris Harris (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/05/ford-shelby-mustang-gt500-and-chevy-camaro-zl1-compared-by-chris/)
Ford Shelby GT500 and Chevy Camaro ZL1 compared by Chris Harris (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/05/ford-shelby-mustang-gt500-and-chevy-camaro-zl1-compared-by-chris/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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