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10-16-2013, 03:30 PM
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As we just learned in our Deep Dive (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/16/2014-chevy-camaro-z28-deep-dive-review-video/) of the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/camaro/), Chevy (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/) built this car with the track-focused Porsche 911 GT3 (http://www.autoblog.com/porsche/911/) and Nissan GT-R (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/gt-r/) owners in mind, but that doesn't mean the Camaro-Mustang rivalry is dead. Using the same Z/28 that just set a 7:37 lap time at the Nürburgring (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/15/chevy-camaro-z28-nurburgring-video/), Chevy brought the hi-po coupe back to its super-secret, Milford Road Course to put it head-to-head against what it considers the ultimate track-ready Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/), the Boss 302 Laguna Seca (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang+boss+302/) - and it was all caught on video.
While the Shelby GT500 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/shelby+gt500/) is obviously a more powerful Mustang than the now-deceased Boss (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/07/2014-ford-mustang-details-leaked-bye-bye-boss-302/), Chevy found that the Boss 302 Laguna Seca actually performed better around the 2.9-mile MRC track. As Camaro chief engineer Al Oppenheiser tells it, the Z/28's carbon ceramic brakes allows for deeper, faster corner entry, while the wider, stickier tires gives the car better peak lateral Gs. That still doesn't even factor in the F1 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/f1/)-type dynamic damper system or the 505-horsepower, 7.0-liter V8 under the hood.
Released by Chevy, you've probably already guessed that the Z/28 comes out on top, but check out the video - posted below (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/10/16/chevy-camaro-z28-vs-mustang-boss-302-video/#continued) - for yourself to see how the new ultimate Camaro stacks up against the Mustang's "fastest track car."Continue reading Chevy pits the Camaro Z/28 against the Mustang Boss 302 (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/16/chevy-camaro-z28-vs-mustang-boss-302-video/)
Chevy pits the Camaro Z/28 against the Mustang Boss 302 (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/16/chevy-camaro-z28-vs-mustang-boss-302-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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As we just learned in our Deep Dive (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/16/2014-chevy-camaro-z28-deep-dive-review-video/) of the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/camaro/), Chevy (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/) built this car with the track-focused Porsche 911 GT3 (http://www.autoblog.com/porsche/911/) and Nissan GT-R (http://www.autoblog.com/nissan/gt-r/) owners in mind, but that doesn't mean the Camaro-Mustang rivalry is dead. Using the same Z/28 that just set a 7:37 lap time at the Nürburgring (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/15/chevy-camaro-z28-nurburgring-video/), Chevy brought the hi-po coupe back to its super-secret, Milford Road Course to put it head-to-head against what it considers the ultimate track-ready Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/), the Boss 302 Laguna Seca (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang+boss+302/) - and it was all caught on video.
While the Shelby GT500 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/shelby+gt500/) is obviously a more powerful Mustang than the now-deceased Boss (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/07/2014-ford-mustang-details-leaked-bye-bye-boss-302/), Chevy found that the Boss 302 Laguna Seca actually performed better around the 2.9-mile MRC track. As Camaro chief engineer Al Oppenheiser tells it, the Z/28's carbon ceramic brakes allows for deeper, faster corner entry, while the wider, stickier tires gives the car better peak lateral Gs. That still doesn't even factor in the F1 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/f1/)-type dynamic damper system or the 505-horsepower, 7.0-liter V8 under the hood.
Released by Chevy, you've probably already guessed that the Z/28 comes out on top, but check out the video - posted below (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/10/16/chevy-camaro-z28-vs-mustang-boss-302-video/#continued) - for yourself to see how the new ultimate Camaro stacks up against the Mustang's "fastest track car."Continue reading Chevy pits the Camaro Z/28 against the Mustang Boss 302 (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/16/chevy-camaro-z28-vs-mustang-boss-302-video/)
Chevy pits the Camaro Z/28 against the Mustang Boss 302 (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/16/chevy-camaro-z28-vs-mustang-boss-302-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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