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oVa-Boost
01-17-2012, 06:52 PM
Dont know if yall seen this but I was reading this today and thought it was kinda cool both run great for being stock

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/1203_2012_chevrolet_camaro_zl1_vs_2012_ford_mustan g_boss_302_laguna_seca/

Batwood
01-17-2012, 07:07 PM
If anybody is looking for a cheap Boss 302....
http://74auto.com/vehiclesDetail.php?3110

I can't wait until the prices on these beasts come down a little.

Deimos
01-17-2012, 07:10 PM
alot of money

stangvortech
01-17-2012, 07:20 PM
I think they only made 300 laguna secas. that is not a regular boss.

Batwood
01-17-2012, 07:35 PM
I think they only made 300 laguna secas. that is not a regular boss.

They made 750 as far as I know.

LT1Dan
01-17-2012, 08:32 PM
That is one tacky looking Mustang.

85XR7Project
01-17-2012, 09:11 PM
If only it wasn't the fuck ugly red and black laguna seca model. The silver and black looks much better.

Batwood
01-17-2012, 09:14 PM
http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/images/12/2010/08/boss_302_laguna_seca.jpg
http://www.v3wall.com/wallpaper/1366_768/1010/1366_768_20101016092053776259.jpg

You think so? ...meh...

FiFdYnUtZ
01-17-2012, 09:21 PM
That silver one looks like a hot pile of ricer dogshit

BGjohnson
01-17-2012, 10:19 PM
Silver and red really don't go together, at least not in that configuration.

Anyways, here's comparisons of all the hardtop mustangs in production if anybody is interested.

http://www.insideline.com/ford/mustang/2011/2011-ford-mustang-track-shoot-out.html

AutoMods
01-17-2012, 11:05 PM
be careful what you say, this could explode into another ford vs chevy thread

85XR7Project
01-18-2012, 06:47 AM
Lemme rephrase that, Grabber blue and black looks much better. Not to mention I said Silver and BLACK yet for some reason I cannot find a pic of this so there must not be a Silver and Black one. WTF was Ford thinking on this?

http://www.themustangboss302.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ford_mustang_boss_302_grabber_blue_images_main.jpg

BGjohnson
01-19-2012, 04:10 PM
I think Ford wanted them to be loud and proud. All the boss colors are eye catching, induce a "WTF is that!" from most common folk.

sparkles
01-19-2012, 04:22 PM
The Camaro doesn't give you the constant feedback of the Mustang, but talks to you when it counts. Think of the Camaro as being a good friend and the Mustang a girlfriend.

I've been saying this forever, but I guess it's totally official now. Mustang can suck my dick.

FiFdYnUtZ
01-19-2012, 07:16 PM
^ x2

although, i oddly like the grabber blue on that car..

Jappbox
01-19-2012, 08:27 PM
I went and looked at one of those Boss 302 cars in person when I was thinking about another car, to me they look very Cheap on the outside, the plastic Grill and bumper is horrible. I understand they perform good stock but to me they are not worth anything close to 45k is what dealers were asking, your better off geting a 5.0 + mods, or pay 5-10k more for a Shelby.

LT1Dan
01-19-2012, 08:57 PM
^ x2

although, i oddly like the grabber blue on that car..

^Everything you said. I really dig the Grabber Blue. The other two color packages are complete garbage.

AutoMods
01-19-2012, 09:06 PM
yea that article was not very nice to the mustang .

sparkles
01-21-2012, 01:41 PM
Read up:
http://jalopnik.com/5878012/chevys-anti+gt500-pro+camaro-zl1-smack+talking-powerpoint

LT1Dan
01-21-2012, 01:55 PM
^ Haha I read that yesterday and almost posted it.

Domestic Disturbance
01-21-2012, 03:39 PM
Its settled, mustangs are queer.

Batwood
01-21-2012, 06:57 PM
Its settled, mustangs are queer.

I second that motion.

85XR7Project
01-21-2012, 09:07 PM
Except that the brochure they used was the 2012 not the 2013. Either way the GT500 has them beat in power to weight so really all it ideally needs a decently tuned suspension and it could be a pretty mean ride. The ZL1 for that matter should be pretty sweet too, other than it looks like a damn cartoon and the interior is completely queer. Speaking of things that may void your warranty (not running the coolers on the Ford) what happens if you're racing your ZL1 around and the bags go off like that vid we've all seen on youtube?

Domestic Disturbance
01-22-2012, 12:31 AM
Did GM cover that car that had the airbags go off? Not to stir the pot, but interior and looks is 100% useless opinion. I say that because I think the newest gt500s are gross looking. I like the boss's and gt's (not laguna seca's), and I also love the new camaro interior. I'm also never wrong. Usually the only place I ever see people disliking them is on svtp or mustang boys pretending they belong on ls1tech. I've read in some magazines that its cheap feeling, but I dont know what they are comparing it to. Marble? I've sat in a few and in the least biased way I can possibly be I still don't understand their perspective. Maybe they were never in a 4th gen's interior so they cant relate to such a dramatic leap in quality. /rant

90blkbrd
01-22-2012, 09:16 AM
The 2010 Camaro's dash is just outright ugly and poorly designed and needed updated before it reached production. They tried to hard to make it look retro and failed miserably IMO. The interior will also feel quite claustrophobic the first time you ride in it. I've ridden in my buddies SS quite a few times and that feeling is now starting to go away.

http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/images/12/2012/01/d900f3bdf7acb7766e223e690cbd89da.jpg

Some more ZL1 info from the latest press event. (http://www.scribd.com/doc/78900222/CamaroZL1-Boards)

BGjohnson
01-22-2012, 01:05 PM
Good thing 2013 GT500's ordered with the Track Package adds an external engine oil cooler, rear differential cooler and transmission cooler with brake cooling ducts. ;) No to mention comes with a carbon fiber driveshaft.

Also taken from the dealer reference guide directly ( link to PDF ) http://www.camaroz28.com/forums/2010-2011-2012-camaro-news-sightings-pictures-multimedia-61/2012-camaro-zl1-dealer-reference-guide-specs-more-pdf-download-836723/

Please note:

■■For ZL1 track/competitive driving, replace the axle fluid
every 6 hours...

Still those electronic shocks on the ZL1 are light years ahead of the mustang. That and the IRS are what is shooting it ahead. Not to fault the mustang too much, they listened to their customers and did not do IRS on it, plus the chasis is not setup for it either.

Oh well, we can debate all we want until it actually comes out and we can see what it does.

85XR7Project
01-22-2012, 01:28 PM
I think cost had a lot to do with lack of IRS as well.

sparkles
01-22-2012, 01:34 PM
The ZL1 for that matter should be pretty sweet too, other than it looks like a damn cartoon and the interior is completely queer.

As opposed to the Mustang?

BGjohnson
01-22-2012, 01:38 PM
I think cost had a lot to do with lack of IRS as well.

Agreed. Ford also said the body was not able to accept IRS either, granted the 03/04 cobras were "retrofitted" but the ZL1 was designed with the idea of IRS.

90blkbrd
01-22-2012, 01:39 PM
As opposed to the Mustang?

Have you sat and driven them back to back? When comparing a 2010 Camaro SS 6-speed manual to a 2011 Mustang GT 5.0 6-speed manual. I wouldn't flinch buying a 5.0 over a SS.

BGjohnson
01-22-2012, 04:21 PM
As opposed to the Mustang?

to settle this, both interiors have been pretty damned cheap all of their life. Being an owner of a Porno red interior fox, haha.

sparkles
01-22-2012, 05:03 PM
^ THANK YOU! They both suck as far as interior, but show me a car under $35k that doesn't.