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Will be interesting to see which piece of information will be released first - the price or the weight. What will happen if one finds out their brand new Mustang will weigh 4000lbs after everything has been ordered? :D

I wouldn't underestimate the Z28. It is faster than the Nissan GTR on the track despite being slower on the straight. And to say the GT350 will be competitive to the C7 Z07 is somewhat naive. And given the price of the GT350 will be around $52K, that will be a tall claim.

In term of performance, the 2015 GT will probably be the same or almost the same as the M4, but in term of the level of sophistication, I don't think the GT will have the same type of upscale hardware as the M4. The M4 can afford that because of the 65K base price. If you had a chance to drive...

With a live-axle with so much unsprung weight, making the suspension stiffer and more damped will make the ride quality probably not acceptable for street use and Ford knows that. You pretty much have the entire suspension including the diff. moving up and down. With the new IRS, it will be a...

I mean you can make a quick summary that the ZL1 faster around corners whereas the GT500 quite a bit faster on straight line, but it all comes down to tuning the cars and how you prioritize your performance given the compromise you're willing to make. The ZL1 is tuned to be as fast to a price...

It's a 2-2 tie. The Camaro faster on a tight track where as the GT500 faster on the longer tracks with longer straight. The Camaro faster around corners because it has wider track, wider tires, and probably stiffer springs/dampers as well. The GT500 could be made faster around corner if Ford...

More brain, less bs

Nobody saying about the performance of the live-axle. It's the ride compromise and compliant over bumps. On the race track, both of which are not a concern.

Running aggressive offset will hurt the ride so I don't know what Grim talking about. He doesn't know simple physics. Having the wheel further out is equivalent to having more unsprung weight. Impact force to the wheel will be multiplied proportional to the amount of the extra offset...

If you think maintaining a 911 GT3 is cheaper than the Camaro Z28, I got some desert real estate I want you to buy.

The live-axle has a lot of unsprung weight. Running stiffer spring/damper will make the ride too harsh for everyday driving. Running wider offset wheels (don't bother me with semantics) will just make the ride that much harsher. Both the Boss and GT500 will probably get another 2 secs per lap...

I think we here are making fun of Camaro but I think GM has done a amazing job with the car given its weight. The reason the Mustang could not compete with the ZL1 was because the live axle not able to run wider offset wheels and stiffer springs otherwise the car would be too harsh on the...

Either going for more hp or get rid of some weight. A 5.2L producing 500hp is very doable and will probably save cost. The next step will be getting rid of a few dead weight. Carbon hood, roof, trunk, dashboard, intakes. Carbon front strut brace. Carbon front/rear brakes. All aluminum...

Yeah, I don't expect much wheeling and dealing in the first few months... at least up to Christmas.

Very cool!

I believe the E92 M3 has to use iron rear wheel hub because the hub has to be strong enough to support all five links. The advantage I think is the ride will be more compliant but people has said the E92 has lost some "feel" on the rear vs. the E46. Driving at high speed on the autobahn will...

The front suspension is not too different from the S550, but the rear uses multi-link with 5 hard hub mounting points. I am not sure if that is needed for a car this size and weight.

Damn! Of all the weekends, I had to travel out of town this weekend. :brokenheart:

What's an M2? The regular GT with track pack will be very close performance to the M3/M4. The GT350 will probably compete with the Corvette C7 or even close to that of the C7 Z06.

Here is a high resolution shot of the ATS chassis. As Mr. Pill said, there is really no sled runners but seems like the chassis uses the rocker panels on each side as reinforcement. But there are semi-sled runners and a pair of center beams that joint with the side rocker panels and form a...