TE wrote:
Well a W126 300SDL can do 120mph, W124 300E can do 140mph and a Ducati SS 800 can do 158mph. I can see a Camaro doing 150.
In the mid 1980s, Road and Track tested an IROC-Z Camaro (automatic) against a Mustang GT (5 sp). The two cars were about as close together as you'd expect two Mustangs or two Camaros to be in straight line performance. They both topped out between 145 and 150, back when 200 hp was considered strong for a small block V8. A 1984 Corvette would do an honest 150+. What's a new Camaro make, 400hp?
This talk reminds me of some published test numbers that don't seem to make sense to me, 50 year old sports car magazine tests. I forget how fast the first XKE was supposed to go, but it was unbelievably fast. Mechanics Illustrated's Tom McCahill claimed something like 160mph in a 1963 Corvette split window and 150mph in the convertible. Did GM have a fleet of race prepped cars they lent out to magazine reviewers? I wouldn't think a Stingray could keep its front wheels on the ground at over 160mph, even if it did have the power to push it that fast.
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