i was wondering about performance: handling, pickup, overall speed of a new style SS 97-2002 vs. a porsche 911 other european sports car...


how woold an SS hold up?


top speed?
Horsepower?
1/4 mile ?

the porsche would destroy a Z or SS without much of a problem. the power to weight ratio is way nicer than a camaro

depends what year porsche your talking about but as for stock..high speed i believe the porsche he would come out on top by about 10mph, ive never been in a stock camaro ss going above 175mph

the camaro would smoke the porsche in quarter mile hands down
camaro has more hp and tq but the porsche is tuned for autobahn driving wich is all high end

if you want to get a camaro to kick the porsches ass in all the above than just add some computer tuning and headers and you will be also winning in top speed

i have never seen a porche come out on top in the 1/4 mile over a camaro with the ls1 stock

ORIGINAL: simple_john

SS 97-2002 vs. a porsche 911


how woold an SS hold up?


top speed?
Horsepower?
1/4 mile ?



Here's the proof- MANUFACTORER'S SPECIFICATIONS



2004 911

Type: Flat-6
Displacement: 3600 cc
Horsepower: 380 bhp @ 7400 rpm
Torque: 285 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm
Redline: 8200 rpm

0-60 mph: 3.9 sec
0-100 mph: 9.1 sec
Quarter Mile: 12.1 sec @ 116 mph
Skidpad: .95g
Top Speed: 190 mph
Braking, 60-0 mph: 113 ft
Slalom Speed: 71.6 mph



02 SS

Type: V-8, aluminum block and heads
Displacement: 5665 cc
Horsepower: 325 bhp@5200 RPM
Torque: 350 lb-ft@4000 RPM
Redline: 5500 RPM
0-60 mph: 5.2 sec
0-100 mph: 11.8 sec
Quarter mile: 13.49@ 107.3 mph
Top Speed: 160 mph


please do your research before making extravagant claims. i too love the Camaro, but please BE REALISTIC

read for yourself
http://www.supercarx.com/articles/specifications/camaro.htm

well if your talking brand new 04 ..but camaros were out after 02 so against the porsche it would have been different,the price and performance

this is the upgraded model of the 911 in an equal year

Year 1999
Make Porsche
Model 911 Carrera 4
MSRVP $83,066
Engine Size Flat-6, 3387 cc
Engine Mount Rear Mounted
Horsepower 293.0 bhp @ 6800 rpm
Torque 258.1 ftlbs @ 4600 rpm
Top Speed 162 mph
0-60 time 5.0 seconds
Quater Mile Time 13.5 seconds
Length 4430 mm
Height 1306 mm
Width 1765 mm


and if it wasnt the gt4 it is less, the new ones are pretty baddass tho i give them that, my uncle has an 05 911 carerra and we are within 2 car lengths until 100

im sorry, but i seriously doubt that an LS1 puts out equal numbers to a porsche, unless heavily modded...

ORIGINAL: nj85z28

im sorry, but i seriously doubt that an LS1 puts out equal numbers to a porsche, unless heavily modded...

It all depends on the year and model. Some 911's are quite slow (they all however handle on rails). Their are also many Porsches that are flat out turds (the Boxster being one). Just because it is a Porche does not always mean it is fast, thats like saying ALL Vettes are fast.

so true... so true

I have 99 Porsche on my Lot............
Looks like a smashed frog....One of the biggest TURDS to hit my service dept......nothing special except for above average handling/suspension....anyone of my fbodies would blow its doors off......

And at the end of the day, a Camaro is still a Camaro, and a Porsche is still a Porsche. At the end of the day, the Porsche owner isn't going to care that he got smacked up in the 1/4 by a Camaro, because even if he owned the cheapest of new Porsches, he could've owned TWO 4th Generation Camaros.

ORIGINAL: RatedZ

And at the end of the day, a Camaro is still a Camaro, and a Porsche is still a Porsche. At the end of the day, the Porsche owner isn't going to care that he got smacked up in the 1/4 by a Camaro, because even if he owned the cheapest of new Porsches, he could've owned AT LEAST TWO 4th Generation Camaros.