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Originally Posted by BullittSVT
It's not up to you to decide how much is too much, if you got money you can go buy your toy and play with it. It's not the car that kills people it's the driver, responsibility is a choice and you've got to realize you can't do crap about dumb drivers, it's the police that try to prevent you from being a dick - but there's only so much they can do.
More horsepower the better, if you want to stay safe go stick with an econo car. Don't baby people, let them make their own decisions and if they wrap it around a tree oh well.
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Exactly, let people take responsibility for themselves rather than legislate great cars out of existence (which is what we are heading towards with comments like too much power). Same with fuel economy, CAFE standards are killing off some great engines, the M156 in my car is a perfect example of a great engine being put to pasture. If you personally want
less HP and
more MPG your welcome to buy a prius or a volt, I however prefer the opposite and purchase my cars accordingly
That said what kills me about the ZL1 is that it has 80 less hp than the GT500 so I'd expect it to be slightly slower in certain tests however it has 100hp and 110lbs.ft. more that my C63 and from magazine testing along with my personal run ins with ZL1's they are almost dead even and the C sometimes having the advantage (Details from Car&Driver instrumented tests - C63 coupe on the left, ZL1 on the right). Yes I realize the C is more expensive, though the base prices are within reach of each other, but my point is 100 more hp and 110 more tq carrying only 125 lbs more and is in some instances slower? Chevys got some explaining to do before I'd buy one, but I'd take the GT500 in a heartbeat if I were in the market for that type of car.