2011 powertrain to be revealed at L.A. Autoshow

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Dec 9, 2009 | 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dixie_Flatline

That's a good point. A lot of the people pushing 1/4 mile times are trying to spend all their time in the sweet zone for hp, not tq. My guess is the tq helps in the 60 foot times. But what do I know?

TQ is for the launch and to get the car going for the 60' times yes.

Dec 10, 2009 | 10:18 AM

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Nonetheless, I have been road racing for 20 years and have never seen a competitive V-6 American car at a road race course.

You just may, yet, now that American car makers are finally coming out with truly state of the art V6s in its sport coupes. While the Camaro has an excellent motor, it also has 400lbs more lard to lug around. The Stang though, at a much trimmer 3400-3500 lbs may turn out to be a real performer, not just the secretary's special the current 4.0 mill is.