Showdown! Z/28 vs. 911 Turbo S vs. GT-R Track Edition A German Rocket, Japanese Missile, And An American Howitzer Walk Into A Bar Fight One million years. As in, if you rewound the clock to 2009, never in one million years would I believe I'd be writing a story where a Camaro would be mentioned in the same sentence as a Nissan GT-R or a Porsche 911 Turbo S.
I clearly remember the first time I drove a GT-R in anger because I ran into a pack of two Ferrari F430s, a 355 Spyder, a BMW M6, and a Dodge Viper in the canyons above Los Angeles. After a few miles, it became clear exactly who was driving the dominant supercar. (Hint: Me!) Likewise, I'll always remember the first time I got behind the wheel of a Porsche 911 Turbo S, because every time I looked down, the speedometer claimed I was going 114 mph.
And I'll never forget my first stab at a fifth-gen, Zeta-platform Chevrolet Camaro SS, because it was the only time I drove straight off Turn 3 at Streets of Willow. What a miserable, bad car. And yet, here we are. That's right, my friends, Motor Trend is pitting the new Camaro Z/28 against the 911 Turbo S and the Nissan GT-R Track Edition.
Carlos Lago and I met up with our favorite professional race car driver and Southern son, Randy Pobst. Usually, we just toss Randy on the track and marvel as he works his magic. This time, we took Randy along for the road portion of the story, too. The three of us headed north to a particularly beautiful road our technical director Frank Markus hipped us to, and then went hog wild with three of the best-driving cars you can imagine.
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