“It’s going to be a bloodbath…”

Our friends at Motor Trend have recently put together a prize fight.  The Camaro ZL1 vs. the Challenger Hellcat.

When you take a 707 HP car and make it perform against a measly 580 HP Camaro, the results are to be expected, but this comparison still exemplifies two of the baddest American muscle cars ever built, so it has our attention.

Head over to Motor Trend for the full article.   This dogfight is one worth watching, as both cars are capable of rotating the earth by applying pressure to the gas pedal.

This is an interesting excerpt:

“While the Camaro behaves like a sports car, the Challenger pretends to be nothing else than a straight-line dragster, and when you toss a corner its way it can be a handful. As associate editor Scott Evans put it, the Hellcat handles “just like a Challenger. Understeer into the corner, oversteer out.” The quickest way around the figure eight ultimately was the old tried and true racing mantra of “slow in, fast out” as you lap the boat-like car. The result is still pretty impressive, even if it doesn’t feel it, with a 24.7-second figure-eight time with a 0.85 average g, and a 0.94 lateral g average skidpad performance. The Hellcat may not inspire confidence in the corners, but it’ll do the most glorious drifts you can possibly imagine as it shreds through its rear tires.”