can a chevy camaro win in a race with a porsche boxster?????

Question

there is a kid at school who thinks he knows every damm thing about cars so he thinks his little 1999 camaro can beat i mean WOOP my moms porsche boxster my grandparents porsche camaro and highly doughtfully my dads porsche 911 turbo if you have a good explanation for him to read i wold be proud to print out all the nos you people send me. thank you

Answer 1

Alot will depend on the information that isn't here... which model cars are you talking about (Camaro RS, Z28, SS? Boxster 2.5, 2.7, or Boxster S 3.0, 3.2?). And what do you mean when you say win in a race (drag race, a lap or more around a road course?).

Both of these are good cars, though they each have a very different focus. In the case of the Porsche, while it has a decent amount of power for it's weight (or good amount as you move up to the "S"), it's main strengths would be it's chasis and balance. The Camaro is a less expensive car, that will show as less in many ways, but when referring to the Z28 or the SS, one way that it will absolutely shine is the engine. And considering the low price of entry, the RS isn't that bad either.

In a drag race, a Z28 or SS would have an edge against any of the Boxsters. Perhaps the later "S" versions, including the current 987, would be a little quicker. But it would be just a little.

A road course would favor almost any of the Boxsters over the Camaro's based on the chasis balance, and the brakes. The SS version with the Camaro would be the best suited for a road course, though it's weak point would ultimately prove to be it's brakes, making it difficult to take advantage of all of it's power after many laps (in a shorter race though, on the right track, it could prove a match for the 2.5 and 2.7L Boxsters).

As for the 911 Turbo? Depends entirely on what year. The early 930s are beasts to drive and were among the fastest cars of their era. But that era was about 20 years earlier than a '99 Camaro! And a Z28 or SS would enjoy a bit of an advantage in a drag race. However, any of the turbos from the 965 and later should enjoy a healthy advantage over the Camaros in just about any measure.

Answer 2

If his '99 Camaro has the LS1 V8 then he will absolutely crush your Boxster. It is as simple as that.

Even an LS1 Camaro will not beat a 911 Turbo, however. Those cars are QUICK!

An LS1 Camaro is good for low 13's in the quarter mile bone stock, when driven by someone who knows what they're doing. With just a few mods they're in the 12's.

Just use the figure of 13.1 for a stock LS1 and compare the quarter mile times of the other cars in question to that.

Thats all the explanation you need, its simply numbers. Don't get caught up some Porsche superiority complex (just like many V8 owners get caught up in their "American Muscle" attitudes.)

If the kid's Camaro is a V6 you've got my permission to roll on the floor laughing. They're nothing special without the V8.

Answer 3

Camaros can destroy any Boxster thrown at them at any time for half the price. Boxsters are the Cheapest/Slowest cars Porsche ever made. If the Camaro took on some type of 911, that would be a race. (Especially if the camaro was an LS1.)

Answer 4

A teenager should get a small van, because lots of your friends won't have a car and you will want to give them rides. It also allows you to do picnic, ski trips, etc. that are not really possible in a car. Expensive cars with small interiors and bad mileage are not cool at all in my opinion. Nor would it make any sense to put a $20,000 car in a school parking lot. It will get dinged and dented daily. What your parents or you can afford now is irrelevant. College may cost you over $20,000 a year. And then you are going to graduate and get married, requiring even more money for a down payment on a house. You just are not at all planning ahead. If you buy a $20,000 car now, you will deeply regret it in only a couple of years.

Answer 5

depends on who's driving you or your dad. If he has any power adders(NOS,Supercharger,Turbo) he can easily beat a 911 turbo. Don't let people fool you to think a '99 camaros are slow.

Answer 6

if his camaro is so fast it should be on a race track not the street good luck but ur right a porsche is a lot faster then most stock cars on the street if his is pushing say 700 hp maybe

Answer 7

In a drag race perhaps, at high speed and in a race, no.

Answer 8

Kinda depends on what year and what engine. say a 69' 400, oh yeah. an 02' six-banger, oh no.

Answer 9

a Chevy can not beat a porshe there is no explanation needed its almost like logic.