2010 Shelby GT500

[rangerbum]

every time I see that dang thing my eyes fill with tears of lust. I can imagine she is only used in great weather.

 

[Evan]

Looking and sounding fast isn't good enough.

I totally agree. That's why I bought the car I did. A high-end Mustang does not just look and sound fast. My now-outdated (and comparatively slow) Cobra will do 0-60 in 4.8 seconds, according to Car and Driver. And other things like a 31-spline 8.8 rear, 13" front rotors with dual pistion calipers, etc. are things that purely fast looking and fast sounding cars don't have.

Another reason I went with the "American muscle" is the great upgrade options and aftermarket support that's available. I have been looking at buying a KenneBell supercharger kit, if Dave will help me install it.

 

[Turboranger_00]

I don't know about you guys, but I've been a mustang fan since I found out what a car was. American muscle: da*n right! Everyone has their own opinions. I wouldn't go out and buy a GT500 or a GT500KR, or even a Super Snake Package and try to win races with it (unless they were drag races). I'd go out and buy one because I'm a mustang fan and because it's a sweet looking and sounding car, not to mention it's a head turner. And I'm pretty sure that's what Ford and Carroll Shelby had in mind when they created it, maybe not entirely, but even still, you gotta give it up for the Mustang. But as was said before... To each his own.

 

[Jason]

I conceded that they are fun cars. But we have to call a spade a spade. Mustangs, in the big picture, are not true drivers cars. They are great at what they were intended for, cruising and straight line blasts. They may improve them from time to time but they are out of the element when the road surface gets twisty.

Me being a motorcycle guy, I live for the turns. It has been said that fun is not right around the corner, fun IS the corner. This rings true in all of my personal tastes. I want to carry as much speed through the corner as possible. Afterall, that is what wins races and makes grins for me.

 

[Evan]

I conceded that they are fun cars. But we have to call a spade a spade. Mustangs, in the big picture, are not true drivers cars. They are great at what they were intended for, cruising and straight line blasts. They may improve them from time to time but they are out of the element when the road surface gets twisty.

Me being a motorcycle guy, I live for the turns. It has been said that fun is not right around the corner, fun IS the corner. This rings true in all of my personal tastes. I want to carry as much speed through the corner as possible. Afterall, that is what wins races and makes grins for me.

You keep saying that Mustangs perform poorly when it comes to cornering. But this just isn't true. The numbers and specs say otherwise (and my experience if that means anything). You drove a 15 year old Mustang once, and you're now casting the poor performance of that one car over a plethora of other cars, which are totally different than the one you drove.

 

[Mac]

Jason,
I and I'm sure Evan would surely welcome you up here for the June Sprints at Road America to watch the races this June. It's the best road course in America and everything runs.
I'd say start a differnent thread than this one, started out to be on the 2010 Shelly 500.
Dave

 

[Jason]

You keep saying that Mustangs perform poorly when it comes to cornering. But this just isn't true. The numbers and specs say otherwise (and my experience if that means anything). You drove a 15 year old Mustang once, and you're now casting the poor performance of that one car over a plethora of other cars, which are totally different than the one you drove.

Actually, my opinions are based on my personal experience working for a large auto group where I drove almost everything (including the Ford GT), countless media sources, and actual track times.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I conceded that they are fun cars. But we have to call a spade a spade. Mustangs, in the big picture, are not true drivers cars. They are great at what they were intended for, cruising and straight line blasts. They may improve them from time to time but they are out of the element when the road surface gets twisty.

Me being a motorcycle guy, I live for the turns. It has been said that fun is not right around the corner, fun IS the corner. This rings true in all of my personal tastes. I want to carry as much speed through the corner as possible. Afterall, that is what wins races and makes grins for me.

Straight line blasts are all I am after, I prefer drag racing over road racing. You would have to be drunk or hit some loose gravel to ditch a stock Mustang around here on a curve doing the speed limit.

I look at high dollar Europeoan cars like I do H2's and Land Rover's... a way to show off checkbook size and little else.

 

[COPPERHEAD85]

driven
Ferrari,i belive it was an F328 (been over 15 years ago)
BMW M3 and 5
Prosche 911-924-944
would still rather have the GT(40) made famous by a chicken farmer from texas.
http://www.carrollshelby.com/history.html

 

[Sunk]

Gimme.