has anyone read the article in car and driver on the gt500 c6 comparison?
I unfortunately did yesterday and after getting to the drag tests threw the magazine in the garbage, where did these morons learn to drive, in the c6 they ran a 12.8 @ 113 and in the gt500 they got a 12.9 @ 112 thats about what my 325hp trans am runs stock, just a little higher in the mph. come on the c6 has about 75-80 whp over a stock f-body and weighs 300 lbs less and the cobra has 500 f'in hp and is still under 4000lbs and all they can get is high 12's. :bash:

Thats because Car & Driver sucks ass :) Never really liked that magazine.

I saw that. MT got the same times too. Picked up the new MM&FF yesterday and they got a 12.2 out of the shelby. More than a half a sec diff....interesting?

MM&FF tests at the track...and Evan Smith is an excellent driver. So is Rainman, but
that's a different story. :D Car & Driver doesn't test at a track. They use real world
conditions...which is basically an unprepped street and stop watches. :jest:

MM&FF tests at the track...and Evan Smith is an excellent driver. So is Rainman, but
that's a different story. :D Car & Driver doesn't test at a track. They use real world
conditions...which is basically an unprepped street and stop watches. :jest:
nope, G-Tech going uphill :judge: :jest: :jest:

i think the new GT500 is going to be a HUGE disappointment, with all the weight and how not mod friendly it is. it def looks mean and is a good building block but ford didnt do what we all wanted with it.

i think the new GT500 is going to be a HUGE disappointment, with all the weight and how not mod friendly it is. it def looks mean and is a good building block but ford didnt do what we all wanted with it.


Couldn't dissagree more, people used to call the 03 Cobras a dissappointment when they ran 13.0-12.8s stock, now look around. I got my 03 deep in the 10s and still haven't touched the motor. 07s will be the same +80 CI..........the aftermarket will find a way :drive:

Couldn't dissagree more, people used to call the 03 Cobras a dissappointment when they ran 13.0-12.8s stock, now look around. I got my 03 deep in the 10s and still haven't touched the motor. 07s will be the same +80 CI..........the aftermarket will find a way :drive:

Its gonna have to be aftermarket, Ford dropped the ball IMO. I saw some numbers from a stock gt500 dyno( at Strictly I think) 409 rwhp, after gears and a cat back 426rwhp. Very dissapointed. My co worker dyno his BONE stock 03 and did 390. Less than 20rwhp from the bigger engine? WTF???

And for the price they are selling for now I wouldn't buy one. Abd when the price comes down I would still have to really think about it. I am a Ford man, but I am not going to bragging about the GT500 until I see some numbers. Hopefully they are better.

Come on - you're arguing dyno numbers? Whos to say the conditions were not severely different between that 03/04 and the 07? We all know how weather can force big changes in performance.

Come on - you're arguing dyno numbers? Whos to say the conditions were not severely different between that 03/04 and the 07? We all know how weather can force big changes in performance.

True. I am not one to argue numbers like that, I am just very dissapointed ,weather or not, I expected much bigger from the 07. Ford rated it 500 I was expecting closer to that then 400.

And there was a shop that did dyno numbers for the 07, in Houston (Probably Strictly), with 87% humidity @ 98 degrees, they put down:
HP: 412.9 Torque: 409.2...

After their gear and exhaust install, they got:
HP: 446.5 Torque: 421.9

Thats the one I was referring to, I could not remember the exact numbers.

I was just informed the new Shelby at Livernois Motorsports (bone stock) laid down 450 rear wheel horsepower...

And there was a shop that did dyno numbers for the 07, in Houston (Probably Strictly), with 87% humidity @ 98 degrees, they put down:
HP: 412.9 Torque: 409.2...

After their gear and exhaust install, they got:
HP: 446.5 Torque: 421.9
talk about awesome weather for a blower car.
Anyone sceen one on the streets yet?

Thats some bull crap, if they would let me drive that GT500 i can guarentee a 12.0 on the first run!!!!

nice cars. a little low on power for what I would pay, and I wish the dealers were not so proud of them. haha. the aftermarket will embrace these cars like anything else out there.

Just Remember Numbers Talk bull-sh*t walks, The new mustangs have only been around for 3years... the after-market World Will Catch up and Deliver Impressive Mods Just Wait these american cars are not imports you dont have 8 countries maken mods.. Beside's those number are from a Bone stock GT500 as sick as it is_ its not that Bad.. well it is, but im a Stronge Believer that the mod world will impress the HATERS.../ the new Corvette has 505hp personaly if i was gonna waste money on cars that are not mod friendly ill take the 505hp.. but i am a poor man with FOX body :offtopic:

livernois has a 06GT with 770hp 20pounds of boost but still.. thats just a GT...