'stang for half the price with same capabilities'
Show me.
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or.. to put it another way..
..in your dreams, pal.
Go ahead.. find a '97 Mustang with 600hp, 6 gear, chrome wheels, gets almost 30mpg, ..for 10k.
ROFL.
Post the link... or direct me to where they are.
As for 'real world numbers' .. I'm guessin you see a lotta Vette tail lights from the C5-C6 crowd.. that is.. if they decide to 'show you' ..
..most wont ..just not required.
I mean ..it's not a Vette.
It's a Mustang.
Not even in the same world.
Tell ya what ..rent a new Vette from Hertz for a day.
Surprise yourself.
-GE aka Frank
well.....ya got me on the chick magnet part.
drove my old boss's 04. cool, but that's it. hard ride. not comfortable really.
drove a friends 96. not very impressive, but more comfortable than the 04. still a hard ride though.
i'd take the 96 over the 04, although the 4 looks better.
still, i like me fords........you like your chevys.
the mustang was never intended to compete with the vette to begin with, so the fact it's even close is an accomplishment.
but for arguments sake, here's some numbers.......the stang is second to the vette....with por drivers. close enough that the better of 2 average drivers would take the win in any of these catagories.
The Vette is not only 616 pounds lighter but also splits its weight 51.9/48.1 percent front to rear. That more even distribution means more traction off the line, stronger braking, and better handling balance.
At the test track, physics would not be denied. Despite being on tires similar to the Corvette's in size and specification, the GT500 achieved only 0.90 g on the skidpad, whereas the Vette pulled 0.95 g.
close enough that if i'm a better driver than you, i'm gonna come out of the turn in front, and vice versa
During our brake tests, the GT500 nose-dived dramatically but stopped only a little worse than the Corvette. In our usual 70-mph stop, it needed 172 feet. In a much more punishing 120-mph stop, the GT500 came to a halt in 485 feet. The Vette edged it at 161 and 462 feet, respectively.
What surprised us, however, was the GT500's loss in the acceleration runs. Its 100-hp advantage should have been enough to leave the Vette in a cloud of rubber dust. The GT500 also has a useful launch-100 hp is nowhere near enough to overcome the extra 616 pounds...but that's ok......
Under full human control, we shaved 0.1 second from the 60-mph sprint, lowering it to 4.5 seconds. The quarter-mile required only 12.9 seconds at 112 mph, 150 mph came in 30.3 seconds, and an electronic tether limited top speed to 155 mph.
absolutley respectable for a 3900 pound pig.
In any case, the fiberglass wonder from Chevy ripped to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds and through the quarter in 12.8 seconds at 113 mph. It was also 3.5 seconds quicker to 150, which is hardly surprising given the Corvette's sleeker shape and smaller frontal area.
no surprise here......at those speeds, the vette finally has a clear cut victory, regardless of who's driving.
Our best time was 1:33.30, about three seconds slower than the Vette, and it's hard to forget the GT500's extra poundage. One tester commented, "I'm always aware of the high center of gravity compared with the Vette's, and the GT500 really bounds and bobs. But I could spend a day lapping this car and never get bored."
to a race driver 3 seconds is an eternity, but again, to you and me, it's gonna be whoever is the better driver. 3 seconds isn't much distance when ya get to the slower turns.
it seems as if they don;t like the mustang, but they did give it a fair shake.
my point is that for a car that was never intended to compete in the same class as the vette, it's pretty darned close, and significantly cheaper.
on that note, however, i do personally believe that the mustang is seriously overpriced too. it's no longer the affordable performance car it used to be. if i were gonna spend 40k on a vehicle of some sort, i'm buying a cessna.,...........
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http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/comparison_test/coupes/2006_chevrolet_corvette_vs_2007_ford_mustang_shelby_gt500_comparison_test+page-2.html
