Go to the track and see how much faster the GT500 is vs a 03-04 Cobra. It pretty much because a contest of who is the better driver.

 

how many miles on your terminator

 

Just hit 12,000mi. I'm not bragging because I have one it's just a common thing for Terminators to run about the same as a GT500. Check the specs in car mags like motor trend or road&track.....

 

thats some low miles

 

Yeah It's my baby. My 97' was until I bought the 03', and now that my girlfriend totaled my Legacy I been putting the 97' into daily driver duty. The miles are creeping up on that one now 90,000.....

 

It can be that way however, the GT500 IS faster. There is no if's and or but's. Just because someone who is a good driver in a 03-04 cobra can beat a average driven gt500 doesn't mean it is a close contest.

If the drivers are close in skill the gt500 WILL WIN everytime. Check out svtperformance.com if you don't believe me. Also, the gt500 has achieved a faster time in stock form than the previous cobra in MM&FF. The GT500 best was 12.257 at 117.180 mph while the 03-04 cobra went 12.67 at 110 mph in the same magazine done by evan smith for both (not the same day).

Even if the E.T.'s are close, the traps aren't. A Gt500 will win easily in a highway race.

Here is a link the article where i got the 1/4 mile information
http://www.musclemustangfastfords.co...rformance.html

 

The gt500 has a problem hooking, if it could hook it'd be gone. somewhere i remmeber a magazine running a 12.3 in a Shelby..i tihnk it was MM&FF . yes it was, they were testing the SLP power pac, 12.3 stock and like 11.3 with the power pac or something

 

did you look at the post above yours?

 

To say the GT500 has traction problems is... obvious.

 

Why does everyone compare what they do in a straight line? How boring. How about slalom or figure 8? Much better test to see which car is better.

 

because im pretty sure the mustang is built for a straight line, whats the point in testing something when you know its going to fail?

 

What's the point of building a car that's good at doing something almost always (I'll give you that 1% of the car's life spent at the track/hurtling up on-ramps) impractical/illegal? It doesn't take a genius to know great handling makes big power more fun (and more importantly, more often usable). The Mustang's muscle vs. agility balance is already leaning too far to the muscle side as is if you ask me. I don't want an S2000 by any means, but even in the worst case scenario both the '10/'11 Mustang and Camaro will be as straight-line fast as I need--whichever one handles better will be the car I'll own.

 

straight line performance is the most relavent aspect for the majority. It is both the cheapest and easiest form of racing to participate in (legally and illegally).

 

I'm of the opposite mind myself (I'll concede the safety aspect though) I find that the Mustang handles well enough for me since I can zoom through most off ramps at nearly triple the reccomended speed and easily navigate most roads at double the posted speed. Even with its simplistic chassis the car really exceeds the capability (or rather the nerve) of most drivers. The only area I feel let down is in the braking arena (easily solved though).

 

Fair enough, though I do see you've paid more than a little bit of attention to rounding you out own car's suspension. (Sure, the LCAs and camber kit, but don't tell me you invested in the FR3 pack strictly to hook up .)

 

Looks like 2010 Camaro got the 2010 Mustang's number. If both are still around for MY2011, it may be a different outcome.

 

That's my point, it's not 1965 anymore, we should be able to have a car that can do both.

I'm not talking about racing or doing things illegal on the roads. I want to know which one could drive through the mountains better. How often does someone simply floor it and go in a straight line? Very rarely.

 

People floor it and go in a straight line from red light to red light. I think that is more likely than going through the twisties at high speed, but I agree I'd rather have a car that can do both.

I'm thinking the Camaro will do some great stuff on the race track. Take a look at what GM had been able to do with cars like the Cobalt SS, G8 GT and CTS-V. Both of these cars are probably without a doubt the best complete performance cars of their respective segments not to mention a bragain compared to it's competition.

 

Come On It's still a Camaro...

 

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