Top Gear's review of the Shelby GT 500
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As far as the GT500 weight? All Ford did was listen to all the Mustang GT owners who looked at the next biggest V8
A buddy of mine with a near identicaly optioned GT (I think the alarm was the only difference) weighed his at the track and came in at 3460 I believe.
So even giving the gt500 the benifit of the factory claim (which is likely 100lbs light or so IMO). We are talking a 500lb difference. My would be that it is actually a bit more.
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From: Houston
Top Gear's rwhp/crank hp mix up is extremely frustrating. There are plenty of other ways to poke at the GT 500. Horsepower is not one of them. Personally, I'm a huge fan of the five hundred and don't give a dang if it cant turn well. On the good old American highway, nothing's touching that thing. ('cept for our friends in law enforcement... 
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Top Gear's rwhp/crank hp mix up is extremely frustrating. There are plenty of other ways to poke at the GT 500. Horsepower is not one of them. Personally, I'm a huge fan of the five hundred and don't give a dang if it cant turn well. On the good old American highway, nothing's touching that thing. ('cept for our friends in law enforcement... )
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I like the GT500 alot but that review is accurate IMO. The GT500 isnt a very balanced car which plays havoc with the handling but the car wasnt designed to be a corner carver so I dont have a problem with it.
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