Shelby GT is back for 2014!
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The supercharged 2014 Shelby GT actually sounds like a fair deal. Once all the GT 500 Mustangs have been all sold, an owner of a Mustang GT has the option of having their own GT converted to a Shelby GT that should have performance as good or better than a GT 500. Shelby puts some good hard core race parts into their build. For those who do not have the time or skills to build a high performance car, Shelby does the work for them.
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All kidding aside, I have to agree with you. No matter what all of the posters on the intarwebs say, that was one of my favorite cars. I loved that thing and I regret getting rid of it. Only reason I let it go was because I didn't have room for it. If I had it to do over I would have built another garage and kept it.
That car was fantastic, I don't care what any critics say. I got more looks and more compliments on that car than I have on the 500. And to tell you the truth, that car inspired more confidence on the road than the 500 does. I wanted more power, but when you stuffed it into a turn something about it felt reassuring that it was going to do what you wanted.
Don't get me wrong, the 500 will take a corner much faster than the SGT would, but if I'm honest, I don't feel as confident going into the turn that it will, its only after exiting it that I breathe a sigh of relief when I cook it in really hot. The 500 has actually scared me a few times, hoping it would stick (of course I was no where near its limit) but I felt anxious.
I never once felt that in the SGT, and its grip was nowhere near what the 500 has in the same turns.
That car was fantastic, I don't care what any critics say. I got more looks and more compliments on that car than I have on the 500. And to tell you the truth, that car inspired more confidence on the road than the 500 does. I wanted more power, but when you stuffed it into a turn something about it felt reassuring that it was going to do what you wanted.
Don't get me wrong, the 500 will take a corner much faster than the SGT would, but if I'm honest, I don't feel as confident going into the turn that it will, its only after exiting it that I breathe a sigh of relief when I cook it in really hot. The 500 has actually scared me a few times, hoping it would stick (of course I was no where near its limit) but I felt anxious.
I never once felt that in the SGT, and its grip was nowhere near what the 500 has in the same turns.
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Anybody else think it's also weird that they introduced this car literally weeks before the 2015 comes out? I can't see many people wanting to spend that much money on an older generation car.
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Will be atleast 6 months before we can hope to see a 2015 if all goes right. And they still havent said when they will actually start building them
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I know that this is the same front end they put on the GT350... And it still stirkes me as something the neighbor kid would put on his Honda. It just looks to me like a really cheap body kit to me... Really Cheap! Only you pay a lot for it!
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