I would suggest you all read the july motor trend.A much better article and peformance tests that were backed up by a few different drivers.4.5 0-60 and 12.7@116.when comparing the GT500 to a GTO and charger SRT8 they said regarding acceleration "But neither figure(0-60 and quarter) conveys the relentless urge of that supercharged 5.4 liter V-8 when you nail the gas.The GT500 is a full half second faster than either car from 45 to 60mph and more than 2 seconds quicker to 100mph.its fast". nuff said.



Oh and by the way,heavy sucks,but it seems like a trend these days.Ferrari 599GTB=3750lbs, jaguar XK=3756lbs, Lamborghini Murielago=3850lbs

 

There's a ad for the GT500 in there also. page 14 and 15.

 

I just want to know which journalist nailed the 12.25 in the quarter with the GT500 as mentioned in the Jay O'Connel article

 

I would hope the Shelby would eat a GTO, surely they're not even in the same league. One of the blown V6 guys tromped all over an '05 400 hp GTO in several races from a dig and roll.

 

Corvette C6=3179lbs...smokes Shelby. nuff said.

 

It is not our fault that the Bowtie boys have no direct competition for the Shelby-so a true Apples to Apples comparison cannot be made.
BTW, Yes I do wish the GT500 was quicker!

 

Just got around to reading the C&D article (Vetter vs Shelby). An interesting, if apples and oranges, comparison, especially their historical angle (comparing the '68 Shelby and Vette, both to each other and their modern day counterparts).

While it may seem a totally apples vs oranges comparison, they are both performance cars in the $40K class. Granted the Shelby is a 2+2 coupe, with nominal back seats, that's what Ford has to offer. Acceleration was a bit slow, relatively speaking, as even C&D dwelt on, but perhaps it was a bit of a ragged out tester or something. Or perhaps, they mentioned the track was less than perfect, which perhaps effected the front heavy (light rear) GT500 more in terms of traction than the more ideally weighted Vette. Who knows? Other mags do show the GT500 capable of better numbers that seem in accordance with the power/weight figures.

Also interesting was the historical comparisons and how the overall personality traits of the two '68 cars have been so reflected in the current models, good, bad or indifferent.

Both Shelby GT500s were rather big, heavy, powerful straightliners that focused on acceleration but sort of wilted a bit when asked to veer off the straight and narrow (though the neo-Shelby seems to do a bit better here).

The Vettes were both more lithe and lean pure performance machines with more fully fleshed out performance envelopes. While raw numbers are fairly close between the two, the Vette's far lighter, lower and more sophisticated chassis exemplifies the difference between how fast a car goes and how well a car goes fast.

Anyway, hopefully in two or three years, it will be a much more apples vs apples vs apples comparison with the Camaro and Challenger in the ring.