silverbull271

I just test drove a 2009 C6 Corvette Vert----Auto

Car was nice, tame, but when i punched it, not only did my head snap back, but it made the loudest meanest, beastliest of roars i have ever heard come out of a bone stock vehicle!

Then the fun stopped when i got back into my 08 GT/CS Vert----NO COMPARISON!


Do you guys and gals think the new 5.0 will have that roar?

SICK SICK SICK! I WANT A VETTE NOW!


All thoughts and opinions would be greatly appreciated

eci

I think you are going to need a GT500 if you want a stock Mustang to have the "thrill level" of an LS3 vette. A modded GT500 to be as exciting as a Z06.

Gene K

I suspect that car had the Optional Sport Exhaust. It bypasses the muffler cores at high rpm and high throttle. Its a work around to get them pass the Federal Noise Test. The standard exhaust isnt that loud.

No the 5.0 wont sound like that unless you put a muffler delete (Like Loudmouths) on it.

At 3200 lb and 436 bhp the M6 Vette runs with a GT500. Stock LS3 A6 Vettes have run low 12's.
They will be at least 3/4 second faster than a 5.0 A6 in my opinion.

You are comparing Apples to Oranges.

silverbull271

It was a C6 2009 With the 2LT package and the touring and sports mode-----during my test drive i think that little dial was set to TOUR----

It was your "run of the mill" bone stock C6--------No work or anything done to the exhaust

When i started it up, it idled so quietly i was dissapointed, but then i reved the engine while in park and it ROARD like no other!!!

As i sit here and type awaiting for my wife to finish dinner, i am figuring out how to get one of those Vettes in my garage-----

Sad to say but unless i hear and feel that new 5.0 stang similar to the C6----I AM NOT ORDERING ONE

Lancel

Well, if you're sure it didn't have dual-mode exhaust and you're that impressed, you should go try to find one with the dual-mode exhaust. It's pretty sick, and you'll need that engine sound, because the stock radio sucks. (Yeah, I know, what stock car doesn't these days? But... the Corvette's in particular ) I'd personally recommend that and the Z51 package in a vette.

Still worth checking out a 5.0 and a Corvette (make sure you find one with dual-mode exhaust). Also, remember, if the engine sound isn't big enough on the 5.0, there is always the option of ripping out the tube's insulation!

Adam

Do you use bronzer? Just wondering.

todd03blown

LMFAO!

yugoboss

Vette, this isn't Vette forums.

Americanboy86

In other news, a corvette will always be a step up and a 5.0 mustang will be great but not as good stock.

Lancel

It's what you get for an extra $10k! Though comparing what came in that 2009 Corvette to what's in a 2010/11 Mustang, I'd say the interior on the Mustang has a definite edge as far as gizmos go. Maybe Chevy fixed that for the 2010, dunno!

silverbull271

always a wise-***-----

get out of my thread if you have nothing to say

silverbull271

GENE----------

Just called the deler, it does have than exhaust option, its known as the"butterfly exhaust" but F2P on the winow sticker-----it is a inexpensive option at $1195

DontShoot

Hold the presses. A Mustang isn't much like a C6 'Vette?

Seriously. I like Mustangs as much as the next guy, but there's really no comparison to a 'Vette. Two totally different approaches to the same end result: a fine automobile.

jedikd

Is it your fun/weekend car or is it for a daily driver. This changes the equation entirely. Corvettes are awesome performing cars but IMHO suck as a daily driver. Friend of mine ended up trading his Daily driven C6 in for a Jeep SRT8 after a while.

silverbull271

well i work from home- and have put 18,000 miles on my 2008 GT/CS Vert-------

It is so babied its getting 19.7 mpg


i love stangs----NEVER bought a car for myself other than a stang (im 30 years old) and i have bought about 5 of them new (had a 04 mach 1)

Had nothing to do today so i stopped at the local chevy dealer, and they immediately threw me in vette for test drive-----

I HAVE BEEN BLOWN AWAY SINCE!

I WANT ONE!

silverbull271

Why "hold the presses"??!!!

With the new 5.0 outputting 412 HP and a superfine suspension, the new stang should be able to compete with the c6, no?

ttiguy

No it really shouldn't. Its a testament to the new 5.0 that they are even that close. The vette costs a lot more and weighs a lot less. Simple as that. I had the pleasure of driving a c6 vette for the week or so before I picked up my 2010 stang and I can tell you from first hand experience that it's a beast of a car on the road. I really doubt the 5.0 will be comparable. In the c6 you'll get up 100 mph or so while merging onto the freeway effortlessly and seemingly in the blink of an eye.

If you can get a deal on an '09 c6 that suits you, don't need the additional practicality of the Mustang, and don't mind the IMO subpar interior of the c6 then by all means get the vette. Performance wise it's a great car, but I hope you have a second car handy cause I wouldn't want to have to live with one day in day out. Thats not what it's made for.

BLKCLOUD

IMO, no Mustang is comparable to any Vette. Two vastly different cars that serve different purposes. A 2011 GT, while stout, would be no match against a C6 Vette (most especially the LS3 versions - 2008+) in any contest of speed (acceleration, handling, braking, etc).

And that's ok. The 2011 GT was not designed to do that - it was put together to beat Camaro.

prochargedmach1

I would say you worded that really funny... it has nothing to do with what the mustang gt was made to compete with.

Fact is the corvette is a LIGHT 2 seater that really is not all that practical for an every day driver, you can buy a Mustang GT heck even a shelby and drive that car every day reliably. Even in the winters here in canada, mustang GT is a great winter vehicle if you throw on winter tires.

So really when comparing the corvette and mustang, its almost as fair as comparing the corvette to a motorcycle.....

BLKCLOUD

Ok. I don't see where I worded it funny at all, but to each their own.