I was told at the Ford dealership on Jefferson that it would be $42k, and that they were going to mark it up about $20k. Also the comparison was done by Car and Driver and it was with a BASE Corvette. It was close. But they picked the Corvette as a winner. In real life however, it makes no damn difference. It's all about preference. Also if you read MM&FF, look at the 60' time it cut when it ran that 12.25. The car is definitely capable of more. I think the Shelby is a fantastic car, but I have never been a Ford fan and would put my money on a C6 Z06. I just happen to prefer NA. Plus, believe it or not, a base C6 is probably cheaper to insure. Corvettes tend to have a lower premium due to less insurance claims or some shit. I've also heard word that GM is developing a 430 horse LS3 for the Camaro, and a 650 horse supercharged LS9 for the Corvette (to be called the Corvette SS).

 

That would be the pimps dick right there.

 

Thanks for adding that at the end because Car and Driver is biased as shit

 

do you think MM&FF isnt??

 

But you don't see MM&FF saying the GT500 is better the the C6.

They do a straight track test on the GT500 and tell you the times.

I remember reading the Cobra vs. GTO test and they ranked the GTO higher because the Cobra blower was too loud and the styling was "dated."

I fail to see how the GTO styling was better then the Cobra simply becasue the GTO looks like a Grand Am.

And let me put it another way since I'm a diehard ford guy

C6 Z06>Gt500>C6 Vette>*

 

Nice post.

 

Power doesn't really matter once you've driven both cars... one is a large fat pig that is very fast... the other is a sports car that handles and provides amazing driver feedback as well as being fast.

It depends on what you want... personally I'd take the race car over the drag car everyday.

 

They're obviously going to be biased towards Fords, they're a FORD magazine. That would be like expecting props on the GT500 in a Chevy magazine. However, the difference is that MM&FF ran a 12.2 @ 117 and Car & Driver got a 12.9 @ 112 or some shit. Even when MM&FF test GMs for comparison's sake, they flog the shit out of the cars to get the best possible time, it's widely known that MM&FF gets the fastest times of all magazines. C&D definitely doesn't and in turn, makes the car's look bad. Not to mention, C&D doesn't like anything that has an 'H' or spinning propeller on the front of it.

 

that's beacause you're a queer. Real men drive cars that can't turn

 

You, myself or anyone on this board however, has never driven a GT500. Anyone that has (C&D, MT, MM&FF) claim the car to handle suprisingly well and easily surpasses the track maners of a Terminator.