[MediaArtist]

Hmm, this car would look at an M3 and smirk.

[Freakazoid]

Originally Posted by MediaArtist

Hmm, this car would look at an M3 and smirk.

it's gonna eat a LOT of things for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.... I can't wait till I see some dynos and track times.

The 5.0 is claimed to get 400 at the WHEELS (*claimed*), using those numbers as a base, I'd be expecting a solid 500+ at the wheels for the gt500... yikes

[Garduna]

we all know it'll have the raw power but what about handling/turning? I don't know too much about american muscle cars but out of the top 3, stangs are my favorite

[Freakazoid]

Originally Posted by Garduna

we all know it'll have the raw power but what about handling/turning? I don't know too much about american muscle cars but out of the top 3, stangs are my favorite

check out the reviews... supposedly this thing is wicked all around, (the regular 5.0 too!)

[domobrown]

Originally Posted by Garduna

we all know it'll have the raw power but what about handling/turning? I don't know too much about american muscle cars but out of the top 3, stangs are my favorite

Then opt for the SVT sport package that just came out

[Chill72]

Still no pics of the GT500

[ragingclue]

Wow. VIR lap times:

1. Mosler MT 900S 2:45.9 (550bhp LS7) 441 / 1100 Car&Driver
2. Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR 2:48.6 '08 600 / 1536 Car&Driver
3. Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 2:51.8 '08 647 / 1530 Mark gillies
4. KTM X-Bow 2:52.3 '08 241 / 871 C/D
5. Lamborghini Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce 2:53.9 '09 670 / 1764 Mark gillies
6. Ferrari 430 Scuderia 2:54.6 '07 510 / 1402 Car&Driver
7. Nissan GT-R 2:55.6 '08 479 / 1740 Car&Driver
8. Dodge Viper SRT-10 (600hp) 2:57.4 '08 612 / 1567 Car and Driver
9. Ariel Atom 3 (300 hp) 2:57.6 '08 300 / 456 Mark gillies
10. Chevrolet Corvette Z06 2:58.2 '05 513 / 1437.3 Car and Driver
11. Shelby Mustang Cobra GT500 2:58.48 '11 558 / 1720 Ford SVT
12. Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport C6 2:58.8 '10 442 / 1514 C/D
13. Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI 2:59.5 '09 525 / 1620 Dave vanderwerp
14. Ford GT 3:00.7 '04 550 / 1538 Car and Driver
15. Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z51 3:01.2 '08 442 / 1459 Car&Driver
16. Dodge Viper SRT-10 3:01.6 '05 506 / 1600 Car and Driver
17. Porsche 997 GT3 3:01.8 '06 415 / 1395 Car and Driver
18. Chevrolet Corvette C6 3:03.6 '04 400 / 1470
19. Cadillac CTS-V 3:04.0 '09 564 / 1955 Car&Driver
20. Lotus Exige S 3:04.5 '05 222 / 933 Car And Driver
21. Audi R8 3:04.6 '06 420 / 1560 Car and Driver
22. Lotus Exige Cup 260 3:05 '08 260 / 890 C/D
23. BMW M3 (E92) DKG 3:05.4 '08 420 / 1639
24. Porsche 997 Turbo 3:05.8 '06 480 / 1585 Car and Driver
25. Porsche 997 Carrera S (2008 facelift) 3:05.8 '08 385 / 1425 Car and Driver
26. Porsche Cayman S(facelift) PDK 3:05.8 '08 320 / 1375 Car and Driver
27. Shelby GT500 3:05.9 '06 507 / 1807 Car and Driver
28. Jaguar XKR (510 bhp) 3:06.4 '09 510 / 1865 C/D
29. Mercedes C 63 AMG 3:06.5 '07 457 / 1772 Car&Driver
30. Shelby GT500 3:07.4 '10 547 / 1767 C/D
31. Audi TT-S Coupe 3:08.4 '08 272 / 1395 C/D
32. Lotus Elise S2 3:09.2 '06 136 / 860 Car and Driver
33. Porsche Cayman S 3:09.5 '05 295 / 1406 Car and Driver
34. Chevrolet Camaro SS 2010 3:09.5 '10 432 / 1750 C/D
35. BMW M6 3:10.0 '05 507 / 1710 Car and Driver
36. BMW 335i Coupe 3:10.5 '06 306 / 1610 Car and Driver
37. Audi S4 (B8) 3:10.8 '09 333 / 1650 C/D
38. Audi RS4 (B7) 3:11.2 '05 420 / 1720 Car and Driver
39. BMW Z4 M Roadster 3:11.7 '06 343 / 1444 Car and Driver
40. Nissan Nismo 370Z 3:12.0 '09 355 / 1500 C/D
41. Nissan 350Z (283bhp) 3:12.5 '02 287 / 1532 Car and Driver
42. Chevrolet Cobalt SS/TC 3:13.0 '08 260 / 1352 Car&Driver
43. Mitsubishi EVO X MR SST 3:13.3 '08 299 / 1675 Car&Driver
44. Ford Mustang GT 3:13.3 '10 319 / 1606 C/D
45. Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX 3:13.5 '05 290 / 1482 Car and Driver
46. BMW 135i Coupe (E82) 3:13.7 '07 306 / 1485 Car&Driver
47. Lexus IS F 3:14.0 '07 423 / 1732 Car&Driver
48. Audi S5 3:14.6 '07 354 / 1630 Car&Driver
49. Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track 3:14.8 '09 310 / 1575 C/D
50. Pontiac Solstice GXP 3:15,7 '06 264 / 1337 Car And Driver
51. Honda S2000 Type S 3:15.0 '07 242 / 1270 Car&Driver
52. Mazda 3 MPS 3:16.0 '06 260 / 1485 Car and Driver
53. Mazda 3 MPS (MK II) 3:16.2 '09 260 / 1470 C/D
54. Dodge Challenger SRT-8 3:16.3 '09 431 / 1904 Car&Driver
55. Lotus Elise SC 3:16.6 '08 217 / 913 Car&Driver
56. Mini John Cooper Works 3:17.1 '08 211 / 1130 C/D
57. Infiniti G37 Coupe 3:17.5 '08 335 / 1710 Car&Driver
58. Dodge Charger SRT-8 3:18.2 '05 431 / 1887 Car and Driver
59. Mazda RX-8 3:19.0 '02 231 / 1400 Car and Driver
60. Subaru Impreza WRX STI (2.5l) 3:19.0 '07 300 / 1527 Car&Driver
61. VW Golf GTI Mk. VI 3:19.3 '09 211 / 1318 C/D
62. Chevrolet Cobalt SS 3:20.6 '05 208 / 1273 Car and Driver
63. Dodge Caliber SRT4 3:20.8 '08 288 / 1505 Car&Driver
64. Ford Mustang GT 3:20.9 '04 300 / 1580 Car and Driver
65. VW Golf Mk V R32 3:21.8 '05 247 / 1510 Car&Driver
66. Mini Cooper S (Mk II) 3:22.9 '06 174 / 1206 Car and Driver
67. Honda Civic Mugen Si 3:24.8 '08 200 / 1337 Car&Driver
68. VW Golf Mk V GTI 3:25.1 '04 200 / 1303 Car and Driver
69. Honda Civic SI 3:26.5 '06 197 / 1330 Car and Driver
70. Volvo C30 T5 3:26.6 '06 220 / 1453 Car&Driver
71. Mazda MX-5 2.0 MZR 3:29.3 '05 160 / 1150 Car and Driver

That's some pretty good company up there, and damn impressive for a car with a live rear axle....

[94JZA80]

Originally Posted by Nikkahtropolis

I feel like that's too much torque.

Me's sensing tons of wheel spin and mediocre 0-60/1/4 mile times.

keep in mind that the 2011 GT500 still uses a live rear axle (i.e. straight line traction should be impressive to say the least, and thus so should straight line acceleration). even with less power to the rear wheels and less weight over the rear axe, an 03+ Cobra is more likely to get more wheelspin than the new GT500 (and the previous GT500 for that matter) due simply to its independent rear suspension design.

as long as certain Mustangs retain a live rear axle suspension, they're bound to have great straight line traction and acceleration, so long as their power plants are respectable...

[Silver-Bolt]

Pure sledgehammer brute force.



Too much torque???? No such thing. My Lightning in street tune is 623whp/718wtq. Runs high 11's on street tires. High 10's on slicks.

[jayely1]

low 12's in the quarter then i'm guessing?

[NYC6]

My cars are at #15/46

My Vette has more than 180hp than stock though

Wonder why the 135 is lagging behind the 335?

Mustang looks nice and reports are good. I look forward to seing one on the street,

[HPFREAK]

You need to remember that this car is still very heavy and needs the TQ, plus a lot of people who will buy will want that feel and also will drag it and that TQ will come in handy for hard launches on slicks and proper suspension.

I had an 03 Cobra and it had massive TQ down low with just the little 4.6l and it does help the car get going since it weighs almost 3700lbs stock.

Originally Posted by Nikkahtropolis

True. Well to rephrase: too much torque can lead to shitty acceleration from a standstill, even when you're not looking at it in relation to others measuring every last tenth. I could be wrong.

[ragingclue]

Originally Posted by NYC6

My cars are at #15/46

My Vette has more than 180hp than stock though

Wonder why the 135 is lagging behind the 335?

Mustang looks nice and reports are good. I look forward to seing one on the street,

Yeah I was considering a C6 GS in my recent hunt, along with the 135 and GT500....

These results surprised me a little, although I'm sure the supercar tires of the SVT performance pack have a lot to do with that; if you watch the video of the '11 GT500 lap, it was in no way the perfect lap, so the "SVT Team Driver" factor probably didn't have a whole lot to do with it, although it might have helped somewhat....

And as far as the 135 goes, what I have heard is that its smaller wheelbase can make it more twitchy than the 335. Keep in mind all these C&D drivers probably don't pump out the most consistent and perfect laps though.

[BobsM3Coupe]

Good specs if you like the sound of a supercharger. I got rid of my 03 SVT Cobra Mustang after 1 year because I couldn't stand the sound of the sc.

[Silver-Bolt]

Originally Posted by BobsM3Coupe

Good specs if you like the sound of a supercharger. I got rid of my 03 SVT Cobra Mustang after 1 year because I couldn't stand the sound of the sc.

The S/C scream is music to my ears. The Whipple on my Lightning roars. Leaves little doubt that there is a huffer under the hood. The stock Eaton had a higher pitch whine.

[ragingclue]

I personally love the noise. A stock GT500 is not by any means loud as far as the whine goes. I've heard much louder, and it never bothered me. I like supercharger whine, but I definitely can see how people hate it. I'm just not one of those people. I can't stand the BOV noises on turbo cars, but for some reason the S/C is completely ok and welcome.

[Year's_End]

Originally Posted by herbz

lol

too much power is a bad thing? oh right, this is a eurosnob forum, and we're talking about an american car, i forgot. all sense gets thrown out the window.

yeah. as you approach ridiculous hp/tq levels, traction becomes an issue. that's why you buy some drag radials and take the car to the strip, where is the only place to safely use all that power...

shut up. i love stangs. driving my friend's bullitt has made me a huge muscle car fan. if you read my posting history you'd know otherwise.

i've said time and again that i'm considering trading my 335i for an '11 mustang. i said that before i even knew about the 5.0.