I don't know about you, but me I am a little disappointed in the upcoming Shelby GT500. I mean I have no doubts it will be a bad *** car, but honestly I was just expecting more. With 500HP and Shelby all over it, I was expecting it to be the baddest Mustang of all time. WTF happend, nearly 4000lbs, are you kidding me, the car is a bloated pig! I was also expecting quicker straightline acceleration, I have no doubts that despite this magazine's numbers and numbers from other magazines the Shelby GT500 should be a mid 12s@114-115MPH car on the average, which is faster stock for stock than a 2003-2004 Cobra, but with 500HP I was expecting it to blow the previous generations away. All around the Shelby GT500 is a better car than the 2003-2004 Cobra, which is good, but still I was expecting so much more. For a base price of $41,000 I really was expecting more. I have my doubts on this car selling as well as Ford hopes, I just don't see 2003-2004 Cobra owners running to Ford dealerships to upgrade to a car that is much more expensive, much more heavier, and in many cases, much more slower than what they already have.

 

Would not get it for track use, its too heavy. But for daily driving and the feel of a V-8 I would.

 

blame the 4000lbs curb weight for the slow 1/4 mile times. I don't see why they can't get this thing to weight the same as the older SVT cobra. Granted it does have a bigger engine but I'm pretty sure that alone wouldnt add 500lbs+ to the car. It's looking like this new cobra is shapping up to be a drag car instead of a well rounded muscle car the previous cobra was. This thing reminds me of the 3000GT VR4 which also suffers from a 4000lbs curb weight.

 

A 3000gt weighs around 3600-3700 lbs, not over 4000.

 

VR4s weighed in around 3700lbs, now the VR4 spyder weighed around 4000lbs.

 

Look at that weight distribution, just sad. This car is good, is an improvement over the previous generation all around, but could have been much more.

 

Wow what a pig! This is just 1 magazine's review, I'm sure they can get a faster 1/4 mile out of it.

 

all true, but wait till someone buys one and starts slapping aftermarket exh, pullys, ect. you get the idea. that would rape alot of cars on the road with minimal mods imo.

 

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY 500hp= low 13's, on the street where there are no drag slicks(for the most part) our cars are monsters...

Scorke

 

It does 12.7@116mph 1/4 mile stock.
0-60 4.5sec.

And damn, that monster is almost as heavy as my full size 4x4 truck.
I'd say if i bought one, I would strip it down to essentials only just to see what weight can be dropped.

 

Guys....the other magazine, not sure if it was Motortrend or Car & Driver...but one of those did 12.6 @ 116 fyi.

 

Car and Driver pulled 12.9 @ 116, not 12.5

 

considering it has almost the same HP as the Viper and Z06, it should've done better.

 

Yeah it should, if it wasn't for the 700 or so pounds more than the vette

 

ford needs to retire