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edmunds test drive the new shelby gt500
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave07997S" data-source="post: 3695829" data-attributes="member: 10915"><p>As a M3 owner I would agree with you..but are you sure you weren't racing a E36M3 not the newer E46 M3. There are people who have run 12.74's in bone stock M3's. They don't do it through hp, but as a balanced package. Lee Rutter pulled those times out of his 02 M3 with a 1.74 60 ft. time on the stock Continental Sport tires :bowdown: Most people would be happy just running low 13's. I have surprised more than 1 03+ Cobra on how well I hung with them. Actually the M3 launches so nice that I have pulled a nose on launch only to be reeled back in as soon as I hit 3rd gear where the Cobra will slightly walk away. </p><p></p><p>That being said hp isn't everything...the M3 is in such a different league when it comes to everything else. Now before everyone starts bashing me...I defend Cobras on the M3 sites so I really am not biased. With the GT500 you are getting to the mid 40k range which is where the base price of the current E46 M3, and about 10K away from what the new E92 M3 will base at...Ford has to be careful where it is heading with this...I would be more happy with a 400hp NA motor and lighter weight and kept the out the door price at 40K would make more sense to me...but we will see what the market thinks.</p><p></p><p>Dave</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave07997S, post: 3695829, member: 10915"] As a M3 owner I would agree with you..but are you sure you weren't racing a E36M3 not the newer E46 M3. There are people who have run 12.74's in bone stock M3's. They don't do it through hp, but as a balanced package. Lee Rutter pulled those times out of his 02 M3 with a 1.74 60 ft. time on the stock Continental Sport tires :bowdown: Most people would be happy just running low 13's. I have surprised more than 1 03+ Cobra on how well I hung with them. Actually the M3 launches so nice that I have pulled a nose on launch only to be reeled back in as soon as I hit 3rd gear where the Cobra will slightly walk away. That being said hp isn't everything...the M3 is in such a different league when it comes to everything else. Now before everyone starts bashing me...I defend Cobras on the M3 sites so I really am not biased. With the GT500 you are getting to the mid 40k range which is where the base price of the current E46 M3, and about 10K away from what the new E92 M3 will base at...Ford has to be careful where it is heading with this...I would be more happy with a 400hp NA motor and lighter weight and kept the out the door price at 40K would make more sense to me...but we will see what the market thinks. Dave [/QUOTE]
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