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2015+ Shelby GT350 Mustang
Ford Went After The Wrong Chevy with The GT350 (who cares about track?)
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<blockquote data-quote="GT Premi" data-source="post: 14985749" data-attributes="member: 121775"><p>[ATTACH]49405[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>OP, it's not exactly as if the GT350 will be getting its doors blown off by V6 Camrys and Accords. Five hundred twenty six HP is not a small amount. Yes, there's always going to be "that guy" who will buy a GT350 and destroy the very essence of what it is for the sake of running down the 1/4 mile, just like some did with the Boss 302. But that is NOT, in any fashion, what this car is about. My '11 GT500 has 650+WHP, but I can only use <em>some</em> of it for a handful of seconds on the street before I fear I'll end up in handcuffs and my license suspended. It's setup for road course work, and I much, much, MUCH prefer blasting through mountain roads with it. Realistically, the only time all the extra HP comes into play there is when finally coming up to a section of passing lane and getting around slower, less capable cars. I can burn through multiple tanks of gas just blasting up and down the mountains.</p><p></p><p>In summary, I'd much rather spend a day on curvy roads than driving at full power in a straight line in +/-11 second spurts. When/if I get my GT350R, if a Hellcat (or anything else) comes along and "blows me away," I won't have a care in the world because I'll either be on the way to or coming from the mountains! :beer: And if I should feel the need to terrorize some challengers (no pun intended) on the freeway, I'll just take out the GT500. :rockon: Done and done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GT Premi, post: 14985749, member: 121775"] [ATTACH]49405.vB[/ATTACH] OP, it's not exactly as if the GT350 will be getting its doors blown off by V6 Camrys and Accords. Five hundred twenty six HP is not a small amount. Yes, there's always going to be "that guy" who will buy a GT350 and destroy the very essence of what it is for the sake of running down the 1/4 mile, just like some did with the Boss 302. But that is NOT, in any fashion, what this car is about. My '11 GT500 has 650+WHP, but I can only use [i]some[/i] of it for a handful of seconds on the street before I fear I'll end up in handcuffs and my license suspended. It's setup for road course work, and I much, much, MUCH prefer blasting through mountain roads with it. Realistically, the only time all the extra HP comes into play there is when finally coming up to a section of passing lane and getting around slower, less capable cars. I can burn through multiple tanks of gas just blasting up and down the mountains. In summary, I'd much rather spend a day on curvy roads than driving at full power in a straight line in +/-11 second spurts. When/if I get my GT350R, if a Hellcat (or anything else) comes along and "blows me away," I won't have a care in the world because I'll either be on the way to or coming from the mountains! :beer: And if I should feel the need to terrorize some challengers (no pun intended) on the freeway, I'll just take out the GT500. :rockon: Done and done. [/QUOTE]
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