What do you guys reckon to the Shelby, I think Ford putting a 540bhp engine in the GT500 is a winner and lowering the body to give the driver more of a racing experience is right what the power driver is after

I can't even imagine driving a car with that much horsepower on the street! I'm sure it would be a great experience, knowing you can beat 99% of the cars on the road. :) One day I want to have a second car for racing, and a Shebly Mustang would be tops...

shelby mustang is awesome and as cymru said lowering the body not only gives racing experience but it also effects the average of the car.

I like the gears (3.73:1 over 3.31:1) and short throw 6spd manual over the normal GT500 better than the HP/LB-FT boost.

Anyways, it's a beast I wish I could afford.

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Perhaps the driver of a Nissan 350Z summed it up best with "That's a fast ------- car." Yes, yes it is. This example of an import owner paying respect to an American icon occurred as we passed each other in a mall parking lot, he in his Z and we in our 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 convertible test car. The car's reputation clearly proceeds it, as our speedo registered somewhere between five and ten mph at the time.

Clearly, Ford has a hit on its hands, and for more reasons than its styling and historic badge. Anyone sliding into the driver's seat, from a hardened ex-con to a dorky kid to a mousy office assistant, becomes an intimidating badass. One of our editors, a relatively quiet and unassuming guy, talked freely about rejecting an impromptu street race invitation, but subsequently made sure to fill that challenger's rearview mirror with an intimidating Cobra badge courtesy of Ford. The Shelby is raw, muscular, aggressive, and demands respect. Whether or not it deserves it is another issue entirely.

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