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Hau Thai-Tang - head of Ford SVT - gave an interview in (I think it was) Road & Track about the new Shelby right after it was unveiled at the New York Auto Show. They asked him directly about the HP rating. He said that the then-current build was a strong 450HP, and they still had a lot of performance squeezing to do. All he would admit is that it would be "well over the current 450HP rating." It certainly seems like they are sniffing after 500HP to me.

Now all I need is a really good friend at Ford that can get a break on the price for me... :)

-dave

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Oops... Look like I confused my Mustang Boss and Shelby Mustang GT500... As a few people have mentioned at the moment power output is claimed to be about 470 - 480 hp, though Ford claimed the power output for the Ford GT was 550 hp and when it really was closer to 600...

Hitting the 500 hp mark probably isn't that far out and either way, its going to be up there with the Corvettes and Vipers in terms of proformance.

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Apples and oranges for thoes 2 engines right there...

Vipers use a V-10 with the 8.3 (Not 100% sure and don't feel like checking)

The Z06 uses the LS2 with the V-8 6.0

The mustang will be using (if I still rember this correctly) the 5.4 supercharged...

3 Completely different engines to me. The drawback to a super charger is get up to highway speeds - and then stomp on it and see how fast you go.

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With that Mustang, you will go plenty fast. :rolleyes:

Wetzel

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This car gets my vote for personality (though I'm not sure I would really want an orange car): Lotus Exige And I've always had a fondness for the Maserati however I've just been told I can never own a Maserati since it would make me constantly sing "my Maserati does 185..." If money were no object, I would go for the antique cars, lots of them! Especially the Roadsters! Sigh. For now, it's just going to have to be me and my Saturn. okay, so my saturn is short on personality, but it's a pretty shade of green.


Heidi

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Actually, the Z06 uses a 7.0 Liter small block engine. But look at the Ferrari F430, it has 4.3 Liter V-8 (Formula 1 inspired of course), and that car ups the horsepower on all these cars. It's all about the how it's engineered and how efficient it can be made. The 06 Mustang GT500 might not be quite as fast as the Viper and the Corvette, but its still going to have super car performance for at least 2/3rds the price.

But in terms of engines, yes, all three of them are completely different, but rarely do competing car manufacturers use the same methods when designing their engines, especially when you get into the high-performance range.

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Favorite truck is a International Scout. btw its mine :D

more pics here

and im also supprised that noone has mentioned the bugatti veyron. :yikes:

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You need historical perspective:



The 1937 Talbot-Lago Figoni et Falaschi T150SS Coupe. Notice the hidden headlamps and the aero rear wheel covers. Style.

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nice but I prefer the Delahay.

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Gotta say one of these two: Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, or the Ferrari F-430.

I pick these two, even though one of them is a lesser known ferrari, all because having ridden in them, they are great machines. The Scaglietti's paddle shifting makes it perfect for back country roads, while the F-430's speed is great in the straighline runs.

In this picture you can see the two cars in the same garage, both owned and driven by the same (anonymous) person. I took this picture last time I was over at his house.

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a gmc syclone would be my favorite..

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this out does it all

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i agree on the Bugatti Veyron. About 1.6 million to import and license in the US. :) 0-60mph in 2 seconds flat, top speed of 250+

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....come on lottery.....

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or for you american car lovers

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your bugatti has got nothing on the lingenfelter Z06