Nissan GT-R vs Shelby GT500 Super Snake

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by iTsLiKeAnEgG

Research? I know a great bit about each of these cars. The Mustang GT is a crappy track car no matter which way you put it. The Cobra R doesn't fit the mass market description I stated (for exactly that purpose). The majority of Mustangs including the GT500 are not effective at handling road courses plain and simple. It won't be long until Ford designs a Mustang with independent F/R suspension and that is when hopefully the Mustang will be a formidable track weapon.

The 2010 Mustang with the Track Pack does very well on a track, thank you very much. Sure its no Ferrari F430, but it does very well for what it is. Not that it matters, the Mustang was never meant to be a track car, but there are PLENTY of Mustangs racing circuits that are incredible.

[Steve-o]

Originally Posted by iTsLiKeAnEgG

The magic behind the GT-R is that it can kick butt on a road course or drag strip, outclassing opponents with higher horsepower output while still being a relatively comfortable daily driver with good looks (subjective). It is truly a complete package and one that is only going to get better with successive revisions. The GT-R V-Spec also pulls 1.12G's on the skid pad, besting the Viper ACR.

The problem with the GT-R is that it will only get better as on-board computers get better. Pretty soon that dang thing will practically drive itself.