Former 2010 GT500 Shelby Owner

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Originally Posted by marcus

z looks better and would handle better, cost alot less, and later if you want reliable power get motor built and slap on a pair of turbos and smoke the shelby haha youd probably still be saving money

But what happens when you modify a GT 500? GAME OVER. Plus they can be had for really cheap now days. Either way, both nice cars and I'm sure the OP will be a bit less likely to get in trouble with the Z. Cars like the GT500 with huge amounts of low / mid range torque can easily get you in trouble. You could be cruising at around 45mph, tap the throttle and before you know it you're at 80+mph without realizing it. It's that effortless acceleration you get when the car has a very high torque to weight ratio. Driving the 370z I was never surprised by its acceleration, it was real easy to judge the MPH and stay within reasonable limits. If the Z had 330+ft-lb of torque@3krpms it would be a different story.