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This car is fast but not a 1/4 mile kinda fast dude. This is a twisty king not a drag king. Shoulda gone with a Mustang GT if your into

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Old 07-26-2010, 08:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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This car is fast but not a 1/4 mile kinda fast dude.
This is a twisty king not a drag king. Shoulda gone with a Mustang GT if your into low cost and blistering fast straight line running. I here the new Mustang GT is M3 0-60 fast. But the Z will walk away from the GT on the twisties. Never driven a car that will carve like this one does. The harder you push the corners the more she digs in and turns. Thats with the less than impressive stock tires.
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This car is fast but not a 1/4 mile kinda fast dude.
This is a twisty king not a drag king. Shoulda gone with a Mustang GT if your into low cost and blistering fast straight line running. I here the new Mustang GT is M3 0-60 fast. But the Z will walk away from the GT on the twisties. Never driven a car that will carve like this one does. The harder you push the corners the more she digs in and turns. Thats with the less than impressive stock tires.
The crazy thing is the Z won't walk away from the Mustang... the Mustang will actually beat us everywhere but the AutoX. But I'll leave all that in all the threads past. 2011 GT is a killer!
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The crazy thing is the Z won't walk away from the Mustang... the Mustang will actually beat us everywhere but the AutoX. But I'll leave all that in all the threads past. 2011 GT is a killer!
Yes it is, but it is still a boring looking mustang, and I love the z.
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The crazy thing is the Z won't walk away from the Mustang... the Mustang will actually beat us everywhere but the AutoX. But I'll leave all that in all the threads past. 2011 GT is a killer!
Wonderful American sports car for sure. It is not as violent of the line as I remember from earlier version Stangs, but it is faster some how and man does it sound good. Much improved suspension from cpl years ago also.
I test drove the GT I felt it did not stick like the Z. The GT Looses traction easy out of the corners if you are hard on the throttle. When you shift the weight side to side the front tires do not want to bite like the Z either. Not sure what they post for the slalom speed for the GT. I know it is better than previouse models, but it deff feels slower than the Nismo when transitioning side to side. The Nismo is nimble for a 3300 lb car, that is why I think the Z will walk away from the GT in the twisies.
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The crazy thing is the Z won't walk away from the Mustang... the Mustang will actually beat us everywhere but the AutoX. But I'll leave all that in all the threads past. 2011 GT is a killer!
really? (not being sarcastic BTW) Are they that fast on a road race?
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really? (not being sarcastic BTW) Are they that fast on a road race?
Yes. They are pretty damn fast.
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