Uh oh, i couldn't help but jump into this one, I saw someone mention the Mustang Cobra.
First the Vettes, they're in my family's blood, but strangly I've never owned one. My father was into them big time back in the day, he's had a 58, a 62, and a 63 (which was a gift to my mom when she told him she was pregnant with me, go figure). The rear end on the C5 always bugged me, that slab sided thing, but I do like the C5 better than the C6. Overall however I am glad that GM has built a car that can directly compete with some of the best from Europe, at least on the track, and the price makes them superior bang for your buck buys.
Now the Mustang, it has always bugged me that people compare the 03/04 Cobra to the Corvette, as I do not think Ford ever intended the car to be a Corvette killer directly. The cars are in different classes, although the straight line performance of the two is similar. I know a lot of guys that got PO'd when the 03/04 cobra came out, because here was a sub 35K pony car with 400 horse and an IRS that could take their sacred Corvettes to lunch, and give a Z06 a run for it's money. No offense Sammy, but most Vette owners I've met are snobby about their cars. I'm not saying you are though, I try not to use stereotypes or judge by what someone drives, but alot of guys would not even line up with you if they were in a Vette and you were in a Mustang, like you weren't worthy. Now things will change, the new Z06 is slated for what, next year, and with 500 horse. The new Cobra is to follow in late 06, or 07, and rumors are flying like crazy. Will it have the same blown 4.6 4V, a 5.4, or some are even saying a blown 5.4 pushing close to 500 horse. Personally i don't think that'll happen, as it will come to close to the GT in raw power numbers, and I don't think Ford wants to encroach on the GT in any way. Overall though the Mustang has always catered to a different crowd than the Vette, and vise versa, with that distinction being more evident now than ever. The stang, and especially the Cobra, have always appealed to guys that wanted that raw, visceral, unsophisticated power. It's an unpretentious everymans performance car, and the 05 GT makes that even clearer. Where else can you get a 300hp sport coupe, capable of low to mid 13's in the quarter, for 25 grand? Sorry, I didn't mean to hijack this thread and turn the discussion from the Vette to the Mustang, I'll shut up now. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif