Andy_Bangle Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 EVO Drag Races Shelby GT500 Mustang and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe, no bends - just 1000m straight runway. place your bets now .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Shelby, I would think. It's a lightweight thing isn't it? Now to watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 I wasn't expecting it to win by that much, I thought the fancy gearbox would help, but I guess the power difference is just too great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted December 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 I was surprised how well the GT500 got away, whenever I've hired a 'stang the back wheels seem to spin for ages :crackpipe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooH Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Wow, once it got going there was no stopping that Mustang, must admit to having a liking for them ever since they came out, I just get the feeling it would be really disappointing on our roads (and doing a reasonable amount of miles would cost quite a bit in petrol). Shame they've never made them in right hand drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 I was surprised how well the GT500 got away, whenever I've hired a 'stang the back wheels seem to spin for ages :crackpipe: Amateur............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 If you got last month's Evo mag, there's an article about the Shelby GT500 which basically concludes that it's an undriveable piece of sh!t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Hence the straight-line race with no cornering allowed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Monstered.......but I'd take the German metal every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 I think it is quite a feat though that it pulls away as well as it does. IF I were being given one, I'd probably take the Shelby, just because every other man and his dog seems to have a C63 these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Secretly, I actually really really like the Mustang, but it has to be a decent spec, the poverty rental ones are awful. And frankly, I couldn't give a monkeys if it doesn't go around corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 The Evo article was interesting. They (or at least some of them) quite like the old school V8 grunt and can forgive the comedy interior for something with a bit of old fashioned character. But this version is just too powerful. Driving it in the cold, dark rain of the UK in October was just too downright scary. Sitting back and enjoying the noise of a V8 as you squirt and coast down the straights is one thing. Having your eyes out on storks in case the thing swaps ends (again) on a couple of drops of moisture is quite another. That was kind of the jist of it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted December 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 In the U.S., the Shelby GT500 Mustang retails for $54,995 (equal to £33,750) and the C63 AMG Coupe for $59,800 (£36,700), with both prices excluding taxes (i.e. in Massachusetts, it's 6.25%) and handling/delivery fee. Since the Ford isn’t offered in the UK, we can only tell you the pre-discount price of the C63 AMG that sells for £58,130 OTR (equal to $94,800). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 In the U.S., the Shelby GT500 Mustang retails for $54,995 (equal to £33,750) and the C63 AMG Coupe for $59,800 (£36,700), with both prices excluding taxes (i.e. in Massachusetts, it's 6.25%) and handling/delivery fee.Since the Ford isn’t offered in the UK, we can only tell you the pre-discount price of the C63 AMG that sells for £58,130 OTR (equal to $94,800). What a difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted December 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Yep, european car buyers subsidising the US car market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Yep, european buyers subsidising the US. Yep - totally true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 The Evo article was interesting. They (or at least some of them) quite like the old school V8 grunt and can forgive the comedy interior for something with a bit of old fashioned character. But this version is just too powerful. Driving it in the cold, dark rain of the UK in October was just too downright scary.Sitting back and enjoying the noise of a V8 as you squirt and coast down the straights is one thing. Having your eyes out on storks in case the thing swaps ends (again) on a couple of drops of moisture is quite another. That was kind of the jist of it anyway. Only if you drive it like a pr1ck though, a lot of reviewers don't seem to realise the accelerator pedal regulates the speed, it isn't an on/off switch. If you are driving sensibly, I can't imagine you'll get into trouble, and the ability to get the arse out at low speeds will make it fun when you want to play! At least that's how I see it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 That was his whole point. He was driving sensibly, there was nowhere near enough progressive throttle control, which meant however careful you tried to be in the wet you were always on tenterhooks about when it would let go. I think the other key factor is that we're all far too used to effective traction control in modern road cars. Something the Shelby ain't got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooH Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Wasn't there a version of the Shelby that they sorted out some of the issues with, they changed the rear axle and suspension and a few other bits, got a feeling it was on Top Gear, I wonder how much cost would be involved to try and sort it out a little bit, I reckon it would be great fun if made a little more easy to drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Traction off in a C63 is no different. But put it on and it's absolutely amazing in the pissing wet. A day at Brooklands showed me just how bloody amazing the electronics are in the AMG Mercs. And proper fun when they're all off :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 I think this is meant to be the sorted one. Mostly revised rear suspension that doesn't belong in the nineteenth century. But that doesn't really help if you're trying to put 500bhp down on a greasy road with no effective traction control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 But it's got a live rear axle. So that's the 20th century... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 I thought the (19th century ) live rear axle was the bit they took out on this version? Not sure what, if anything, they replaced it with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 That was his whole point. He was driving sensibly, there was nowhere near enough progressive throttle control, which meant however careful you tried to be in the wet you were always on tenterhooks about when it would let go. It is RWD. What do you expect.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stooH Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Nope, still got the live rear axle, apparently they're toying with the idea of going to independent at the back with the new version out next year. And all the drag racing yee haws are moaning about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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