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Originally Posted by 1QwikZ28
I don't understand why you keep saying the GT500 is thousands more expensive. GT500 starts at $55,595 (Ford's website) for the base model vs ZL1 $57,350 starting price (GM website).
Base model GT500 gets you 662hp/631tq. That is $55,595/662hp= $83.98/hp
Add the Track pack and Performance pack it will total $62,085. That package will put it on par with the ZL1s handling and will cost you $93.78/hp.
Zl1 is gonna cost you $98.88/hp straight out the door.
It seems to me that you never really took into into consideration dollar/hp. Looks like the Shelby is the better performance value upfront. But once you start adding all the unnecessary options on the Shelby, the price will jump significantly.
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Those "unnecessary options" as you call them, are the only reason the GT500 is even in the vicinity of the ZL1 on a road course. That's why Ford sent the $64,000 version to magazines for testing. It can't compete on a road course without them.
I find dollar/hp about as meaningless as hp/L in evaluating a car's performance. There are simply too many other factors that determine a cars performance than raw HP.
Take the 1LE for example. It finished the 2013 Lightning Lap 0.9 seconds behind the GT500 on a 4.1 mile road course. They weigh the same yet the GT500 has 236HP advantage on the 1LE. What does all that extra power accomplish? 0.9 seconds on a 4.1 mile track. Oh, and the 1LE cost $37,000. Like I said the GT500 is a tremendous engine. If only Ford had a decent chassis to put it in.