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Lonely at the Top: Ford Throws a Power-Party and Nobody Shows Up


It's every host's worst nightmare. You fuss and fret to make everything perfect, redecorating inside and out, upgrading to the best, most powerful entertainment systems, and then...nobody comes. You can't blame Ford for overpreparing. The ruffians that were expected to crash the Mustang's perennial sales party looked tough -- particularly the 500-plus-hp Camaro Z/28. Then the global economic buzz-kill hit Ford's competitors hard, kyboshing politically frivolous projects like gas-guzzling two-doors. Now Ford stands alone at the top of the pony/musclecar hill, but is this de-facto king of the hill worthy of his crown?

We Nancy-boy, string-back-glove sorts are quick to carp at cars carrying 58% of two tons on a strut-suspended nose with the rest on a live axle, but a spirited drive up California's Highway 1 in Ford's latest Shelby GT500 has us eating some preconceived carp. Despite its carryover architecture and heavy borrowing from last year's GT500 KR, this 2010 Shelby's steering feel, turn-in, and ride/handling balance are dramatically improved. The transformation is particularly impressive given the minimal tweaks made to the springs, dampers, and steering as 19-in. tires replaced 18s.



Full Story: Motor Trend - First Test: 2010 Ford Shelby GT500


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Watch Frying Tires in the 2010 Mustang - A Top Gear Car Video - Top Gear US

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