Twitch Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 http://www.wired.com/reviews/2012/12/ford-mustang-shelby-gt500/ They gave it a 7/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergenfelter Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 http://www.wired.com/reviews/2012/12/ford-mustang-shelby-gt500/ They gave it a 7/10. Wired Magazine - oh, now there is a real automotive authority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted December 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Copy. I posted it primarily because it is the latest review out there & thought folks might find it amusing...kind of like reading cnet's car reviews. Funny that most of the downsides/negatives don't bother me at all. It's a freakin' muscle car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickW Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Wired Magazine - oh, now there is a real automotive authority. Indeed. The review seemed like a rehash/rewrite of other reviews -- i.e., quoting Motor Trend 0-60 times and quarter-mile times without actually citing a source, as if the author actually achieved those times himself. And that bit about the live rear axle "exhibiting a tendency to axle hop under hard braking" leaves one wondering. . . . I haven't yet taken delivery of my GT500, but I've driven plenty of RWD cars with live axle rear ends, most of them muscle cars. And never once have I experienced "axle hop under hard braking." Is this a phenomenon unique to the GT500? Or was the author confusing wheel hop under hard acceleration with ABS chatter in hard braking? Which begs the question: Does he even know the difference? And other questions that deserve begging are these: Why would Ford/SVT send a test mule to be reviewed by Wired magazine? And for four days? Do people who read Wired magazine fit within the target audience of SVT? I would suspect not, guessing that the majority of Wired readers fancy themselves as "enlightened" and "modern" and therefore averse to the concept of a "muscle car" or a "performance car." Given the choice, I'm guessing these people would prefer mass transit as a means to get to work, or at least some "greener" means, and by no means an evil American car powered by a gas-guzzling V8. What's next? A review by the AARP Monthly? The author did have one original thought: that the exhaust sounds like a "rolling kettle drum." Weak, but original. It invokes images of the author driving it around in a parking lot -- if he were to be so lucky. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Racing Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 What's next? A review by the AARP Monthly? So you need to be what 30 to buy a Shelby and 50 is too old? What is the Target age/ buyer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted December 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 44 here. My AARP-card-carrying parents rolled their eyes when I bought my Shelby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 44 here. My AARP-card-carrying parents rolled their eyes when I bought my Shelby. LOL! I can relate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentIan Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 Do people who read Wired magazine fit within the target audience of SVT? I would suspect not, guessing that the majority of Wired readers fancy themselves as "enlightened" and "modern" and therefore averse to the concept of a "muscle car" or a "performance car." Given the choice, I'm guessing these people would prefer mass transit...... I read wired magazine! Not everyone who owns a GT500 is a stereotypical NASCAR bruiser...... M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergenfelter Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 I read wired magazine! Not everyone who owns a GT500 is a stereotypical NASCAR bruiser...... M I am a tech geek - but sorry - Wired is not a place I would go to for an authoritative review on the Shelby GT500 - maybe on a new Cisco Riverbed Router or a new 500 TB NAS - but not on a Shelby review - and yes I am a regular of NASCAR races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngotSilverSnake Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 So you need to be what 30 to buy a Shelby and 50 is too old? What is the Target age/ buyer? Bought mine at 65 years old. Still ride motorcycles too. Will be buying HD number 6 in about 3 months. Never read Wired and never will. Could care less about their opinions or reviews of our beloved GT500s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FILF Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Flashback: Wired.com loved the Boss 302 last year. http://www.wired.com/reviews/2011/06/mustang-boss/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickW Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 So you need to be what 30 to buy a Shelby and 50 is too old? What is the Target age/ buyer? OK, got your point. By the way, I'm 55, and my GT500 has been built and will be delivered soon. (Not a member of AARP, though, and never will be.) Maybe I should have inserted Cosmopolitan or Field and Stream for my suggestion as to where next to look for a GT500 review. Or maybe Guns and Ammo or the 2012 Doomsday Planner (Google it -- it's there!). Good question about the target audience of the GT500. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that people in their 20s and 30s, and most people in their 40s -- in general -- do not fit under the bell-shaped curve, mostly because of financial constraints. However, people my age, who happen to be enthusiasts, who are old enough to have known the muscle cars of the late 60s and early 70s -- and who have the financial wherewithal -- are ripe for the picking. The rest are outliers (and may God bless them for their good fortune). Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygator Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 OK, got your point. By the way, I'm 55, and my GT500 has been built and will be delivered soon. (Not a member of AARP, though, and never will be.) Maybe I should have inserted Cosmopolitan or Field and Stream for my suggestion as to where next to look for a GT500 review. Or maybe Guns and Ammo or the 2012 Doomsday Planner (Google it -- it's there!). Good question about the target audience of the GT500. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that people in their 20s and 30s, and most people in their 40s -- in general -- do not fit under the bell-shaped curve, mostly because of financial constraints. However, people my age, who happen to be enthusiasts, who are old enough to have known the muscle cars of the late 60s and early 70s -- and who have the financial wherewithal -- are ripe for the picking. The rest are outliers (and may God bless them for their good fortune). Rick You're not going to far out on that limb... There's an average age thread of Shelby owners. And the last time I looked it was dominated by the 50 year to 60 year category. We are what we are and make no excuses for it. For the record I'm 53... Have had my Shelby for 4 years in March 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtkeith Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 I watched the vid and thought they liked the GT500 very much and gave it alot of praise...don't understand all the negative stuff posted on this vid and review.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 I must've missed the video.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Racing Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 56 here, BTW I am an AARP member and use my membership for motel rates(sometimes), I don't mind saving a few bucks now and then. Oh and I never read Wired or AARP mags, A lot of MM&FF and Tech stuff at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 The President is a big GT500 fan... http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/01/31/president-obama-calls-the-2013-shelby-gt500-sick/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergenfelter Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 The President is a big GT500 fan... http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2012/01/31/president-obama-calls-the-2013-shelby-gt500-sick/ I never ever thought I would have a piece of common ground with our current President. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norton Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 I never ever thought I would have a piece of common ground with our current President. x2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickW Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 The President is a big GT500 fan... http://mustangsdaily...lby-gt500-sick/ No, he's not. He's a liberal politician, and will therefore tell everyone in the room what they want to hear. Check out his record on energy policy to see what "a big GT500 fan" he is. Or for that matter, check out his record on "industrial policy" (i.e., taxpayer subsidies for the Chevy Volt and other failed green energy pies in the sky). Actions speak louder than words. The only way Barack Obama would be a fan of the GT500 is if taxpayers bought one for him. But then, he would need someone like Sarah Palin to teach him how to drive a stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel 007 Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Just for the little mini survey going on here, I am 59. Does seem to be a large amount of older owners. Oh well, at least the median life expectancy is going up so we can enjoy our cars longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickW Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Just for the little mini survey going on here, I am 59. Does seem to be a large amount of older owners. Oh well, at least the median life expectancy is going up so we can enjoy our cars longer. Well, shit. But I have to wonder: Since most of us on here are on life's back 9, it seems we'd run into a sexy beer-cart girl every once in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JeffIsHereToo Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 No, he's not. He's a liberal politician, and will therefore tell everyone in the room what they want to hear. Check out his record on energy policy to see what "a big GT500 fan" he is. Or for that matter, check out his record on "industrial policy" (i.e., taxpayer subsidies for the Chevy Volt and other failed green energy pies in the sky). Actions speak louder than words. The only way Barack Obama would be a fan of the GT500 is if taxpayers bought one for him. But then, he would need someone like Sarah Palin to teach him how to drive a stick. Keep the politics out of the discussion. The President of the United States paid the GT500 a compliment. Leave it at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtkeith Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Keep the politics out of the discussion. The President of the United States paid the GT500 a compliment. Leave it at that. Agreed...He could have dissed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted December 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Being in the military...I took POTUS's comment as my Commander in Chief ordering me to get a Shelby...so I complied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnf Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Being in the military...I took POTUS's comment as my Commander in Chief ordering me to get a Shelby...so I complied. Well done. Following orders and helping the economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickW Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Keep the politics out of the discussion. The President of the United States paid the GT500 a compliment. Leave it at that. Just curious: When the subject of the age of GT500 owners comes up as an off-topic aside on this thread, why do you have nothing to say about it? And when a poster cites the president saying he's a fan of the GT500, which is also off-topic -- and political -- why do you have nothing to say about that? After all, everything every politician utters in the public arena is for maximum political effect, including what any politician has to say about the GT500. Which is to say that whatever that politician has to say tends to be disingenuous -- and especially in this case -- and therefore deserves a rebuke, which the poster citing the president most certainly invited, if not baited -- so why not chide him for keeping politics out of the discussion? Just curious. I'll leave it at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Just curious: When the subject of the age of GT500 owners comes up as an off-topic aside on this thread, why do you have nothing to say about it? And when a poster cites the president saying he's a fan of the GT500, which is also off-topic -- and political -- why do you have nothing to say about that? After all, everything every politician utters in the public arena is for maximum political effect, including what any politician has to say about the GT500. Which is to say that whatever that politician has to say tends to be disingenuous -- and especially in this case -- and therefore deserves a rebuke, which the poster citing the president most certainly invited, if not baited -- so why not chide him for keeping politics out of the discussion? Just curious. I'll leave it at that. Like many other car forums, that political comments and arguments are NOT TOLERATED. The fact a person, President or plumber, gives the GT500 a well deserved compliment IS NO a political comment while your reply was a political comment. EDIT: removed reference to TOS as its not written there...my bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 Being in the military...I took POTUS's comment as my Commander in Chief ordering me to get a Shelby...so I complied. Nice! I'm retiring, Navy, after 30 years, before they kick me out, and I'm hoping I get one as a nice parting gift! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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