2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT vs. 2007 Mazda RX-8, 2007 Nissan 350Z, 2008 Audi ... - Car and Driver
In the past, midrange sticker prices - $35,000 in this case - could get you high style or outright speed, but rarely both, which brings us to the 2008 Audi TT. The old TT was a triumph of design but lacked driver involvement. The new TT straightens out the rounded bulging shape of its predecessor and is now creased and pressed like a fine suit, as if to say, "This time I'm serious. Does the zoomy new look of the TT equate with a corresponding improvement in performance. To find out, we rounded up three other coupes, all around a sweet-spot price of $35,000, and flogged them from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Between the blackjack tables and sleep-deprived nights, we spent a day at Spring Mountain Motorsports Ranch in Pahrump, Nevada, to see how each car works at its absolute limit (being careful to steer clear of any establishment with the words... Like the TT, each entry here is a different take on the coupe formula, and each has its own style. First up is the Ford Shelby GT. Similar to the Shelby GT-H [November 2006], the car starts life as a Mustang GT and then heads to Shelby Automobiles in Las Vegas where the upgrades are installed. On the outside, the Shelby GT gets a lower front air dam, an aluminum grille, dual exhausts, chrome wheels, and three scoops that have no performance mission: one on the hood and one behind each door. Source: www.caranddriver.com
