In this video, I compare my 2014 SVT Shelby Mustang GT500 with my 2021 Shelby Mustang GT500. I also take them both for a drive and talk about the massive differences between these two generations that share the same nameplate. In summary, the SVT is more "muscle" while the newer Ford Performance is more "super" car. Both are amazing in their own right. Which would you pick?
The 13-14 GT500 all the way because it's really rare plus it's considered the last proper rear axle mustang made by Ford as well it's the last collaboration with Carroll Shelby before he passed away. Top speed is 200mph, also really affordable as well as a dream car for many including myself when it comes to old school mustangs.
Both GT500s are special, Mustangs, The 2021 GT500 is a more refined and better overall car and as you stated. The Mustang has grown from being a muscle car to becoming a Sports Car which became more obvious after watching the first year Dark Horse Mustang GT3 competing against the world's best sports cars from Porsche, McClaren , Aston Martin, BMW, Lamborghini and the C8 GT3 like at the recent 24 hours of LeMans. .Your a lucky man owning those two beautiful Mustangs.
I found your car channel before i ever found your guns channel. You had mentioned you had a guns channel but i never checked it out. Found your gun channel just browsing and then remembered you mentioned it. Anyway been watching your gun content for so long i forgot you had a car channel lol. Awesome video and great cars. Thanks for the comparison. Both cars are on my radar
‘13-‘14 GT500 all the way. Last manual, live rear axle, timeless looks, analog muscle car. I’m biased as I own a ‘14 Sterling Gray w/matte black stripes.
I have owned a 2011 convertible GT500 and sold it for a 2014 convertible GT500. I have owned it for 8 years and I drive it in the summer as much as I can. It has mild mods so it is now 775 hp instead of 662. I drag race and do track days with the car. It is a monster that does everything well but not perfectly. On a track day, it is as you say a cowboy ride because of the torque over 700 pounds! But although handling can bite you, it tracks real well and it not true it does not handle, it can do 1G in the corners! Faster than many cars on the track! It is an addictive car to drive and I will never sell it! Would love to try the last gen though…
You can say what you want about the 13-14's, but they're still true to form. The S550 GT500 strayed so far from the formula with the DCT and it's been divisive. Meanwhile, the Trinity cars are pretty universally accepted.
They should have kept it manual only. The dct is overly complicated and drives the price of the car WAY up. It literally costs like 25k which is stupid. Yea it performs good but if you're a good driver like myself there isn't enough of a performance gain to warrant 25k vs 4k for a t56 magnum for example. It's just stupid. They tried to get overly fancy with it and it drove up cost significantly and made it less fun to drive.
I respect the performance of the 2020 GT500, but the overall styling and especially the front bumper has always looked goofy to me. It looks like one of those cheap eBay bumpers people put on as an “upgrade” but always ends up looking tacky, and I can’t unsee it lol. The 13/14 is absolute perfection and looks great from every angle. Just wish they had slightly wider hips but that front end might just be one of the most aggressive looks of any cars that I can’t think of.
I have a 2014 GT500 White with Kona Blue stripes with only 7400 miles on it. I haven't driven a newer GT500 but I have to say I just love the feeling of the 6 speed and the sound from my Borla ATAC exhaust. I get a lot of looks and positive comments on the road and especially in car shows. My car will be shown in the July anniversary edition of Stang Magazine. It is the last Mustang shown in this edition. I love both of your cars and you demonstrated them very well.
2014 gt and lower had back up cams. From what I understand, you can unlock the feature with a ford scan tool and add a camera to have a back up cam. I have the exact same 14' gt500 as you.
Good review for street use. If you ever decide to take the cars to the drag strip with slicks, you will find out real quick that the live axle is much, MUCH stronger than the IRS. It will not only hook better, but you won't leave a trail of parts behind like the newer car when the IRS grenades from the traction.
I personally like Magna Flows quad tip exhaust muffler delete, I really think you should add Louvers to the side and windows and get Forgiato 20 inch rims for the 2014 and 2021
great video! I have a 13 GT500, still on the original Eagle F1's believe it or not. Obviously not a daily...my question is which tires do you recommend upgrading to? Car is currently all stock but I have a catless H pipe and JLT ill be installing then tuning. Its is a anniversary/performance/track/tech pack with glass roof not that makes a difference lol. Lastly how wide can i go on the stock rear wheels? 305's? Ive thought about getting replica rear wheels to get the width...
I had a 2014 GT500. Still think it's the best-looking Mustang and it was lot of fun. It just definitely did not feel planted. It was bouncy and if you were on the power in a turn while hitting a bump, yikes!
It's called a watts link. These things were never meant to be corner carvers that's the gt350 thing. Trying to make it do too much and giving it an overly complicated dct rose cost significantly.
My brother owns a 2013 Shelby GT500 with a bit over 1000HP and I'm owning a 900HP C7 Z06 (7AT). The GT500 is a bit quicker in straight line and has a huge Topspeed (German Autobahn 😎👍🏻) but you can't compare a real Sportscar to a Power GT. Of course the C7 is way better and stable in corners but my god the GT500 is a hell of a ride 😂. The most "oh shit" moments you can buy for that money 😂. Track and Performance package, great sound system and those seats are amazing. Enough space for a long road trip. Just updated KW Springs and that's it. Huge difference just with the springs. The last real Carroll Shelby car and you can feal that he was all about the fun for his last car 😂👍🏻
I can't believe anyone saying 2014 GT500 is better than the 2020Gt 500 they are not even in the same league the 2020gt500 is in the super car level and if you doubt it bring your 2014 am here in Atlanta and I will bring my 2020gt500
I don't think it's about which one performs better. It's about how one is more raw muscle (13/14) while the other one is more of a sports car that anyone with no brain can drive (2020 and up GT500)
Call me crazy but I really like the 09 GT500.. The early S197's to me were the perfect mix of modern/retro body style. The 13-14's aren't my thing.. The S550 is a different car entirely (literally), I'd take the 2021 GT500 in this case Lol.
I have a 07 GT500, which can still be had for $32K with low miles. I just bought the 5.8L supercharger, which will bolt directly on the 5.4L. Buy a 07-09 GT500 with low miles for low 30s, spend $10K in mods, and for $42K you can have a 700rwhp monster.
@@jasonpitts8395 I've seen a few for sale in the 30's.. If I was scrooge mcduck I'd definitely get one Lol. As is, I only have 1 parking space and I'm not crazy about the idea of dropping 30k on a 20 year old 600hp daily driver.. 😂 That's out of my tax bracket but for sure not a terrible deal.
Me too. I just can't jump to the dct performance only goes so far it kills my driving experience I don't want it. It's not like the old ones are slow or something people just gotta have that latest greatest.
The 2013 Red Candy is way sexier than the 2014 Ruby. But, those years were the better looking cars. Can't argue with the tech and raw power of the later years.
I personally like the S197 better. I had both a 2013 S197 GTCS and a 2017 S550 GT Premium. Both cars are great cars, but, for me, like I stated before, I prefer the looks of the 1rst gen coyote 5.0 Mustang over all over the newer Mustangs.
There is a comparison tho when the driving experience is far better on the manual car and the old ones also sound better. That matters on a street car.
Except sound and driver feel and engagement and fun factor. That's the most important "criteria" for a street car. Either one can be made crazy fast without much fuss. The new one costs like double too. Dollar for dollar it's not even close to the clear cut winner you seem to think it is. Some of us actually enjoy the art of driving a manual trans.
@@midnight347 bro the cftp feels and does things it shouldn’t, have you heard the cold start, easily one of the loudest stock cars I’ve heard, just as loud as a gt350 maybe louder at full throttle, literally beats supercar for a 3rd. It can take a turn extremely well that’s part of driving not just mashing the throttle and going straight. Sure a mani are fun, but the whole point of the dct is shift extremely fast 0.8th of a second as well as control all 760 hp. The manual in gt500 would honestly be a downgrade, I assure you one ride it will all make sense. Love the 14, but it’s not even close to me. Some of like the art of winning Lolz
I have the 13 model and my HVAC guy has the 21. He paid 30k more for his than I did and we like driving mine more, but the new GT500 is still an awesome car. I just think if I'm going for more of a super car, I'd get something different from Ford.
I think Ford did a good job with the mustang; I have a 21 GT/CS with the 6 speed and it is so much fun to drive, I have Vetts too and they just sit, hardly ever drive them. The sound and the power and the fun of the 6 speed beats everything else. The Vetts are auto, not paddle.... boring. Someday a Shelby 500
I really thought SVT was a 2005ish model body style.. Shows what I know.. But they are both beautiful cars.. And I always thought there was a 5.8L or 351 in those cars..
13/14 had a very non-muscular shape to the front and rear that I really don’t like. It looks very narrow feeding down to narrow tires. The wide body “kit” fixes this. Not a very dramatic style to the body which is unfortunate because the motor is incredible.
Paused as soon as it started to tell you how happy seeing a new upload with the 500 and SVT, just made me😂🫡🤙😃 I don’t think you realize how much we all enjoy your content💪 What’s wild is, I run a few different business, but love guns and I randomly saw you about a year ago with a company video I had clicked on. Blessings to you and we appreciate you brother!
I just got my 2017 GT 8 months ago it's mainly a weekend car for me.. She only had 1 other owner n only 8,909 miles when I bought her.. th-cam.com/video/GEJINM-16Pk/w-d-xo.html I know it's a GT but I love this car.. I went with the manual for the fun.. I have no regrets at all mine came Base with a Performance Pack, 373's, struts braces' beefier sway bars and I'm on a staggered set up, with 275's on the back and 255's up front.. I plan to keep her as stock as I can stand for now and in a few years she is getting Whippled and a stage 1 tune.. I'm not looking for 800 wheel.. But if I can get to 680ish on 93 pump gas and have the car run like it came from Ford that way, meaning smooth.. I'm willing to sacrifice power to stay on 93 and keep the car from blowing up in 2 or 5 years even.. They closed down a track we had so there's no where to put 700 plus wheel down at without getting into trouble really.. Unless you have a track near by where are you going to need more than 650 wheel at that's a lot of power even these days..
In this video, I compare my 2014 SVT Shelby Mustang GT500 with my 2021 Shelby Mustang GT500. I also take them both for a drive and talk about the massive differences between these two generations that share the same nameplate. In summary, the SVT is more "muscle" while the newer Ford Performance is more "super" car. Both are amazing in their own right. Which would you pick?
I believe that the 13/14 Mustang is destined to be a classic. But I feel most are sleeping on that.
I wish based on the prices in my area they are the same at gt350s
Have a ‘14 GT500 Super Snake and a ‘20 GT500SE. Love both, but the S197 will always have my heart. It looks timeless and feels like a muscle car.
What is the se variant I’ve never heard of that?
@@L42776 Signature Edition
@@Mick.TaylorYep! Forgot to mention, it’s a wide-body too. Feels like a super car compared to the S197 but I still have more fun in the S197.
@@jman6970was always wondering if the wide body improves handling much or it’s mostly for looks?
@@Nick0777 Not sure. It has a little more tread on the ground if anything. I haven’t compared it to the regular GT500 yet.
The 14 GT500 is still my absolute dream car.
The 13-14 GT500 all the way because it's really rare plus it's considered the last proper rear axle mustang made by Ford as well it's the last collaboration with Carroll Shelby before he passed away. Top speed is 200mph, also really affordable as well as a dream car for many including myself when it comes to old school mustangs.
What up the first Shelby mustang after he stoped making the 68s before the 13-14 was the 07-08 Shelby’s
The best thing about the 13-14 is it’s manual. But the 2020+ is worlds ahead. Both beautiful cars.
2014 gt500 all day everyday day. It’s timeless.
Loved my 2013 GT500 when I bought it new… She treated me well. What a beautiful and strong well made machine. 😘💯
I have a black on black one, wish I waited for a glass roof to pop up but oh well. Best taillights on a mustang, PERIOD. love this car
If I can find a 13/14 in grabber blue. I want one so bad I love the old school muscle more. Especially that manual
Check out Morrison motorcars. They always have them!
I’m thinking about trading my 13 GT500 Grabber blue in for a 22 GT500. 👀
Love the car for sure…. Especially when the supercharger screams
Both are nice cars. I own a ‘13 GT500 and love rowing gears with that power & torque. I like the new GT500’s, but it’s a totally different animal.
Both GT500s are special, Mustangs, The 2021 GT500 is a more refined and better overall car and as you stated. The Mustang has grown from being a muscle car to becoming a Sports Car which became more obvious after watching the first year Dark Horse Mustang GT3 competing against the world's best sports cars from Porsche, McClaren , Aston Martin, BMW, Lamborghini and the C8 GT3 like at the recent 24 hours of LeMans. .Your a lucky man owning those two beautiful Mustangs.
The stripe delete was a no cost option on the S197 GT500.
The seats also came with black “ghost” stripes
I found your car channel before i ever found your guns channel. You had mentioned you had a guns channel but i never checked it out. Found your gun channel just browsing and then remembered you mentioned it.
Anyway been watching your gun content for so long i forgot you had a car channel lol.
Awesome video and great cars. Thanks for the comparison. Both cars are on my radar
Thank you so much for the support and kind words!
Same here brotha found the cars and then the guns haha
‘13-‘14 GT500 all the way. Last manual, live rear axle, timeless looks, analog muscle car. I’m biased as I own a ‘14 Sterling Gray w/matte black stripes.
I’m taking the 2020 all day long! Shooting for one next year 🤞
I have the 2014 with all options and convertible..love it.
I have owned a 2011 convertible GT500 and sold it for a 2014 convertible GT500. I have owned it for 8 years and I drive it in the summer as much as I can. It has mild mods so it is now 775 hp instead of 662. I drag race and do track days with the car. It is a monster that does everything well but not perfectly. On a track day, it is as you say a cowboy ride because of the torque over 700 pounds! But although handling can bite you, it tracks real well and it not true it does not handle, it can do 1G in the corners! Faster than many cars on the track! It is an addictive car to drive and I will never sell it! Would love to try the last gen though…
Great review, what a pair of incredible machines from SVT and Ford Performance
The 13-14 GT500s are the best
13/14 all day 💪
Fishbowl in texas is crazy man😂
In the meantime while waiting for your GTD, I'm down to meet up for you to take a 2022 Super Snake for a drive.
Shoot me a message on instagram if you have an account! @texasrevving
Nice review man! Both vehicles are really amazing!
I would pick the svt because of the 6speed of the new one had it then that would be winner for sure
You can say what you want about the 13-14's, but they're still true to form. The S550 GT500 strayed so far from the formula with the DCT and it's been divisive. Meanwhile, the Trinity cars are pretty universally accepted.
They should have kept it manual only. The dct is overly complicated and drives the price of the car WAY up. It literally costs like 25k which is stupid. Yea it performs good but if you're a good driver like myself there isn't enough of a performance gain to warrant 25k vs 4k for a t56 magnum for example. It's just stupid. They tried to get overly fancy with it and it drove up cost significantly and made it less fun to drive.
Awesome. I’m surprised the 14 GT500 was still 285 rear tires. My 07 GT500 is 285 rear too. Thanks for sharing - awesome cars.
I respect the performance of the 2020 GT500, but the overall styling and especially the front bumper has always looked goofy to me. It looks like one of those cheap eBay bumpers people put on as an “upgrade” but always ends up looking tacky, and I can’t unsee it lol. The 13/14 is absolute perfection and looks great from every angle. Just wish they had slightly wider hips but that front end might just be one of the most aggressive looks of any cars that I can’t think of.
I left a like just for the removal of the sticker on the hood pins
I’ll stick with my ‘14. The DCT only is a deal breaker.
I have a 2014 GT500 White with Kona Blue stripes with only 7400 miles on it. I haven't driven a newer GT500 but I have to say I just love the feeling of the 6 speed and the sound from my Borla ATAC exhaust. I get a lot of looks and positive comments on the road and especially in car shows. My car will be shown in the July anniversary edition of Stang Magazine. It is the last Mustang shown in this edition. I love both of your cars and you demonstrated them very well.
2014 gt and lower had back up cams. From what I understand, you can unlock the feature with a ford scan tool and add a camera to have a back up cam. I have the exact same 14' gt500 as you.
Good review for street use. If you ever decide to take the cars to the drag strip with slicks, you will find out real quick that the live axle is much, MUCH stronger than the IRS. It will not only hook better, but you won't leave a trail of parts behind like the newer car when the IRS grenades from the traction.
Great review! Appreciate the insight.
I personally like Magna Flows quad tip exhaust muffler delete, I really think you should add Louvers to the side and windows and get Forgiato 20 inch rims for the 2014 and 2021
Love my 14 GT500 Ruby Red with white stripes Convertible. Super rare, (1 of 31). I would guess, the only one in Colorado
great video! I have a 13 GT500, still on the original Eagle F1's believe it or not. Obviously not a daily...my question is which tires do you recommend upgrading to? Car is currently all stock but I have a catless H pipe and JLT ill be installing then tuning. Its is a anniversary/performance/track/tech pack with glass roof not that makes a difference lol. Lastly how wide can i go on the stock rear wheels? 305's? Ive thought about getting replica rear wheels to get the width...
I had a 2014 GT500. Still think it's the best-looking Mustang and it was lot of fun. It just definitely did not feel planted. It was bouncy and if you were on the power in a turn while hitting a bump, yikes!
It's called a watts link. These things were never meant to be corner carvers that's the gt350 thing. Trying to make it do too much and giving it an overly complicated dct rose cost significantly.
My brother owns a 2013 Shelby GT500 with a bit over 1000HP and I'm owning a 900HP C7 Z06 (7AT). The GT500 is a bit quicker in straight line and has a huge Topspeed (German Autobahn 😎👍🏻) but you can't compare a real Sportscar to a Power GT. Of course the C7 is way better and stable in corners but my god the GT500 is a hell of a ride 😂. The most "oh shit" moments you can buy for that money 😂. Track and Performance package, great sound system and those seats are amazing. Enough space for a long road trip. Just updated KW Springs and that's it. Huge difference just with the springs.
The last real Carroll Shelby car and you can feal that he was all about the fun for his last car 😂👍🏻
Which one is your favorite out of all 3 Shelby’s do you have. Every one you own which one you enjoy the most
GT350 for sure!
@@TexasRevving how 😫over both gt500s?? I’m trading my 13gt in soon for either a 350 or 13/14gt500 and idk which one to get lol so torn between both
@@andreknox9779such a subjective decision. I traded my 350 for my ‘14 500. I have way more fun driving the 500.
@@myvalium1 that’s good to hear I’m still debating I kind of want something newer
@@andreknox9779 so then your heart is saying 350
I can't believe anyone saying 2014 GT500 is better than the 2020Gt 500 they are not even in the same league the 2020gt500 is in the super car level and if you doubt it bring your 2014 am here in Atlanta and I will bring my 2020gt500
I don't think it's about which one performs better. It's about how one is more raw muscle (13/14) while the other one is more of a sports car that anyone with no brain can drive (2020 and up GT500)
Call me crazy but I really like the 09 GT500.. The early S197's to me were the perfect mix of modern/retro body style. The 13-14's aren't my thing.. The S550 is a different car entirely (literally), I'd take the 2021 GT500 in this case Lol.
The 09 can be made just as fast as modified 14s with a simple blower swap and it's even more raw. For the money it's the best one by far.
I have a 07 GT500, which can still be had for $32K with low miles. I just bought the 5.8L supercharger, which will bolt directly on the 5.4L. Buy a 07-09 GT500 with low miles for low 30s, spend $10K in mods, and for $42K you can have a 700rwhp monster.
@@jasonpitts8395 I've seen a few for sale in the 30's.. If I was scrooge mcduck I'd definitely get one Lol.
As is, I only have 1 parking space and I'm not crazy about the idea of dropping 30k on a 20 year old 600hp daily driver.. 😂 That's out of my tax bracket but for sure not a terrible deal.
Need to put that factory oil separator on the S550 500
As great as the S550 version is, I need that manual.
Me too. I just can't jump to the dct performance only goes so far it kills my driving experience I don't want it. It's not like the old ones are slow or something people just gotta have that latest greatest.
I’ve had many mustangs. The autos are just to boring! Never again!
The 2013 Red Candy is way sexier than the 2014 Ruby. But, those years were the better looking cars. Can't argue with the tech and raw power of the later years.
I personally like the S197 better. I had both a 2013 S197 GTCS and a 2017 S550 GT Premium. Both cars are great cars, but, for me, like I stated before, I prefer the looks of the 1rst gen coyote 5.0 Mustang over all over the newer Mustangs.
Liked for hood pins peeling lol
No comparison the 2021, only better part on 14 maybe the standard shift, one you only get in a6spd manual other in the dual clutch auto
There is a comparison tho when the driving experience is far better on the manual car and the old ones also sound better. That matters on a street car.
If all i could have is one then the 2014 all day, real men drive manuals lol. Now having both...thats next level
Other then TH-cam what do you do for work to have such nice vehicles at your age ?
Own a 14 and 22 gt500 cftp… it’s not even close the 22 wins in every criteria…
Except sound and driver feel and engagement and fun factor. That's the most important "criteria" for a street car. Either one can be made crazy fast without much fuss. The new one costs like double too. Dollar for dollar it's not even close to the clear cut winner you seem to think it is. Some of us actually enjoy the art of driving a manual trans.
@@midnight347 bro the cftp feels and does things it shouldn’t, have you heard the cold start, easily one of the loudest stock cars I’ve heard, just as loud as a gt350 maybe louder at full throttle, literally beats supercar for a 3rd. It can take a turn extremely well that’s part of driving not just mashing the throttle and going straight. Sure a mani are fun, but the whole point of the dct is shift extremely fast 0.8th of a second as well as control all 760 hp. The manual in gt500 would honestly be a downgrade, I assure you one ride it will all make sense. Love the 14, but it’s not even close to me. Some of like the art of winning Lolz
For fun factor street car 13/14 GT 500 all day.
Hi I'll choose the 2014 mustang cobra instead 😊❤
I have the 13 model and my HVAC guy has the 21. He paid 30k more for his than I did and we like driving mine more, but the new GT500 is still an awesome car. I just think if I'm going for more of a super car, I'd get something different from Ford.
What do you do for a living?
2 of my dream cars an you got both 😅
2021 gt500.
2014 GT500 all day. A really low mile 2014 GT500 still sells for over $60K. When Ford made the newer GT500 automatic only, they lost a lot of people.
14 all day
im thinking of selling my 66 fastback to put towards a gt350 if your interested.
For the future old car, Superformance Cobra or GT40. Oldish...
That’d be awesome!!
I'd take the 2014 for the manual.
I think Ford did a good job with the mustang; I have a 21 GT/CS with the 6 speed and it is so much fun to drive, I have Vetts too and they just sit, hardly ever drive them. The sound and the power and the fun of the 6 speed beats everything else. The Vetts are auto, not paddle.... boring. Someday a Shelby 500
That is a great dilemma to have lol
I oersonally dont here too many people talking about the 2021 vs 2014 when it comes to the shelby.
I love’em both
Manual 2014 GT500 thanks
I think to me pushrod v8 like hellcat or zl1 is all-American muscle
Give me the manual. That’s the deciding factor.
Honestly SVT
A hellcat wished it sounded like an s197 gt500
Easy call 2014 ftw
Hmmmmm. Which crowd sweeper to choose?? Decisions decisions.
Mustang crowd jokes, they just get better and better 🥱
@@TexasRevving
Never gets old though. Classic
Nobody looks at top speed lol, when are you on the street or even the drag strip ever going to hit 200mph. It's all about acceleration
Well, if it hits 200mph at all, I’m assuming it accelerates pretty well too
I watched a video recently on the 2014 GT500. It takes a minute or two but it will do 197 for sure. All depends on the ambient temps.
Interior new one, exterior old one
I really thought SVT was a 2005ish model body style.. Shows what I know.. But they are both beautiful cars.. And I always thought there was a 5.8L or 351 in those cars..
FORD RULES
2014 gt500, how dare you, I think most guys are here coming ......the base of nfs mw razor's car
Wireless carplay sucks so no loss there!
I freaking love it in my raptor!
13/14 had a very non-muscular shape to the front and rear that I really don’t like. It looks very narrow feeding down to narrow tires. The wide body “kit” fixes this. Not a very dramatic style to the body which is unfortunate because the motor is incredible.
2014............
51% of all Mustang owners chew tobacco and 78% of Corvette owners have gray hair. That's all I know.
Paused as soon as it started to tell you how happy seeing a new upload with the 500 and SVT, just made me😂🫡🤙😃 I don’t think you realize how much we all enjoy your content💪 What’s wild is, I run a few different business, but love guns and I randomly saw you about a year ago with a company video I had clicked on. Blessings to you and we appreciate you brother!
Oh man I really appreciate the kind words! Thank you so much, makes me want to have more reasons to upload! 🙏
I just got my 2017 GT 8 months ago it's mainly a weekend car for me.. She only had 1 other owner n only 8,909 miles when I bought her.. th-cam.com/video/GEJINM-16Pk/w-d-xo.html I know it's a GT but I love this car.. I went with the manual for the fun.. I have no regrets at all mine came Base with a Performance Pack, 373's, struts braces' beefier sway bars and I'm on a staggered set up, with 275's on the back and 255's up front.. I plan to keep her as stock as I can stand for now and in a few years she is getting Whippled and a stage 1 tune.. I'm not looking for 800 wheel.. But if I can get to 680ish on 93 pump gas and have the car run like it came from Ford that way, meaning smooth.. I'm willing to sacrifice power to stay on 93 and keep the car from blowing up in 2 or 5 years even.. They closed down a track we had so there's no where to put 700 plus wheel down at without getting into trouble really.. Unless you have a track near by where are you going to need more than 650 wheel at that's a lot of power even these days..