Pretty cool event. Car drives really smooth and handles better than before. Less power than my Cobra but a couple of mods could easily fix that!

Check out the pics here (http://www.bumsmell.com/innovation/ford01.html). Lots of pictures of the new GT, too... sweet...

Thats a V6 Stang, I just don't like the rims that the V6 comes with but nicer than the 99-04 models.

The black one is the V6. All but one on the track were GTs :)

Thanks for posting the pics!

I dont' know how I feel about the new ones yet-- I'm waiting to see one in person to decide if I like the bodystyle or not.

yeah same here, sometimes I like it sometimes I hate it, I guess I'll wait to see how it performs. The video I saw of a 99-04 stang beating the 05 wasn't promising though, prolly bad driver. we'll see.[&:]

I just hope they make some major changes on the 07 cobra or I might be looking into a 07 z06 when the time comes :(

You drove an 05 and that is all you have to post about your experience. Please give more info about your experience...

I just hope they make some major changes on the 07 cobra or I might be looking into a 07 z06 when the time comes :(




what does the 07 look like?? ive never seen any pics of it

Yeah, could have been a crappy driver or something.

I'm looking forward to the future cobras... I'm looking into getting one when they come back out, because then this stang will be paid off.

I don't think there are pics of the 07 cobra concept-- atleast I haven't heard or seen anything.

If anyone knows about that though, please share!

The Cobra's coming out in early '06, I wouldn't expect much difference between that and the '07. It'll be more expensive than the '04, can't say much about that right now, but there will be plenty more power than the current Cobra.

as of right now ford has announced that since the SVT team has been wrapped up in the Ford GT progject, they will be releasing a new cobra in mid-late 06, badged as no less than an 07 model. get the 06 cobra out fo your heads. there's no way it'll be done in the next year or so. and car companies almost never release a car late in a calender year and make the model year the same. you all should know that, common sense.

as far as the 05 GT, i plan to buy one as a daily driver when i get back from kuwait next summer.

OMG...I personally LOVE those stangs!!! (hint! hint!) lol I really want one.....:) How come noone likes them?

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You drove an 05 and that is all you have to post about your experience. Please give more info about your experience...


Sorry for the late reply; I didn't receive any emails that this thread was posted to!

I drove a black GT. The track was pretty short because they were sharing the speedway with the Ford 500 and the Freestyle. You can see most of it in the pics. My "co-pilot" didn't work for Ford, she was a Pace car driver and was very cool. She said to just "go for it" and not let off unless she said so. The driving position was comfortable and the wheel and stick were in very nice positions. The seat didn't have the same "grab" of the 03-04 Cobras (if you don't know what I'm talking about go to your nearest SVT dealer and sit in a new Cobra) but were nice. On take-off the wheels chirped and the car pulled strong up to about 5.5k. *Very* smooth shift into 2nd, the clutch was light and the throw was like butter. I came into the first turn right as I shifted into second. I took a good hold of the wheel since I was told that I wouldn't have enough room anywhere to hit 3rd. The wheel had a good, thick, sturdy feel. The car tracked well. I barely let off the gas through the first 90-degree turn and didn't break loose at all. The wide stance of the car made it really stick to the road. On the tighter turns there was some understeer and it was pretty easy to break the car into a drift, but everything was controllable and predictable. Overall I like the steering, handling, ride, and comfort 10 fold over my Cobra. It did lack the raw power and muscle-car feel, but exhaust and a few other mods would probably fix that. Great ride. I may have to sell one of my cars to make room for one.

THAT CAR LOOKS SWEET!!!!

I dunno why everyone has in their heads that there will be a '06 Cobra? It'll be '07 at the earliest