mitsubishi lancer evolution and ford mustang gt

[yfz450]

is there gonna be mitsubishi lancer evolution or the new 2005-2007 ford mustang gt in the game if so let me know because i saw a picture of a 350z in the game and these 2 cars are faster and better then the 350z

[killjoy32]

mits lancer no mustang a bunch F@%$ FORD!!!

[Spyker-Holland]

I want the 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI;)

[SVT_MAN]

mits lancer no mustang a bunch F@%$ FORD!!!

A lot of things dictate what cars go in the game. Everything from licensing to marketing to preferences on the dev team dictate what goes into the game. If you don't like the cars, don't buy the game. It's that simple. I've wanted Mustangs in Need For Speed games since the early 1990s and never really got the cars I wanted in the games. Did that upset me? Yes. Was there anything I could do about it? No, not until car editing became commonplace with NFS 3. And, this game isn't about Japanese cars - play some Need For Speed: Underground games if you want those. Even though they suck. I'd rather not hear high revving four bangers with body kits in this game, and I, for one, am very happy they decided to omit the Lancer. Now, the Lancer Evolution and Subaru WRX are totally different stories. If they wanted some AWD powerful rally cars, that would be cool with me. But, once again, many things dictate that and it isn't as simple as wanting them in the game.

[yfz450]

ok svt man but not because the mitsubishi lancer evo is a 4 cylinder t means that its slow for example did u see that episode in top gear when the evo owned the lamborghini there are many versions of the mustang and evo

[SVT_MAN]

ok svt man but not because the mitsubishi lancer evo is a 4 cylinder t means that its slow for example did u see that episode in top gear when the evo owned the lamborghini there are many versions of the mustang and evo


As I understand it, the Evo itself is not a car model. It's a level on the range. I think the Evo is a Lancer range level isn't it? Maybe I'm wrong. Bottom line is, most people would get bored with a 162 hp I4. If they want the Lancer Evo that would be cool.

[Diab]

Mitsubishi Lancer is the platform the Rally inspired model is the Lancer Evolution IX (9) right now. I hope the Tommi Makkinen Edition (T.M.E) is in though, I love that car. Wonder if any Scoobies (Subaru) are in also, gotta have the P1. As for Mustang's not my cup of tea but then this game isn't only being built for me so the more cars the merrier !!

Lancer Evolution VI (6) T.M.E:
http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/japan/mit_evotm2.jpg

[SVT_MAN]

I agree with the sentiment - "the more cars the merrier" .. however, to me at least, that Mitsu looks like another FNF car even though it's fast. It doesn't seem to look suave enough for the style of this game. Just my 2 cents. I wouldn't complain if they added it.

[rygybortoe]

Well the whole point of TDU is to customize your car any way you want, so if u have a street racer than go ahead and customize your car

[SVT_MAN]

Well the whole point of TDU is to customize your car any way you want, so if u have a street racer than go ahead and customize your car

That didn't seem like the point of TDU to me, but to each his own.

[SpoonS2k]

Yeah, but how fun is it to drive around and see nothing but exotic sports cars. I think the diversity is what would make this game really fun. Like pulling up to the stop light in an EVO thats modded out and you rip some Lambo a new one off the line!

[SVT_MAN]

Frankly, it'd be refreshing to me, but like I said - to each his own.

[xXShadowStrikeX]

I want the variety, but there is also the theme of luxury and so on. As said before and many times, there are many factors - legal and dev-wise - that will determine which cars make the cut.

[yfz450]

if they put the lancer evolution fq400 that will be enough to smoke some lambos and 360 modenas i hate the fast and forious they made the evo from a rally and track car to a ricer and show evos are not made for showing people your neons and stuff its made as a 4 door family car car but with the performance andhandling of a track car

[Andrewistheman]

i wana see the subaru WRX lancer evo and 350z

[BlackFire12]

lol very silly to leave out the evo, ok lets not put the FQ400 even though it has 405hp and 355 lb-ft torque. hell, even the baseline model has 286hp and 289 lb/ft. and svt man, i have a feeling you underestimate the japanese, by a lot. no offense.

[xXShadowStrikeX]

They Devs might not have the licences, might not think it fits appropriately into TDU, could have filled their quota of Japenese models, etc.

[JipJopJones]

WRX's are soo sick, i'd love to dsee one in this game as a starter car

[KoenigViper]

ok svt man but not because the mitsubishi lancer evo is a 4 cylinder t means that its slow for example did u see that episode in top gear when the evo owned the lamborghini there are many versions of the mustang and evo
The FQ440 did not "own" the Lamborghini. The Lamborghini, when tested, even reported to be a straightline winner. Lamborghinis have never been made to special track vehicles unless they are special models.

[bbshepp]

The FQ440 did not "own" the Lamborghini. The Lamborghini, when tested, even reported to be a straightline winner. Lamborghinis have never been made to special track vehicles unless they are special models.
I don't care if the evo 'owned' the lambo on the track either, I know which one I'd rather have on my driveway! :D
WRX's are soo sick, i'd love to dsee one in this game as a starter car
If the WRX was in the game I wonder if the police would pull you over for being a suspected drug dealer, (no stereo types)lol.

[yfz450]

subarus are cool but not as cool as the evos evos are more powerul and better handling but what i like about the subaru is the look it looks better then the evo better exteror and interior

[Andrewistheman]

i think subaru is better than Lancer and ya i saw that episode when the EVO "owned" the Lambo

but i still think the lambo would beat it in a street race :D

[Innerg]

ok svt man but not because the mitsubishi lancer evo is a 4 cylinder t means that its slow for example did u see that episode in top gear when the evo owned the lamborghini there are many versions of the mustang and evo

Are you talking about that goofy TV show, where one of there test is to go from a slow roll and place the car in the top gear and chug its way up the RPMs? That proves nothing. The EVO has ALOT lower top speed then the Lambo, that is why it did better going from a roll in their top gear all the way up. From a roll if the Lambo and the EVO used all of their gearing it would be a different story.

And we all know that when you take away the EVO's and STI's 7K rpm launch and take it from a roll then they fall on their face. The launch on those cars is all they have in a drag race.

[Sir_Galahad]

I would really like to see some EVOs in the game, since I drive an EVO IX myself (stock and in beautiful black). I can say that this car is fast, but most outstanding is the handling, really incredible.
A model VI, IX and X would be nice to have, but as far as I know they're not planned :(.

I also have seen the TV-show with the Lambo and the FQ400. Of course the EVO has lower topspeed, but has also less weight and the better AWD-system. Another fact is, that the track had a lot of curves and only short straights, not optimal for the Murcielago.
If they didn't cheat for some reason, the performance of the EVO is quite impressive at least.

Btw. driving a straight dragstrip isn't much fun (at least to me). I prefer a winding mountain-road and the EVO is one of the best cars for that :).

[xDetroitMetalx]

These racing games need to make it so we can create our dream car the way we would have it and still be able to show it off on the road. So have the ricers in the game if people want it I don't care. As long as a fully modded Focus can't keep up with a fully modded Vette I'll be happy. We can just drive our muscle / exotic cars and be to far ahead to hear the annoying turbo / 4 cyl motor to even care.

[WildKarrde]

I would really like to see some EVOs in the game, since I drive an EVO IX myself (stock and in beautiful black). I can say that this car is fast, but most outstanding is the handling, really incredible.
A model VI, IX and X would be nice to have, but as far as I know they're not planned :(.

I also have seen the TV-show with the Lambo and the FQ400. Of course the EVO has lower topspeed, but has also less weight and the better AWD-system. Another fact is, that the track had a lot of curves and only short straights, not optimal for the Murcielago.
If they didn't cheat for some reason, the performance of the EVO is quite impressive at least.

Btw. driving a straight dragstrip isn't much fun (at least to me). I prefer a winding mountain-road and the EVO is one of the best cars for that :).

Drag racing is for ameature racers that don't know how to really drive... at least that's my opinion. :) And I live in drag racing country... so that's a dangerous opinion to have. But I still stick by it.

[Sir_Galahad]

These racing games need to make it so we can create our dream car the way we would have it and still be able to show it off on the road. So have the ricers in the game if people want it I don't care. As long as a fully modded Focus can't keep up with a fully modded Vette I'll be happy. We can just drive our muscle / exotic cars and be to far ahead to hear the annoying turbo / 4 cyl motor to even care.That depends on what street you race. Of what use is a big engine with 600+ hp if you can't get the power on the road. Sure, the acceleration is good, but it's no big advantage if you take every curve in a drift (which is not the fastet way in most of the times) due to loss of traction. Also, the bigger the engine, the heavier the car, which is also bad for the handling.
So on a winding mountain-road an Evo can compete very well with a big muscle car with 400+ hp for example. On a road with long straights an fast curves the muscle car has the horespower-/topspeed-advantage of course.

And I don't even compare a modded Focus with a stock Evo :rolleyes:.

[gumball3000]

isnt the whole point of this game is to drive the car of your dreams?

Im not really into jap cars im more exotic, supercar type. but anyway the whole point is to drive YOUR dream car. many people have different preferences.So in conclusion i reckon they should include jap cars but i wouldn't be driving them.

and with the issue between the evo and lambo. sure with a couple of thousand in tuning the evo it can beat a lambo. but to me i think the lambo is more of a car, even when i get near one i get goosebumps. i reckon the evo has potential but i would get tonnes more satisfaction from a lambo,porsche,ferrari,mclaren etc.

[KoenigViper]

Drag racing is for ameature racers that don't know how to really drive... at least that's my opinion. :) And I live in drag racing country... so that's a dangerous opinion to have. But I still stick by it.
Come back to us when you've driven an NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, then say they can't drive cause I doubt you could do any better.

[Sir_Galahad]

isnt the whole point of this game is to drive the car of your dreams?

Im not really into jap cars im more exotic, supercar type. but anyway the whole point is to drive YOUR dream car. many people have different preferences.So in conclusion i reckon they should include jap cars but i wouldn't be driving them.I agree with that. With nearly 100 cars at start most people can drive their favourite cars (sooner or later ;)). Of course I know they can not include all cars of the world, but an Evo would be a nice addition. For relatively little money you get a performance car with awesome handling. This car is pure fun to drive and that's the reason why I bought it. Not to show of how fast it can accelerate or how much spoilers it has. I'm quite unhappy with the ricer image but I can live with it.

and with the issue between the evo and lambo. sure with a couple of thousand in tuning the evo it can beat a lambo. but to me i think the lambo is more of a car, even when i get near one i get goosebumps. i reckon the evo has potential but i would get tonnes more satisfaction from a lambo,porsche,ferrari,mclaren etc.Yes, you (even I perhaps) may have tonnes more satisfaction with a Lambo or a similar car, but you'll also need tonnes more money for such cars.

[DarkWorlds]

is there gonna be mitsubishi lancer evolution or the new 2005-2007 ford mustang gt in the game if so let me know because i saw a picture of a 350z in the game and these 2 cars are faster and better then the 350z


Eh you may want to look into the fact. The Evo vs 350Z stock vs stock its a drivers race. The Evo does have a little better chance of coming on top, that ill grant you. The 350Z would have to make no mistakes at all to have a chance. But for a non turbo'ed AWD car, thats impressive for the 350z.

As for the 350Z vs Mustang GT... Well its it stock vs stock and the mustang is 2005 or older it will lose. Only the 2006 mustange can beat the 2006 or later 350Z's. Even the 2006 Mustang vs 2006 350Z is still a drivers race. There nearly identical in the strait line. The Z will pull ahead if theres any corners ;)

So quit bashing the 350z, for it being a 6 cyc car, it can still hang with the V8 or a turbo'ed 4 banger.

[Pixelated]

I want the 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI;)

That cars really sucks ass.

[WildKarrde]

Come back to us when you've driven an NHRA Top Fuel Dragster, then say they can't drive cause I doubt you could do any better.

I'll never have an NHRA Top Fuel Dragster... I have no interest in them, and I don't want one. Anybody can learn how to shift gears, and keep the wheel straight for 10 seconds or less. Heck, a lot of those cars are even automatics now. It takes talent to anticipate a continuous series of tight curves while hanging on the side of a mountain. Especially if you are on a bumpy dirt road in a Lancer Evo going 80MPH. Many more people have died in those sorts of races than on a drag strip.

[xDetroitMetalx]

I'll never have an NHRA Top Fuel Dragster... I have no interest in them, and I don't want one. Anybody can learn how to shift gears, and keep the wheel straight for 10 seconds or less. Heck, a lot of those cars are even automatics now. It takes talent to anticipate a continuous series of tight curves while hanging on the side of a mountain. Especially if you are on a bumpy dirt road in a Lancer Evo going 80MPH. Many more people have died in those sorts of races than on a drag strip.

Shifting gears isn't as easy as you obviously think it is. You got be perfect on the clutch and RPMs with the take off. You gotta shift fast and effeciently within seconds of apart... I'm not 100% sure on how to drag race professionaly but I know it's not a cake walk. I'm sure you can crap your pants going 250mph+ within seconds just as easily as sliding a corner near a cliff going $80. Don't sell the drag racers so short in talent.

[WildKarrde]

See, that's the thing though. All it takes to drag race is a little timing with your shifts. Anyone can learn to do that. Sure... some average Joe isn't going to be able to hop into the cockpit and be a pro right away, but he can learn. It's not really skill... it's learning what works, and then memorizing it... that's really all it boils down to. That, and how fast the car is. I don't mean to say it doesn't take time and dedication to learn, I just personally think that if you can't use your talent in everyday driving, then it's useless. And quite frankly, there is no use for drag racing skills anywhere but the drag strip.

[foproy]

and other forms of pro racing teach you to cut people off. drive in a big circle (nacar mainly on that one) take a corner at 80+... all not really usefull skills in real life. sure racing can teach you alot about car control but then again so can driving school.

[WildKarrde]

:haha: Nascar is another one that cracks me up. Though I do agree it takes skill... and drafting is a useful skill for long trips, it gives you better gas milage. I just think it's sooo boring. Watching a bunch of cars, from 4-5 different manufacturers, that all look identical, run around an oval countless numbers of times. I do like the crashes... but that sorta sucks, because then somebodies life is on the line. As boring as I think it is though, I'm looking foreward to that Nascar movie with Will Farrel in it. :D

Though rally doesn't give you anything more than car handling, that's very important. I think America is screwed up when it comes to getting your driving license. We are quizzed to make sure we know the traffic laws, but we aren't tested on how well we can actually handle a car. No, parallel parking doesn't count. Proper car handling is about 90% of crash safety... I'd much rather avoid an accident than be in one with a car that has a 5 star crash rating. And I have avoided hundreds of accidents because I was able to handle my car. I am able to handle my car, because I often drive rally/autocross style on secluded roads where I know no traffic will be.

As for cutting people off, etc, that helps you to anticipate traffic. I don't know about where you live, but around here, that's how people drive, and you have gotta be able to anticipate it. But... to be honest, playing video games can help with that... it's helped me. And it's much cheaper than racing. :D

[Pixelated]

and other forms of pro racing teach you to cut people off. drive in a big circle (nacar mainly on that one) take a corner at 80+... all not really usefull skills in real life. sure racing can teach you alot about car control but then again so can driving school.

Foproy, Sthu, Drag racing sucks ass compaired to racing around a mountain in an evo. :down:

[mopar4life]

Drag Racing is tough but it doest take as much skill as Rally Ill agree with that.

[ExiledKatan]

I'll never have an NHRA Top Fuel Dragster... I have no interest in them, and I don't want one. Anybody can learn how to shift gears, and keep the wheel straight for 10 seconds or less. Heck, a lot of those cars are even automatics now. It takes talent to anticipate a continuous series of tight curves while hanging on the side of a mountain. Especially if you are on a bumpy dirt road in a Lancer Evo going 80MPH. Many more people have died in those sorts of races than on a drag strip.

Drag racing is much more than shifting gears, its comes down to tuning your car as perfertly as you can, and knowing your car. And to say that many more people have died doing tight turns rather than going down the drag strip is just silly. You screw up your tuning, you miss a shift, something breaks, and you can easily flip that car, and a fire is business as usual.

Its just as easy to argue that if you memorize a bunch of turns and do them 100x that theres no skill, just memorizing. Dont simplify everything :)

I'm not saying either one takes no skill - quite the opposite, that BOTH take a lot of skill. :D

[hucurreyrry@gma]

1. Drag racing takes insane amounts of skill: Timing the light perfectly, dialing in your car, not trying to over do it, understanding the conditions. Your ability to drag race can say a ton more about your skills as a mechanic than any other type of racing can. You have to understand how to minimize wheelspin, and keeping the wheels straight in something with more than 500 ft-lb of torque can take insane amounts of skill anyway. And I've seen some really incredible wrecks....man, I've been following NHRA for a long time now, and it's really an art. When you get around 6000 hp, and the cars can do the 1/4 in 4.5 seconds at 330 mph, you can't just jump in and go. Just to get that extra hundredth of a second they'll spend hours and thousands of dollars but the know how is always what counts. That still applies to the lower classes too though. And have you ever seen a wreck at above 200 mph? I've seen several, some at over 300 mph....if you don't know what you're doing you can put yourself and others in danger far too easily...so before you guys think drag racing is easy at the next stop light you roll up to, think over that for a second.

2. The point of that Top Gear show was that the Evo can out handle the Murcielago on a twisty road course...with lots of straights and sweepers however, the Evo would be toast. The Murcielago is an exotic-luxury car....I would hate to ride at 150 in the Evo, but the Murcielago would feel smooth and forgiving at that speed, and God knows the sound of the Murci sounds worlds better. Heck, the name even sounds better. I love rally racing, and I love the Evo, don't get me wrong, but the Murci and the Evo are cars of very different classes...if you're looking for a super luxury high speed exotic with an exclusive price and status, you want the Murci, if you want a boy-racer "sleeper" with enough room to fit in a baby seat, take the Evo. :) They're both AWD though, so I guess you could go mudding in either. :p Haha. The Evo is ugly though, it looks like a toy. I'd play around with it in the game though. :)

[Colonel_Fry]

Put a 22B STI in there, and Ill be very happy.

[Pixelated]

Oh dear. Someone is stupid.

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=2042433800110624616&q=Evo

[Colonel_Fry]

The only car Id take over anything is a Skyline GTR. Lancers are sweet, but I think Id take a 360 Modena over an FQ-400. That might be an even race, come to think of it.

[gumball3000]

THe issue with the lambo and the lancer was so stupid, Top gear tested both cars on lancer's own home ground with twists and turns. Top gear should have made a tone of different conditions like long straights, wet conditions, city area, country roads and many more. if top gear bring back this test and had done different situations and conditions it would be a whole different story. im not saying thats lancer has cheated, lancer is a good car, but im saying that top gear do make crumy and stupid tests.

[foproy]

that did not look like 130 to me.

[TheLadiesMan]

That cars really sucks ass.

Own an 05 sti myself.. im going to have to disagree with you there.. Everyone I give rides too is always screaming in the passenger seat.. even with the car full with 4 people they thought it was crazy.. and a number of them have been in evos before.. couple of them said f*** the evo, ive gatta get one of these mid way through a corner....

Evos are great cars.. just not for me.. I sat in one and I didnt like it at all..

[Stangbang]

Yeah, but how fun is it to drive around and see nothing but exotic sports cars. I think the diversity is what would make this game really fun. Like pulling up to the stop light in an EVO thats modded out and you rip some Lambo a new one off the line!

Bam!!This guys got it right! :up:

[2JZFAN]

I just posted in another thread about how this game would be legendary IF they included custom wheels. One of my favorite things to mod in Gran Turismo 2 on the PS2 was wheels and their sizes. If TDU had custom wheels then it would be enough to put it over the top. Without atleast custom wheels there is nothing to really make any car much different then another. I forsee many black cars with black factory wheels in the future of TDU :rolleyes: otherwise LOTS and LOTS of black factory wheels!

As for The lancer vs STI talk.. considering they are what "I do" I'll keep it brief. Stock to stock STi > EVO. Once the modding begins the EVO is leaps and bounds a better car. It isn't Subaru’s fault.. but the EJ just isn't nor will ever be a 4G63. Now what is Subaru’s fault is that excuse of a drivetrain in the STi. Stock it'll get the job done don't get me wrong.. However if you eclipse about 425+whp you might as well sell the STi and purchase and EVO. You can't deny the STi of two things though. 1.) The STi has a far better interior. 2.) The STi is one of the best sounding cars on the road. Subaru is a small company.. quality control and paint show this.. Mitsubishi has been doing the EVO for years now and it just keeps somehow improving. I wish more then anything the STi was better.. but it just isn't for all important reasons. Keep in mind as a whole this is just my opinion.. albeit very factually driven.

[bboypuertoroc]

Couple of things I want to point out...

'06 Stang< MT 350Z

Evo 8 vs. STi=drivers race... Evo IX>STi... same story vs. Z, except Z has advantage over Evo 8 up top

[svxrory]

people that are aslking for cars like the evo and sti, i think it is safe to say if you wait there will be cars added in. i dont know for sure but look at pg3 how many cars got added on to that.

[Ceyvme]

And we all know that when you take away the EVO's and STI's 7K rpm launch and take it from a roll then they fall on their face. The launch on those cars is all they have in a drag race.

Care to test that theory against my 121 mph trapping wrx sometime?Stock the evo 9's and sti trap around 103/104. Thats faster than a 350Z by about 2 mph and s2k by 5mph. All of those cars are 13 second capable.

[Argent6978]

Mustang R teh RoXoRz!

[SVT_MAN]

Couple of things I want to point out...

'06 Stang< MT 350Z

Evo 8 vs. STi=drivers race... Evo IX>STi... same story vs. Z, except Z has advantage over Evo 8 up top

I had a nice long explanation that explained why a 06 Mustang GT is faster in a straight line than a 350Z, but I'll save myself from the typing again and just say it explicity:

Drivers equal, the Mustang GT will beat an MT 350Z (yes, the 300 hp edition) in a straight line. No question about it. That said, the race will come down to the drivers because they are not far apart, but Mustangs consistently have been dynoed with a better power to weight ratio, plus they have far more torque than the 350Z to get them going.

Mustangs 0-60 times in magazines have ranged anywhere from 4.8 - 5.2 seconsd to 60. Nissan 350Zs times, I've seen them in the range from 5.5 - 5.8 seconds. Quarter mile is closer, partially because the Mustang's aero is worse - Mustangs have been anywhere from 13.4 to 13.9 seconds. I've seen 350Zs anywhere from 13.8 to 14.3. However, you can tell the Mustang is making more power because its trap speed is between 102-104, whereas the 350Z's trap is always between 97-100mph.

Don't get me wrong, the 350Z is a great car, it's just not as fast, with an equal driver, as the Mustang GT. In terms of handling, however, I give it to the 350Z. It has a firmer suspension, an independent rear suspension, and less mass. All of those equal up to a better handling car.

The Mustang GT is the easier daily driver because it's tuned more towards the side of comfort but it will still handle twisty roads with ease.

I'm not bashing on the 350Z. They're great looking cars and they drive nicely as well. I'd love having either a 350Z or a Mustang GT - certainly a Mustang GT before since it looks nicer to me (in my opinion) .. but either makes a great car.



Which is the better sports cars? Unquestionably the 350Z. The Mustang GT isn't trying to be a sports cars. It's a pony car.
Which is the better car? That depends on your preferences, but the Mustang GT is the better icon, and, in a straight line .. faster. It all depends on your priorities.

[ProjectDOHC]

I bet there won't be any Mitsubishi Cars because 1 theres no Dealer so why would they put it in there......

[Argent6978]

I bet there won't be any Mitsubishi Cars because 1 theres no Dealer so why would they put it in there......

I'm pretty sure that they've considered the option of adding additional content to the game over time, including new car dealerships, among other things that they could possibly put into the game in the future. I would hope they might eventually get some BMW rides. That'd be nice.

[bboypuertoroc]

I had a nice long explanation that explained why a 06 Mustang GT is faster in a straight line than a 350Z, but I'll save myself from the typing again and just say it explicity:

Drivers equal, the Mustang GT will beat an MT 350Z (yes, the 300 hp edition) in a straight line. No question about it. That said, the race will come down to the drivers because they are not far apart, but Mustangs consistently have been dynoed with a better power to weight ratio, plus they have far more torque than the 350Z to get them going.

Mustangs 0-60 times in magazines have ranged anywhere from 4.8 - 5.2 seconsd to 60. Nissan 350Zs times, I've seen them in the range from 5.5 - 5.8 seconds. Quarter mile is closer, partially because the Mustang's aero is worse - Mustangs have been anywhere from 13.4 to 13.9 seconds. I've seen 350Zs anywhere from 13.8 to 14.3. However, you can tell the Mustang is making more power because its trap speed is between 102-104, whereas the 350Z's trap is always between 97-100mph.

Don't get me wrong, the 350Z is a great car, it's just not as fast, with an equal driver, as the Mustang GT. In terms of handling, however, I give it to the 350Z. It has a firmer suspension, an independent rear suspension, and less mass. All of those equal up to a better handling car.

The Mustang GT is the easier daily driver because it's tuned more towards the side of comfort but it will still handle twisty roads with ease.

I'm not bashing on the 350Z. They're great looking cars and they drive nicely as well. I'd love having either a 350Z or a Mustang GT - certainly a Mustang GT before since it looks nicer to me (in my opinion) .. but either makes a great car.



Which is the better sports cars? Unquestionably the 350Z. The Mustang GT isn't trying to be a sports cars. It's a pony car.
Which is the better car? That depends on your preferences, but the Mustang GT is the better icon, and, in a straight line .. faster. It all depends on your priorities.
Yeah, as far as power is concerned, the Mustang has more. Magazine 0-60 times are bull**** (you sound pretty smart in cars, you should know this). Z's average about a 102 trap and can cut a quarter in as quick (not really too quick) as 13.6 stock. I understand the 'Stang should take it in the 1/4, but that's always dependent on if driver can launch or not. From a roll, the Z owns. I've never lost to ANY Mustang when I had my Z (not including my friends Cobra),... the '06's are no slouch, but a Z takes them from a roll. It's all good though, since my car's not in the game anyway (and it can smoke at least half of the cars in it stock-to-stock).

Tony (drives and Evo IX)

BTW, the Mustang does NOT have a better power to weight ratio... the Z weighs in less than 3200 (average around 3100) and has either 287hp or 300hp. The GT has 300hp and weighs 3500.