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An enthusiast should really only be concerned with the performance of one vehicle... Their own. Is it fun info to read what one offers vs another? Yeah. Does it mean that one is stuck with those reported metrics? No. These reviews provide entertaining tidbits about performance specs, measurements, reviewer pov's, etc. But they don't hard lock in what these types, or any type of vehicle for that matter, can do, just what they did that day, it that particular guise.
Some will forever perform at a level lower than that of testers, some will vastly exceed it. Those happy with their vehicle won't really care, as long as they enjoy their vehicle. If any if them happen to be disappointed in any part of, or the whole of, their choice, they can change it.
At the end of the day, when John Q. Public pulls up to the line, they're probably not driving the Camaro/Mustang/Challenger that clocked the best 1/4 "hero run" they're also probably not driving the one that ran the worst fail time.
They're driving their vehicle. The one that will perform as well as they desire and/or can afford to make it. Magazine racing doesn't mean a thing once the green light shines, you run what you brung, and you chalk up a W or an L. Then you adjust and see if you can improve... If you want to.
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I think that is pretty fair. But you gotta admit, for a base GT 18, it is less then expected and for shame I John Q. has to plop down $3600 to $8500
more to actually perform. Good god man, that is crazy pricing. Not to mention that with 100 wear tires you going to be out $1500 every year on new tires. Drive the ride 10 years, that for me is 15k which would need two sets a year, that would be 30 grand in tires. OMG!
Other than IMO pitful tires on the base GT, and the ream me the expense of the PP, I see nothing wrong with the new Mustang. But it ain't my money. You can see why Chevy guys are scratching their head and saying gee for $50K, at that point you may look for a ZL1... I rolled my SS for 32K out the door after my GM credit card of forget now $3500 and higer education pricing special, etc.
http://www.motortrend.com/news/2018-...t-look-review/
edit sports cup 2 have a 180 rear, not great but better than I remember.
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