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" The 21st-century muscle car wars have a new superpower to contend with: the Mustang Shelby GT500, the baddest of all Mustangs. This 540-hp street terror will rocket through the quarter-mile in just 12.6 seconds-- trouncing its Detroit competitors by a wide margin. Even better, Ford&amp;#039;s Special Vehicle Team made sure the GT500 sticks to the corners and stops like a proper sports car. The chassis is wonderfully competent and makes it just as fun to attack the back roads as it is to tear down the quarter-mile. The steering is quick, light and devoid of slop.  BEST PERFORMANCE Mustang Shelby GT500 Base Price: $47,175  This confident handling wasn&amp;#039;t achieved by sacrificing the visceral thrill we want in a ponycar, either. Ford has quieted the supercharger, so the burbly V8 exhaust is more audible. The twin-plate clutch is now much lighter and it engages smoothly, a perfect ally to that cue-ball shifter and the well-defined gates it engages. The brakes are always reassuring, and the pedal is close enough to the throttle for easy heel-and-toe work. And somehow lurid, sideways, tire-smoking burnouts never, ever get old in this car.  Part of the magic here is in the details. The designers employed a deft hand, including small, subtle details like stitched-in seat stripes and an aggressive chin spoiler.  Sure, the GT500&amp;#039;s near $50,000 price is in Corvette territory. But this is a thrill ride that&amp;#039;s worth every penny. Is this the best Mustang ever? Oh yeah. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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