"Eisboch" > wrote in message
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>> 2006 BMW M5 (5 liter V10 7 speed with 500 horsepower & 383 torque)
>> versus 2007 Ford Shelby GT500 ( 5.4 liter V8 6 speed with 500 horsepower
>> & 480 torque). I am not a mechanic and don't know exactly what torque
>> is but I heard that if a car has more torque, it has more power. If I
>> am right, does that mean Ford Shelby can out run M5 from zero to sixty
>> and high speed?. Also M5 costs almost twice as much than Shelby GT500
>> so seems Shelby is a better value. Am I right? Is there other side to
>> this that I am ignorant about? Enlighten me please if I am.
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Just read a review on the '07 Shelby GT500 at Edmunds.com. Looks like a
potent car. It's turbocharged as compared to the naturally aspirated M5.
Edmunds mentions it as being a challenge to the M3 and doesn't mention the
M5. I'll betcha the M3 can still out-handle it, overall.

Looks like you are correct in the pricing. The Shelby 500 is just over 40K
whereas the M5 starts at about 82k.

Eisboch