Originally Posted by Cristobal09

So heres my story on test driving a 5.0...

So after hearing all the hype on a 5.0 stang and like 7 or 8 people moving from 370's to 5.0's, I figured id have to see what all the hype was all about. At first I test drove a manual with brembo brake package and relatively fully loaded. Since im not the best at a manual, I couldnt get the full feel of the car. But I wasnt too thrilled with the interior and besides the power in a straight line, it didnt blow my socks off. And according to Steve, apparentlty there is a sports mode in the brembo package that the salesman didnt even know about.

Fast forward to yesterday, where the salesman calls me up and says they got an auto 5.0 in. So since work is so slow and ive got to kill off 200 vacation hours before the end of august, I figured id drive back out there. It did not have the brembo brake package. I took the first turn out of the parking lot and the all season tires just skidded all over the place. I got on it pretty hard but with those crappy tires I couldnt get decent grip even in 85 degree weather. When I was cruising at 60, the salesman told me to get on it (and as some of you NOVA guys know, im a sloth when it comes to speed and he was getting frustrated I was going so slow) and it got up to 85 in no time at all. THAT was cool. Just as long as I wasnt taking fast turns it was fine.

So in the end im MUCH happier with my 370 I have now. The engine note in the 5.0 sounds MUCH nicer compared to the 3.7. The 370 doesnt have near the power in a straight line like the 5.0 (obviously). I also didnt like how there was a lot more play in the steering wheel,but thats going to happen with a larger car. I told him to call me up if they got an auto Brembo package in, but even then Im not sure I could take a hit and trade in my 370 for a 5.0.

Also considering how great you Mid-a 370 guys are, im not sure I would want to leave the comfort of decent people and move to an old american muscle car group, but nobody could be as bad as the M3 group.....