i had the 06 gt and test drove an '11 5.0 before deciding the z is the way to go. passenger carry is a problem...sort of. I took my dad and brother with me to get the Z. We took the stang cause I was trading it in. So now we had 3 people and a 2 seater. put my 6 foot brother in the Z trunk and drove home. no kidding, worked like a charm