At first I didn’t notice, so in love was I with the powertrain. The 500-horsepower engine, the growling exhaust note, the short-throw six-shooter…but after a few hours, doubt began to creep into my rationale. It’s not so hot on the twisties, and that fit and finish is off, too, with unequal gaps and some misaligned panels.

So what.
The GT500 is for the guys who work on cars and then drive ‘em slow around the neighborhood with the stereo off. It’s for the enthusiast who places the symphony and power of 500 horses above carving out a canyon.