Chevrolet Corvette vs Ford Shelby Mustang GT350

Yes, they are close. The 1/4 mile time for the Stingray must have been at a drag strip or other prepared surface. Car and Driver only got 1/4 mile times of 12.1 to 12.2 for the Stingray. This drag strip time messes up the comparison.

Here are the Car and Driver results for the Corvette Stingray:
PRICE AS TESTED: $66,385 (base price: $51,995)

ENGINE TYPE: pushrod 16-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection

Displacement: 376 cu in, 6162 cc
Power: 460 hp @ 6000 rpm
Torque: 465 lb-ft @ 4600 rpm

TRANSMISSION: 7-speed manual

DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 106.7 in
Length: 177.0 in
Width: 73.9 in Height: 48.6 in
Curb weight: 3444 lb

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 3.9
Zero to 100 mph: 8.7
Zero to 130 mph: 15.1 sec
Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 4.5 sec
Top gear, 30-50 mph: 11.4 sec
Top gear, 50-70 mph: 10.2 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.2 sec @ 117 mph
Top speed (C/D est): 190
Braking, 70-0 mph: 146 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad*: 1.08 g

FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway driving: 17/29 mpg
*Stability-control-inhibited.

Yes but slightly higher up in the speed range the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray starts to exert authority albeit at high speeds.

Aerodynamics perhaps? It's been an age and a half since I looked at those vis a vis top speed.

As stated I've not done any comparison modelling in quite awhile. I think it's been 9 months LOL!

But I've a new piece of equipment to play around with. I'll perhaps, look at something later.

The C7 Corvette Stingray has a smaller frontal area, and better drag coefficient than the Shelby Mustang GT350. Above 150 mph the Corvette pulls away from the Shelby Mustang and reaches a 10 mph higher top speed.

Yeah a smaller frontal area will definitely impact top speeds. She definitely clears off! 10MPH + higher speeds is significant!

Yes that quarter mile result is a curveball lol. At the time it was posted, it was the world record for a bone stock C7 Stingray (I think it still is). I kinda don't want fastestlaps to change it because it's one of the few (albiet false) specs that remain from when I just started out in the fastestlaps community (about 2-3 years before I made this account). Call it nostalgia I guess.

Yeah, that C7 Stingray quarter mile has been there for a long time, but it does mess up comparisons. I have always considered fastestlaps to be more accurate than zeperfs, I still do. I can't actually remember when I first came upon fastestlaps, maybe 2010, but it was before the C7 Stingray came out. I would like us to have accurate verified specs that are representative of the cars performance.