Mustang driver’s commentary during runs 2 & 3 was excellent.

If this video proves anything, it’s that the most important spec is who’s driving.

Comes to show that with the right driver behind the wheel.the car will respond to its full expected performance!excellent race!

“Here Kitty Kitty Kitty “ whenever I hear that Hellcat whine. Great race. I’m team Hemi but that GT500 is a respected beast.

Race starts at 5:23.

glad he admitted he didn’t know how to drive it instead of blaming on the car, awesome runs💯

Very exited to see how the Mustang continues to develop, as it seems to continuously get better with every generation.

Both cars are beautiful . I appreciate both . GM, Ford , Dodge . Keep them coming .

Always been a Dodge fan. But I will always tip my hat to anyone with a muscle car regardless of brand. I will always love seeing Cameros, Mustangs, Vettes, Chargers, Challengers on the roads today, carrying the torch of the days of old muscle and will forever hold these memories like our grandfathers and fathers before us.

I've always been a huge mustang fan, and especially the GT500. However I'm not one of those car guys where I hate on anything that isn't a Ford or a mustang. Dodge has done an unbelievable job with the Challenger. Growing up in the 60s would have been unbelievable. To be in the muscle car era growing up would have been a dream come true. That being said I feel that we are equally as lucky living in today's day and age. To have the mustang, challenger, camaro, and Corvettes of today is pretty special. The horsepower that these cars are turning out today is unbelievable. Years down the road there are going to be younger people wishing that they grew up doing this current time. I have a feeling before long we're going to start seeing a reduction in automobiles horsepower and eventually going to Total electric. So in a sense I believe we are living in the last great muscle car era. I'm going to try to sit back and enjoy it for all it's worth.

I am a huge fan of the Mustang and I'm happy to see that the GT500 took the W but I'm still very impressed by the Hellcat being able to hold off the Mustang for a little while. I love hellcats and camaros but the Mustang will always be my favorite 💙

I love both cars!!! I own a 01 Z06 with a few mods. I'm selling it for a 2014 GT500. Had 2 mustangs and a 1st generation Lightning. Also this is my 3rd vette. I'm fortunate to have owned these vehicles. The big 3 have great cars with incredible performance right out of the show room. Love them all!!!

GT500’s driver here… Thank you Sam for these races and thank you for telling me to change my Roush for this GT500. I’m not bashing my old Roush which is a beast but this beauty is another thing 🔥🔥🔥 thanks to Dane for racing me again, it’s always a pleasure and more seeing you launching that Hellcat!!! Only Few people are capable to do it, UGLY TRUTH 🔥🔥🔥 Sam, find a Red eye or demon, we don’t race to see who’s the best but for chilling lol Peace everyone and be safe!!!

This was a great race! As a Hellcat owner, I love watching Dane launch his Cat flawlessly! Thanks for showing everyone these cars CAN be launched as well as any performance car on unprepped surface! Much respect to the GT500 though; great performance machine!

6:18 is the highlight of the video🤣🤣🤣

Hey just want to say I respect you for being man enough to know when you're unable to do something I respect your Channel first time watching it now I'm a subscriber Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's

The hellcat red-eye would've been a more accurate test. With it's 797 horses vs 760 for the Shelby.

Gotta correct you Sam. Shelby American had ZERO input into the making of the GT500. It's all Ford, and more specifically Ford Performance.

Should of been the redeye instead of regular hellcat but enjoyed the race

IMAGINE THE IRONY - GAS FUELED MUSCLE CARS AGAINST A BACKGROUND OF WINDMILLS HARDLY TURNING BECAUSE OF NO WIND.

The Shelby is so beautiful. My dream muscle car! 😍 Hellcats are great too!

Doesnt matter if it’s the fastest muscle car or not but the Shelby GT500 will always be a legendary car all around, the type to make you fall in love at first sight 🔥

Having lived & drove through BOTH muscle car era`s, and have owned many, yesterday AND today, much respect to ALL of them, yesterday AND today. I don`t care what badge is in the grill, they ALL have their place in our hearts, and we have lived in the best of times for brute gas horsepower. Where we go from here.... well, that`s what memories and dreams are for.

I gotta say as a person who loves cars I’ve been to several car shows and seen lots of demons, and been in those cars, but I finally was able to run into a Mustang cobra at a car show. The man took me for a ride that car was extremely fast. All the car had was a upgraded tune. I don’t know how much power the car was producing but I’ve been in challengers with 1000 hp and that mustang felt like it was past 1000 hp range. that 10 speed transmission is on another level .

The C8 makes complete sense when you see these cars lauch from a dig. Much respect Sam for knowing your limitations, and letting the owner launch the GT500. Was a much better race for it. You definitely aren't the only one that has a hard time launching that car though. Thanks again

It takes practice over and over to get cars like this to launch well on street tires on a regular road. Roll race is your best bet.

so what's the time at quarter mile for both cars? I want to know how it stacks up against my 2023 M240i. Thanks.

American muscle simple as that love ‘‘em both 😎

Everyone saying that the Hellcat Redeye would have been a closer race could not be more WRONG! The GT500 had traction issues with 760hp, do you really think a Redeye with 797hp and more torque than the base hellcat would launch any better than the 2 cars in this video? Spinnin' ain't winnin' and all that Redeye would do is spin!

GT500 driver is a crazy man. @6:22

Two awesome muscle cars here. I’m a lifelong Ford guy but I do love the Challengers and all muscle cars in general

I'll always be a Mustang guy, but man those Mopars sound so good!

Good races by two great cars. It’s not surprising to see the hellkitty get out front on all the races. The TQ on those things are awesome. The 500 on the other hand, up top that thing is screaming!

That guy driving the Mustang sounded like Xena warrior princess when he passed that Hellcat 😂😆😂

Great drag race. Have I ever mentioned testing equipment to you? My neighbor has a 1997 Suburban with glass packs. Sounds like the cars tested here, but probably runs a 30 second 1/4. You desperately need numbers.

@sam car legion is there a way you could do a 10speed mustang GT race an f430 ? That would be awesome 👏 I’m just curious. To see something like that

the GT500 all the way for me! LOVE that gorgeous car!

The V8’s sound so good!

Run 1.. you don't know anything about vehicles. RUN 2.. THANK YOU MY G! All the rolls thank you for representing.

Such an LEGENDARY race , should have been on public tv

What a great niche this channel has carved out. There are a lot of great channels that offer a detailed review of cars and I enjoy them ie Matt Maran but if you are not in the market to purchase and just want to enjoy seeing how various cars stack up against one another this is great. I enjoy more and more, real world conditions, everyday drivers etc, its excellent !!

I’m a MOPAR guy but that Stang is no joke! Ford did a great job with that 5.2!

I noticed the Quebec plates on the Stang. Being from Montreal, I'm guessing this was done at Mirabel?

Mustang owners. Remember. There's a one second delay on the launch controls!

The mustang sounds so evil >< I love it!

Really miss your old format. HP/TQ figures and power to weight ratio clear and visible towards the beginning.

Challengers have aged like wine, beautiful cars.

The reaction time of the guy driving the Shelby weighed as much as the hellcat 🤣

The GT 500 is a thing of beauty, both great cars but just out of looks I have no choice e but the gr500.

Should've gotten the Redeye Sam, would've been more interesting 🔥🔥

Well i can tell ya one thing...i have both the challenger and Shelby.Git the challenger first and then purchased mustang a year later and i must be honest...Im missing my challenger ever day.After a few months of driving the shelby the sheen has wore off.They can say challengers are heavy and big boats but maaaaan they are so comfortable.I miss that my challenger so much now.The shelby and the 6 speed manual are fun at times but the challengers nice seats and automatic is heaven as a daily driver. Trying to get wife to learn to drive manual so i can get back in my challenger a few days a week.😂😂

Thanks for the video , made me realize a drive needs to know how to drive and take advantage of the machine , i will love to see such with both cars fitted with an active wing and drag bet this would interesting to have it with a VictorRacing spoiler

It’s impressive how well the Hellcat keeps up considering how heavy it is and the fact that it has a torque converter automatic transmission compared to the GT500’a dual clutch 7 speed.

Gt 500 just needed a good driver. 👍 easy win for ford

Q ronco lindo maravilhoso o Dodge incomparável 👏👏👏👏

When you gotta say “hold my beer “ & do the race yourself 😂

That stang is a rocket. Beat out of the hole and still gaps that Redeye. Awesome comparison. I've see so many "professionals" ruin comparisons with shit driving. Fixing a driver issue like these guys did is an A++ move

Lots and lots of gas ⛽️ was wasted today 😫🙌🏼🤙🔥💯

I'd still take the Challenger, bigger and more reminiscent of the old muscle

It was the way he started screaming 😂 please just always have him drive 😂

6:20 - the habibi yell had me rolling lmao

The Ford Mustang 500 GT is a very beautiful car. If you think I am completely biased, you are so correct!

As a charger helllcat and challenger 392 shakedown driver, I can honestly look at that Shelby and go “that’s a beautiful car.”

Come on now, I don’t care what manufacturer you favor, as a gearhead, how can you not love the music these two monsters make? Glorious!!!!

Thanks for the video, on a different channel "not naming any names" they had the TRX out running the GT500 I just hope they're watching your video. I knew then that wasn't right, the TRX is a bad ass truck but no way can it stand beside the 500.

I've literally seen better go-cart races than this. Race like you mean it!

I've owned a few Hot-Rods,.......Big block 69 Roadrunner,...big block 70 nova,...70 Corvette with a 396,...none of these cars had the factory engine,........probably 375-500 horsepower. They all had that rumpity-rump cam sound that I love and sounded even better when you nailed it. What is with these new so-called muscle cars that have 300-500 horsepower and have that clackity-clack exhaust sound? To the car designers/engineers at Dodge,......I don't care how fast it is,........you can't make a Hot-Rod out of a four door. Four doors are for grocery stores.

As a female, strictly novice in (most, not all) things tech talk, I have always been a FoMoCo fan. I was an avid NASCAR WC fan until my hero, Rusty Wallace retired. I own a 2013 F150 360 and a 2006 Merc Grand Marquis. I will never own a rice wagon Idc how much they are touted for longevity, trade-in value, etc. I was so proud of how this GT500 performed against the Hellcat. In fairness, I love and respect the Dodge brand as well. Even though it pains me to acknowledge that the individual parts mfg of both brands are farmed out to other countries, and that our USA plants are almost limited to final assembly, as opposed to years gone by that the complete manufacturing of the complete vehicle from parts, to the final roll-out of the finished product was all USA. I still feel allegiance to the 'Big Three' as being of the great US of A. Where is Paul Harvey when you need him. God Bless America.

It's weird seeing a hellcat leave the line before anything else

The new performance cars sound so raspy compared to the old school deep roar.

what year is the hellcat ?

Now this is the Mustang competitor, Challengers and Camaros.

I'd take the Shelby no hesitation i prefer track cars

Sam, Shelby hasn’t built the Mustang since the 60s. Ford Motor Company builds the Shelby GT 500. Special vehicle team. (SVT)

El Mustang necesita chofer, no el babas ese, parece que iba en andadera😂😂😂

Baby, It is not about the ride, its all about the rider!!!!!!!!!!

One things for sure those are two absolutely beautiful engines

When he said he’d put it in track mode, I WAS SO TRIGGERED. Why not put it in DRAGSTRIP mode?

Just from intro Mustang: burnout, all of the cameo, 50 revs Challenger: 3 peek a boo's and 2 revs Clear bias lol. Good vid

what many peoples dont know, you can convert the Hellcat to AWD and put stiffer Shocks, springs and swaybars on, it will drive circles around every Mustang. The Frame from that Challenger is based on the Mercedes Benz W210 E-Class. That says all.

Camaro guy here.. The Hellcat had the jump on every single run and all but the first 1 the Mustang came back and gapped the Cat. Impressive! 👍👍Win or lose I'd rather have the Shelby

707 HP on the narrow body Cat.. which is a 2018 or older. I'll race you in my 22 widebody Charger Redeye. Would be a much better race.

This just shows no matter what you got it all comes down to the skill of the driver.

The kid in the next lane is running from him while running against him! 😂

Double clutch auto is untouchable in gt500

While I prefer the Shelby, Hellcats are amazing. I love everything about these cars.

For those who think there Shelby GT-500 predator or there hell cat are faster , well the proof is in this video no prep track on street tire. The 2020 GT-500 predator is faster than the Hellcat period.Thanks! For the great content.🇨🇦🇨🇦👍😎

The critical element is the skill of the driver, as seen in this video!

Now try a super stock vs the gt500 😈

If they would of done a 50 or 60 roll the GT500 would of put a monster gap on the Dodge!

I own a GT500 but any American muscle car to me is fabulous. Excellent video 👍

"Puts the car on the thing." ...🤔...Great clarity of thought 💭 ...

With HP numbers this high it really is a negligible difference. It all comes down to looks, feel, and manufacturer preference

Yeah it’s also the weight and horsepower difference the mustang is pretty lighter than the dodge challenger hellcat. If it was the hellcat redeye then it would be more fair.

What year is the Hellcat?

Fun when you get behind the wheel of one of these peak performance cars and suddenly realize that standard driving skills we all have don't help you much.

Driver makes the car, great job guys 👍🏼

"This thing won of course, as expected. " Best sentence of the whole video !!! 💣

bro those clouds are beautiful

Sorry man !! Put mr. Cage behind that gt wheel !! It will fly.. have a great day folks...