So, this is my first time posting to this section of SVTP, but I love this story and it was one of my first run-ins after I picked up the 5.0 back in January. (Stock at the time)
So, I'm on my way home from work late one evening on the highway and I see some fancy looking HID's coming up behind me pretty quick. I thought it was a ricer till it pulled up next to me. A beautiful, near brand new Maserati Quattroporte. This was the model with just over 400 to the crank. Anyways, we both made eye contact, I looked ahead and oddly enough there wasn't a car in sight for over a mile. We both slowed to about 55 MPH, and I dropped it into third. Three honks and we were off. Now, I had never taken my car above about 90 or so at that point. (I had only had it a couple weeks at that point). Well, he stayed with me...
We were pretty even up until around 90-100, but he kept on it. I kept my eyes glued ahead of me, as I banged fourth and fifth. I looked in my rearview and he was a good 4-5 lengths behind me. After seeing this, I let off the gas pedal and glanced down at the speedometer with both hands glued to the wheel. It's amazing how 145 feels like nothing in these cars. I downshifted and got back down to cruising speed, and as you would expect -- the ricer fly-by and the finger all in one fluid motion.
I'm amazed how I could spend roughly 1/5 of the value of his car and beat him in a stock to stock race. Maserati's are definitely known for more than just luxury -- performance is in there too. Mustangs are without a doubt one of the best horsepower to dollar ratios out there. You just can't beat 'em. Best purchase I've ever made.
So, I'm on my way home from work late one evening on the highway and I see some fancy looking HID's coming up behind me pretty quick. I thought it was a ricer till it pulled up next to me. A beautiful, near brand new Maserati Quattroporte. This was the model with just over 400 to the crank. Anyways, we both made eye contact, I looked ahead and oddly enough there wasn't a car in sight for over a mile. We both slowed to about 55 MPH, and I dropped it into third. Three honks and we were off. Now, I had never taken my car above about 90 or so at that point. (I had only had it a couple weeks at that point). Well, he stayed with me...
We were pretty even up until around 90-100, but he kept on it. I kept my eyes glued ahead of me, as I banged fourth and fifth. I looked in my rearview and he was a good 4-5 lengths behind me. After seeing this, I let off the gas pedal and glanced down at the speedometer with both hands glued to the wheel. It's amazing how 145 feels like nothing in these cars. I downshifted and got back down to cruising speed, and as you would expect -- the ricer fly-by and the finger all in one fluid motion.
I'm amazed how I could spend roughly 1/5 of the value of his car and beat him in a stock to stock race. Maserati's are definitely known for more than just luxury -- performance is in there too. Mustangs are without a doubt one of the best horsepower to dollar ratios out there. You just can't beat 'em. Best purchase I've ever made.