I just saw the 500hp & 480 ft-lbs of tq rating, so I apologize for that mistake.

When I said you can't compare the 4.6L supercharged to the 5.4 supercharged model, I was refering to the reliability, not the power. If you did use the 4.6L supercharged model for an example of being proven in terms of quality, you would have to include the 5.7L model as well to be an indicator of the 6.1L's reliability.

I have trouble swallowing these numbers though. Take a look at the 2000 Cobra R. In some tests it beats the new GT500, other ones the GT500 wins marginally. I know the new GT500 weighs more and has a 3.31 rear-end instead of a 3.55 like the Cobra R has. The Cobra R was not supercharged and they are still comparable. A 115 hp & 95 ft-lbs of tq should get rid of that issue completely but it doesn't. What gives?

I will agree on most of the other points.