I think you guys covered every perf car made by every manuf in the last 30 yrs w/this thread.
Except my M3
Anyway I spent last night, New years Eve driving a friends GT500 Vert. That car is fast but it is not racer. I would classify it is a blvd crusier at best. You can really feel the weight in the front and w/the extra lbs in the vert it would get walked by my M.
For a top down cruzer though, it would be hard to beat. brakes are great, steering sharp, not much cowl flex and has constant S/C whine. Not sure if that is good or bad.
This guy has 7 GT500's(has every color combo) haha not to mention a Ford GT and a few 60's stngs, oh and a CGT , F430, and C6 Z06.
he loves is stangs by far the best though. Go figure.