I'd honestly compare it to my very good small-block (283) 'vette from the 60s. we ran low 15s before we modified it to run low to mid 11s. We've been so far away from having muscle cars for a long time, aside from nitrous. It's nice to punch it and have a response. I've driven 5.0 Mustangs and they're comparable. The showmanship...or oneupsmanship is what's important...the element of surprise. (Plus the Crossfire will outcorner the Mustang and a lot of other iron.)