SHO vs. SVT Contour?
A. Here it is in a nutshell. STOCK FOR STOCK, both cars are equal enough in performance to make this comparison a judgment call in all arenas. In general the SHO in all forms will outperform the SVT Contour in straight line acceleration, but only by a small margin. SVT Contours on average are a mid 15 second car so dont make any mistakes! On a road course its the SVT Contour that gets the nod. Smaller, lighter and a better tuned suspension really makes these cars handle. However, the SHO is not a bad handling car by any means, and once a SHO owner learns the true limits of their car a SHO can do a respectable job on the road course. Q. SHO vs. GTP A. In many ways this has become the FWD version of Mustang vs. Camaro. The 97/newer Grand Prix GTPs have a moderate HP advantage but more importantly a huge torque advantage. As such the GTP in stock trim will average 15.0 flat quarter mile passes all day long, and like the MTX SHOs many are capable of dipping into the 14s while 100% s
