Imagine a world where the C7 grandsport has the 5.2L instead of a truck motor with a drysump.The only car that would compete against the GT350R is the Stingray Grand Sport. Both are NA, track focused and same price range.
That GT500 tho.....
IVe been sayingreat this for a while now. I'm willing to bet it will be the ecoboost v6 from the gt, or similar to it.why would ford build a heavier v8 when they can get the same power from the v6, and be lighter and more efficient. Guess we'll have to wait and seeCan't rule out that if the next GT500 does indeed go twin-turbo..... it may be an Ecoboost V6 TT in there??
Think of all the Ford GT buyers who shelled out half a million bucks yet their halo car has snails but w/ a V6 while the 500 has the snail'd V8 plus over 700hp??
Food for thought.... :shrug:
But of course we do want a monster V8TT in that GT500! Ignore me...
A grand sport with an ls7 would have been sick. But the voodoo in the grand sport would just be too perfect...we can always dream
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Didn't the Z51 Stingray pretty much slay the GT350 (non R) on a road course for C&D? 1.3 seconds per lap at Big Willow with 20mm more narrow tires than the GT350. They said the GT350 was a better car, but talking lap times, a Grand Sport would wreck a GT350 or GT350RThe only car that would compete against the GT350R is the Stingray Grand Sport. Both are NA, track focused and same price range.
That GT500 tho.....
GT350 had glazed brakes I might add. Not making excuses I happen to like both vehicles a great deal. Tires are more narrow, but the rims and tires are also a hell of a lot less weight than the 31 pound trucksters on the non R.
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Not to mention, I'll take NA anyday if the difference is so small!
and try running that SC motor to 8250............
Don't need facts the magazines will test them head to head before too long and then you will see. And 3 seconds on a track is an eternity in racing.
