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...and now because they let Jim Owens say what he said..if it *doesn't* kill the Demon in the 1/4 mile (yes, with it's equipment like the drag wheels and transbrake/etc)..it'll come off as "wow wasn't that a neat thing to say? Too bad Ford talked a big game and failed".
People can dance around it talking about being a better all around car, or a balanced car, or etc..the fact is that Ford has thrown down the gauntlet against the Demon for 1/4 mile cred, and now THEY have to make good on it.
That’s what I’m afraid of.... Jim spoke more than he should just to put the mustang in a good place, however if it doesn’t outperform the demon in the 1/4 mile (pretty sure it won’t) It will definetely put the GT500 in a bad position even if it’s a “better car” all around.if the GT500 doesn't beat the Demon in at least one performance metric, Jim is going to have egg on his face. Especially as everyone knows the Demon's main bragging right is its 1/4 mile time, and that's what many will judge the GT500 on now.
Weight around 3600lb? :lol:I think there will be an R. Base weight starts at GT350 weight with added weight of a blower package and initial savings of a CF driveshaft and R model has CF Wheels and CC rotors to keep weight close to The GT350R or down around 3600. Might be wishing here but totally doable. Now if they go with aluminum doors, trunk and roof, maybe a totally loaded GT500R could actually be lighter.
The GT500 is basically the Cobra (included by the badging).Thoughts on the venom being a 1/4 mile variant of the gt500?
Just R, not KR.Especially with a possible R tier.
The 1/4 mile is NOT something the GT500 will be focused on. The new GT500 will be completely awesome, but it WON’T defeat the Demon in the 1/4 mile.Jim and the Shelby prez had that "I know something you wish you knew and I'm having a hard time containing myself" kind of confidence.
The 1/4 mile is NOT something the GT500 has forgotten. They strongly hinted that when talking about certain performance parameters that Carroll Shelby laid down as must haves in the GT500s.
Do you think it’ll be capable of low-mid 10’s? Or is mid 10’s best case scenario, more likely high 10’s?Just R, not KR.
The 1/4 mile is NOT something the GT500 will be focused on. The new GT500 will be completely awesome, but it WON’T defeat the Demon in the 1/4 mile.
High 10’s, just a bit faster than the Corvette Z06 and significantly faster than the Hellcat widebody.Do you think it’ll be capable of low-mid 10’s? Or is mid 10’s best case scenario, more likely high 10’s?
Looks like first Demon hit 9’s today, 9.941 @ 136.47 mphBmac they really don’t need to offer the rollcage, 1 in maybe ever 1000 demon runs will get into the 9’s!! I agree with you, building an all around great car is much hard then focusing on one thing, and that’s what attracted me to the Z06 and now attracts me to the 500.
That took a bit longer than expected considering Dodge's ads stating it's even faster than that. Even so, do we know that's a stock demon?Looks like first Demon hit 9’s today, 9.941 @ 136.47 mph
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeefX5iB4r7/?hl=en&taken-by=hellcat_562
I’d bet a dollar they are taking the GT350 to make the GT500 and an R model would take light weighting a few steps further than the GT350R. Carbon rotors would shave 80lbs and a carbon driveshaft another 20. That would offset a good deal of the blower weight. What is the GT350R base weight with a blower?Weight around 3600lb? :lol:
Cool story bro, add around 400lb in there and you will be in the ballpark for the “R” model.
If the GT500R happens to weight less than 4000lb, you can have 1 month of my salary :lol:I’d bet a dollar they are taking the GT350 to make the GT500 and an R model would take light weighting a few steps further than the GT350R. Carbon rotors would shave 80lbs and a carbon driveshaft another 20. That would offset a good deal of the blower weight. What is the GT350R base weight with a blower?
Locked you in.. I call dibs.If the GT500R happens to weight less than 4000lb, you can have 1 month of my salary :lol: