That would have killed fuel economy enough to require a gas tax on the car.
Who are you calling a moron you donkey raping shit eater !! Never said anything about drag racing i said the car is a slow pig all around and if you actually think this is a good handling car your my pal are a MORON ! This car only does 2 things well 1 is Look Good 2 is ride nice other than that its Neither Fast or Good handling my Hellcat went around turns better than this car !! A M240 M3 is a proper handling car ..so tell us mr car God what was this 50+ k car built to do cruise 50 mph up and down the strip and pretend to be a performance car then why 480hp , why not a ecoboostWOW this thread has attracted some morons...
What in the world made you think that this was a drag car?? Was BULLITT a drag race Movie?? Did you not realize that the car has IRS??? Did you think is was going to magically not have the wheel hop every s550 has since 2015??
EVERYBODY knows that the A10 is quicker in the 1/4.... but with 460hp shouldn't it be faster too?? Just like Everybody knows these days a fking kia will outrun most mustangs in the 1/4.
Give your head a shake; Ford made the mustang into a "sports" car, no longer is it built for the straight line. this is the best balanced mustang ever built (I mean the s550, not just the Bullitt) Fast as hell, handles great, gorgeous lines and high quality finish for the money, the coyote is probably the best sounding engine ever installed in a car under $200,000.... tons to love about this car... But hating it for something it was not built for is just stupid
You want 1/4 mile performance go buy a 1990 fox trunk.... stone stock 225hp with 456 gear, 90-10s up front and a shot of nos has you in the 10's.
coming from a guy that has never owned or tracked one !! ok pal >95g is no to terrible on a big car such as a Challenger !!!its all relavant to what your comparing it too!! A corvette its not but it isnt as bad as what people say or think !! Everyone assumes because its big and heavy it cant handle thats BS i have had 3 Challengers and actually done very well autocrossing it . People say you cant drag a ZX14r through the twisties -sorry but i can drag my knee on the street with mine with a good sticky tire and keep up with the 1000 sport bikes with short wheel base ...Maybe you cant drive !!!
Typical Keyboard Warrior .you called more than me a moron -You implied to all the guys that feel as if this car is under acheiving in performance and acceleration are morons for not feeling a certain way about a car that you or others may find exciting and awsome ,to some people Maybe its Just not enough or what we expected !! Its that simple , I guess we are all entitled to our opinions .I buy 2 new performance cars a year to 18 months on average so im sure if this car doesnt meet my needs or expectations in a timley manner it will be yesterdays news ..I am actually done arguing in this thread ,Sorry if my thoughts or opinions OFFENDED People .The basic point that I and some others were stressing was that 480hp or 435rwhp 6 speed car should be a bit faster than this has proven to be ,I didnt buy it to drag race but it Should atleast Be a 12.20 117-118 mph traps with this HP .I have made a few passes in my cars and for the record my 2012 gt 6 speed made 414/392 rwhp/tq had 3;73 s and ran 12.16 /12.26 @ 116 and 115 the gear ratios were slightly shorter but in my opinion the MT82D4 in the bullitt is not really terrible in ratios and very similar to my T56 magnum XL I installed in my 07 3V Shelby GT-H and that made 312/307 and ran 12.86 108mph ..2.97 -2.10 -1.43-1.1 /3:73s ...well hopfully we can all agree to dissagree and move foward from here .Have A great Night .
Itās pretty much #1. I run a slightly heavier car, 100% stock, at the same track and regularly get 12.8, even with bad DA. His Bullitt should have me by about 2 - 4 tenths. And my 60ā times are not earth shattering.
Hi - Its nice to see the exchanges more positive now, the way they should be. Iām am undoubtedly an outlier as I bought this car for pleasure driving (well mostly) but I still enjoy the congenial exchanges for educational purposes. From my perspective the car has more than enough power, but I accepted that in order to get the Bullitt. I like tall gearing and one of my pre-purchase thoughts was even, why not 3.55 gearing? However since joining this forum I realize that a significant number of owners are engine performance oriented and thus the quest for better acceleration or track performance. So Iām happy that I can now return to enjoying this exchange. Thank you for the informative aspects... Bruce