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Because 20" wheels will be much heavier and the with the shorter sidewall the car will handle worse. You see this all the time where people assume a car handles better on lower profile tires, but actually ends up worse - particularly in transient breakaway. So 20" is just for looks. 19" is...

The V-6 engine won't cut it anymore. The EcoBoost 2.3 will make more torque than the V-6, and across almost the entire power band. It will be a rocket compared to the V-6. Now consider it's HP and torque compared to a '96 SVT Cobra with a 4.6 DOHC. Way too close. Yikes.

Whatever that engine is in there, it's clearly an engineering test car that has been setup for emissions testing. One outlet per side has been blocked, the extensions welded on, and then it fits into their standard measuring equipment. There was a pic of the GT500 with it's twin outlets blocked...

Yes, many of the no-nothings did that. The rest of us worked with the IRS, and it worked extremely well. The cars were overall much flatter in cornering and especially with flatter braking. And IRS-equipped Mustangs were the first Mustang where you could brake and turn at the same time. They...

On what track is a 2015 "faster"?? Long track, short track, ??? I know tracks where a FWD car would be faster than a V-8 Mustang. And tracks where a race-spec Miata will pass a Mustang on the outside of a curve. And longer tracks with fewer turns where the power and aero will make more of a...

They probably have a pre-production car, as do others. But they can't keep those very long, they have to go to the crusher at some point and with liability concerns they can't go into street or track testing . So they would have several variants of the production car on order. And he's got the...

That's ridiculous. At this late point, 2 and a half months before production, they're going to call up their couple of hundred vendors, and their own internal parts suppliers, and say "take 300 pounds out of the car". Can't happen. The parts have been finalized many many months ago, even a year...

Still pre-production, not in final tune or even with final pieces from the vendors (look at the '99 Cobra disaster, just one of so many SVT disasters). But regardless, as I said, as an instructor and having driven hundreds of cars around various tracks, the 2015 GT+PP may or may not post a...

Keep in mind that Ford never said that the production GT-PP will outrun the earlier Boss. Outrun means a better lap time on a specific track. We have no such confirmation or numbers or even an announcement. Nothing but rumors and a picture of a development mule on the track at the same time as a...

The Recaros are ok, better than the stock S197 seats. They are identical from the S197 to the S550 (although the seat cloth and leather pattern has changed very slightly), although a bit lower set like all S550 seats. But the base S550 seats have taken a big step upwards, with much better...

I've driven the current Mustang with V-6 on the racetrack at high speed and it's a competent engine (although the speed limiter kicking in exactly at 115 is a downer because it clearly has more in it). We have 2 of these for our students. That said, I'd still suggest the EcoBoost 4 over the...

It's job is to sell a ton worldwide, it will be the sales leader. Ford finally learned several years ago to focus on selling models other than the GT, that there is a market for moderately powered cars and especially when they are loaded up with the *full* range of options. There have been so...

All unsubstantiated rumor.... I am only reporting the numbers for the MKC EcoBoost, which just got announced. Remember that the EcoBoost 4 is in the Mustang for fuel economy and CO2 compliance... designed as a worldwide product and not as a performance vehicle. What it's ultimate...

It isn't detuned at all. It's making power proportional to the EcoBoost 2 liter we already know. And it's making the HP and torque curves that they wanted for the SUV type of customer. There is no weight provided for the MKC in the official specs. Architecturally it's a loaded Escape (same...

As seen in the new 2015 Lincoln MKC, the 2.3 EB officially makes 285 horsepower and 305 lb.-ft. of torque. Note that Ford's official spec lists the fuel requirement as 87 octane - but the sales website lists the HP and torque as "achieved" with 93 octane. The standard 2.0 EB makes 240 and 270...

The ST has a tiny turbo, as does the 2.3 EB fort the Mustang. That will be the ultimate limiting factor. Tuners like Cobb will get a bit more HP, a lot more torque, but even then the turbo will quickly need replacing. And it won't be cheap. The next limitation is the injectors. Mountune sells a...

So the discussion is on the future 7G Mustang. Here's two examples of advanced platforms. 1) GM's Alpha, which underpins the ATS, CTS, upcoming Camaro, and (speculative, unannounced) maybe even a Buick or future SS. This is primarily a steel alloy platform, with some aluminum and other alloys...

Wit the IRS, it will be a great ride and also far more competent. It won't have the hop-skip-jump that the current car has over any pavement irregularities.

The next Miata is an excellent example, because Mazda adopted and then perfected the "gram strategy" years ago, where every single piece is examined in detail - even a bolt, for it's function, it's required strength, where it can be lightened, etc. The new Mazda3 is also a great example, and is...