Exactly. When all is said and done, Voodoo will undoubtedly be producing somewhere around -- or right at -- 100 horsepower per liter. No matter how one spins it, the fact that an engine such as this -- naturally-aspirated, mind you -- will find its way under the hood of a Mustang is mighty...
Thanks for the quick response. In a roundabout way, I was sort of wanting to get your take on the whole Mustang GT PP vs. Camaro 1LE rigaramor that transpired following the release of Motor Trend's comparison.
It came from Ford's own website. In the below gallery, click on the picture of the rear suspension (photo 6 of 7). Its caption reads, "A highly advanced suspension utilizing MagneRide dampers is optional".
http://www.ford.com/cars/mustang/gallery/photos/shelbygt350/
I'm not sure if I'm being lumped into those who need to give you a break, but please don't misconstrue my words as being some kind of excuse for the Mustang; nor were they in any sort of way a knock towards the Camaro 1LE. I'm merely pointing out the contrastive experiences the rest of the...
If that were the case, the Boss 302 -- which is both lighter and more powerful than the 2015 Mustang GT -- would have been even quicker than the Camaro 1LE. It wasn't...
...It's funny, the NĂĽrburgring hero runs that many in Camp Camaro held in such high regard just a couple years ago were...
Thus the reason I was so adamant that people relax and wait for other publications to release their comparisons. Car and Driver was the first and now Road and Track's review of the new Mustang completely flies in the face of the pitchy, wallowy beast that Motor Trend portrayed.
But, alas...
And, who knows, perhaps Ford has a 1LE fighter in the works; or, better yet, a 2016 Camaro fighter. Surely Ford has left something for the S550 "outer" years. Maybe Ford, like GM does with the 1LE, will utilize GT350 (a car that hasn't been officially announced by Ford, yet) suspension...
While I've already posted this elsewhere, I believe it's pertinent to this thread:
On their 2011 Mustang GT, with no other modifications, StangTV decreased their lap times significantly -- 2.25 seconds -- by upgrading their stock 235-section Pirelli tires to 275-section Nittos all the way...
I didn't buy the car. Like you, I'm wanting to see what the GT350 brings to the table. And I agree with your closing sentence, though, at this point, all we've really got on the GT350 is speculation and conjecture. I wish Ford would just show the damn car already!
And I'll take the one that was affixed to the non-PP Mustang Driving.ca tested -- the one they proclaimed was "easier to drive at sporting speeds" than the Camaro 1LE they compared it against. :p
Yeah, except reviews released subsequent of Motor Trend's detail a car that's the complete opposite of the pitchy, wallowy Mustang the former described. Of course, if all you're interested in are Pobst's comments, then it ultimately doesn't matter what others say, I guess.
Have you driven a...
And we all know what happens when a car (we know very little about) gets hyped way too much. I remember hearing rumors of a 3,200-pound 2015 Mustang, and we all know how that wound up. I remember seeing a lot of "wait until the 2010 Camaro comes out" comments back around 2008, too, and can...
That's been my point all along. The Camaro is a great car and beat the Mustang in Motor Trend's head-to-head matchup. However, to take the very first article comparing these two great cars and declare "game over, Mustang" and assume this is as good as it'll ever get for the Ford was and is...
I'll also add the link below from StangTV. On their 2011 Mustang GT, they knocked over two seconds off their lap times when they supplanted their stock 235-section Pirelli tires with 275-section Nittos all the way around. That was with no other modifications made to the car. It's pretty...
You specifically mentioned the "fun to drive" quotient to which I responded, citing sources along the way. You were incorrect that "everyone" agrees that the 1LE is the more fun car to drive and you're wrong in your generalization above, too; however, none of the counterpoints to Motor Trend's...
To be fair, of the three articles comparing the 2015 Mustang and Camaro 1LE I've seen, only Motor Trend stated that Chevy's car was the more fun to drive offering. The Mustang and Camaro 1LE tied in Car and Driver's piece and while Driving.ca's article didn't mention "fun to drive," they...