Hi-PO Stang
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I am willing to bet the GT500 weighs no more than 3800 pounds. I think the Ford engineers have been around race cars long enough to know weight is the enemy of high performance cars.
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Weight is also the enemy of most budgets.I am willing to bet the GT500 weighs no more than 3800 pounds. I think the Ford engineers have been around race cars long enough to know weight is the enemy of high performance cars.
If they have gone full aluminum frame, 3800 is attainable, just like what Corvette did starting with their Z06 a few years ago.I am willing to bet the GT500 weighs no more than 3800 pounds. I think the Ford engineers have been around race cars long enough to know weight is the enemy of high performance cars.
When did this happen to the GT350? Last I heard Ford decided to continue production for at least 1 more year.The next challenge for Ford is to control it's greedy dealers with markups. Otherwise, people won't buy the car, Ford is forced to pull it out of the market. This happened to GT350 and RS. I saw dealers adding $20K to $25K to GT350 and RS and the cars sat in showroom.
Markups hurts the manufactures the most, as it kills consumers interest when a car is initially released.
During the IMSA 12 hours of Sebring on Saturday it was mentioned that ford might move up to the Prototype class. That would maybe leave room for a mustang GT in the GTLM class. I never thought the Ford GT helped sell mustangs. Would like to see the GT 500 race against corvettes.By stepping into the new Corvette's performance range it's getting too close to the Ford GT, so unlikely to happen.
Nissan has been around racing and yet the mighty Godzilla weighs in at 3900lbs+!I am willing to bet the GT500 weighs no more than 3800 pounds. I think the Ford engineers have been around race cars long enough to know weight is the enemy of high performance cars.
Won't be a manual GT500 to compair it to, only DCT, that's the rumor.My bad. I meant Challenger Manual.
That gaping hole :eyebulge::eyebulge::eyebulge:
would be cool if thats the way it was but there's a wide bumper running across that opening.That gaping hole :eyebulge::eyebulge::eyebulge:
But if/when the mid-engine Corvette finally hits, that'll put it in a different realm that would move it into the realm that the Ford GT currently occupied on the road and leave the Camaro for the GT500/Mustang.During the IMSA 12 hours of Sebring on Saturday it was mentioned that ford might move up to the Prototype class. That would maybe leave room for a mustang GT in the GTLM class. I never thought the Ford GT helped sell mustangs. Would like to see the GT 500 race against corvettes.
The green ....Down under GT4 +++that thing could handle itself.
The mustang GT4 won Friday @ the Sebring conti 2 hour race and.....congrats. Now Ford needs to complete in both series. All the other manufacturers do it.:cheers:
Hey I noticed you are on Team Shelby forum also. I’ve been there since 2007 as mach 1 1970 :cheers:But if/when the mid-engine Corvette finally hits, that'll put it in a different realm that would move it into the realm that the Ford GT currently occupied on the road and leave the Camaro for the GT500/Mustang.
I know we'll also see a new Ford on the NASCAR track next year, I suspect it's the Mustang, and taken a step further the GT500 would make sense, since the GM product on track now is the ZL1 Camaro.
looks like a set of lips, or a black mouth guard.Not too far off....