Hack
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Yes you are the only one who is disappointed.
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I agree and Ford should have held off on the reveal until they had all the facts. I watched it live and there was nothing that was said that wasnāt already known.Although a good start until there are real numbers this is really a nothing burger
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Feeling good about my purchase of the GT350 so far...
Now that the GT500 has been unveiled from a looks and styling standpoint I can understand whether people either like the styling/looks of the new GT500 or they don't and I get that.Yes you are the only one who is disappointed.
I think so too. Those vague numbers (0-60 <3.5 and 1/4 mi <11 sec) are huge. Compare those numbers to the ZR1. I know they don't mean anything without the specifics, but that is all we have that is not speculation and there is room there for this thing to be a monster.Not disappointed. It's going to be a monster.
It's all about horsepower to weight ratio, the GT 500 is a big girl!It probably will not beat the Demon, but how do you know that it won't beat a ZL1 or a Zo6???
The 2020 GT500 should be right around 4000 pounds.It's all about horsepower to weight ratio, the GT 500 is a big girl!
The engineers said the car is currently running 10.80s at 133 and they are working on a bit more.It won't even beat a red-eye.
I wouldnāt say itās all about the power to weight ratio, but that definitely plays a part. With the advances in suspension technology, manufacturers can do some pretty slick stuff now a days. IIRC, everyone complained about the GTR being so heavy and that car made a lot of other cars look silly on the track. I prefer to let the performance of the car do the talking and see where we end up. With what Fordās been doing with the mustang since 2005, I have faith that when the flag drops, what they built will hold itās ownIt's all about horsepower to weight ratio, the GT 500 is a big girl!
Yeah I can't agree more. When the 350 came out I remember people being upset it made such low numbers. But when you drive the 350 it's incredible.Tough crowd. Especially for a car that we havenāt even seen hit the track yet. The lack of faith and the amount of assumptions flying around is almost comical. Sheesh
it's nuts to me that anyone would nitpick this thing after seeing those statements. i am part of the manual wanting crowd, but am totally waiting to see some in car action of the DCT, i'm trying to be open here because beating those two cars at their game is some serious shit.The engineers said the car is currently running 10.80s at 133 and they are working on a bit more.
Dodge claims 10.80 at 131 for the Redeye.
Also, from an insider, it will outrun a ZL1 1LE on a road course (with the track pack obviously).
I'm sorry but there is nothing special with this GT 500. It's even less special when you compare it to everything else that is already out there. In my opinion, Ford dropped the ball BIG TIME! I don't think anyone has to worry about huge dealer mark ups on this "special stang".