Test drove a 5.0 Today

shadoquad · 09-08-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

The thing was the Camaro launched in what? Mid-2009
Ford already had the 5.0 under development way before, I think the only decision Ford had to pick was what year they wanted to launch it in.

So, Ford had no idea that Chevy was developing the Camaro while they were developing the '11 Mustang? Maybe I'm too much a skeptic at heart, but I don't buy it, guys.

m4a1mustang · 09-08-2010, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shadoquad

So, Ford had no idea that Chevy was developing the Camaro while they were developing the '11 Mustang? Maybe I'm too much a skeptic at heart, but I don't buy it, guys.

You might not buy that, but you will buy my intakes. Or else.

theDreamer · 09-08-2010, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

So, Ford had no idea that Chevy was developing the Camaro while they were developing the '11 Mustang? Maybe I'm too much a skeptic at heart, but I don't buy it, guys.

The original Camaro design was in 2006, but no one knew how the engine was going to perform. Early estimates put the Camaro in the 12.6-.8 range of the 1/4 mile, and look where it ended up, the 13.1 (13.0 with a very very good driver).

Not saying nothing the Camaro did pushed the new 5.0 in some ways, but the current Mustang as we see it was already on schedule just when it launched was uncertain.

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