The horsepower race has gone nuclear: 2013 GT500

theDreamer · 11-16-2011, 11:34 AM

What are the new GT500 numbers?

m4a1mustang · 11-16-2011, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

What are the new GT500 numbers?

No details yet aside from power and top speed.

theDreamer · 11-16-2011, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

No details yet aside from power and top speed.

Lame, I am curious how it is going to hook up.
I wonder if Ford will engineer a new feature for the Mustang/GT500 which is basically launch control which can break it into the sub 3 second 0-60 time, now that would be crazy.

m4a1mustang · 11-16-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Lame, I am curious how it is going to hook up.
I wonder if Ford will engineer a new feature for the Mustang/GT500 which is basically launch control which can break it into the sub 3 second 0-60 time, now that would be crazy.

It has launch control.

I don't think sub 3 seconds is possible with RWD on street tires, though.

theDreamer · 11-16-2011, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

It has launch control.

Really? Yep, 2013 has it, guess I missed that in the article.
So, will we see a sub 3 second time now? Huh...huh....

Red__Zed · 11-16-2011, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

It has launch control.

I don't think sub 3 seconds is possible with RWD on street tires, though.

It would be pretty tough. Depends what tires they go with though

m4a1mustang · 11-16-2011, 11:41 AM

I think it could be in the mid-high 3s. Traction is still going to be really limited.

The good news is 1st gear will now run through 60 mph, which should help a lot with the 0-60 time.

m4a1mustang · 11-16-2011, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Really? Yep, 2013 has it, guess I missed that in the article.
So, will we see a sub 3 second time now? Huh...huh....

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I think it could be in the mid-high 3s. Traction is still going to be really limited.

The good news is 1st gear will now run through 60 mph, which should help a lot with the 0-60 time.

For reference the Corvette ZR1 is rated to 3.3. I would expect the GT500 to be a little bit off of that time.

Lemers · 11-16-2011, 11:44 AM

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I think it could be in the mid-high 3s. Traction is still going to be really limited.

The good news is 1st gear will now run through 60 mph, which should help a lot with the 0-60 time.

So that means I can drive around town and never go into 2nd.

. Almost like owning an auto.

theDreamer · 11-16-2011, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I think it could be in the mid-high 3s. Traction is still going to be really limited.

The good news is 1st gear will now run through 60 mph, which should help a lot with the 0-60 time.

Interesting, with 1st gear that long is it going to turn into a Corvette setup where at 70mph it is cruising at 800RPMs and basically you can do a 1/4 mile in 2 gears?

m4a1mustang · 11-16-2011, 11:47 AM

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Interesting, with 1st gear that long is it going to turn into a Corvette setup where at 70mph it is cruising at 800RPMs and basically you can do a 1/4 mile in 2 gears?

Probably 3 gears. In regular street driving with my lowly 400whp 5.0 I can go from 1st gear straight to 5th gear if I wanted to and keep up with the flow of accelerating traffic no problem. The GT500 will have gobs more torque.

Lemers · 11-16-2011, 11:42 AM

While my older brother was in highschool he had a friend who's father founded a local fast food chain and owned an exotic use car lot. His dad would let him take some of the cars out on "test drives". One day my brother and his friend showed up at the house in a ferrari 308.

Lug · 11-16-2011, 12:34 PM

Number of $50,000 cars that can top 200 mph?..........1

Number of cars under $100,000 that can top 200 mph...........also 1

Lemers · 11-16-2011, 01:21 PM

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Number of $50,000 cars that can top 200 mph?..........1

Number of cars under $100,000 that can top 200 mph...........also 1

That alone makes is worth the money.

For those who thinks it's just a mustang. I don't believe that someone can take a 5.0 for $30k and build it to the performance of the new Gt500 for $20k in performance parts. You might have done it with the 2012, but not the 2013.

m4a1mustang · 11-16-2011, 01:30 PM

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That alone makes is worth the money.

For those who thinks it's just a mustang. I don't believe that someone can take a 5.0 for $30k and build it to the performance of the new Gt500 for $20k in performance parts. You might have done it with the 2012, but not the 2013.

Well, you could build a 650hp 5.0 for less than 20k... but it isn't factory tested and doesn't come with a bumper-to-bumper warranty.

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