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Originally Posted by hashtag
Lots of hype on the 2020 Ford Shelby GT500. What a beautiful and amazing car from what I can tell. Ford just realesed a press video that states sub 3’sec 0-60 & a sub 11 sec quarter mile. Their 4200 Pound Curb Weight GT500 will not be beating us in stock form.
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Well, I thought you just made a wild guess at the weight of the car and didn't think it would be anywhere near that heavy, but you might be right. If so, I may have to recant my performance numbers, even though it is still possible if they don't hamper the car off the line with massive amounts of torque management.
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Originally Posted by mdmoore23
I haven't seen any concrete info on weight. Who said it'll be 4200 pounds? And actually, even if it is and it has 700+ hp that may be enough to not matter. Hellcats are over 4500lbs and can keep up or beat a ZL1 in a straight line.
What's everybody's problem with the gear selector knob? It's just there to select park, reverse, neutral, drive, and manual mode. Most Ford vehicles have that now and manufacturers commonly keep switchgear like that common across their lineups. It's cool to me since the car doesn't need a floor mounted shifter and it unclutters that console area.
This car will not sticker any $100k. How does this "look" like it will be the one? If we're talking markups, GT350R's have already crossed that mark.
The DCT is a brand new transmission from Tremec. If I'm not mistaken, this will be the first car it is used in. And you must be joking about the GT350 being a flop? They were far from a flop. The R's still go for over sticker price to this day, and it's over 3 years after launch. The regular models still command sticker or very small discounts at most. You're very wrong here.
Several forum members have broken into the 10's with A10 ZL1's, but it's not common. If he GT500 can put the power down, and has well over 700hp, it will be faster no doubt.
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https://youtu.be/I6qy5RxH7_g
I just watched this video that talks about this supposedly fake leaked document, that looks like was actually real, factual information. So I think those are most likely the real numbers. 720 hp, 650 lb/ft, 4225 lbs. With a 300+ lb disadvantage, it will be hard for that extra 70 hp to make it faster than our A10s.
As for the shifter knob, it just doesn't look or feel right for a sports car. Maybe it's just me being used to shifting gears. Every sports car I've owned have been manuals except 2. Even if I'm driving an auto, if it has a shifter in the console, I rest my hand on it quite a bit. Lol! Then with my Z, if I shift it manually, I always use the shifter unless I'm really being aggressive, then I use the paddles. It just feels more natural using the shifter. Can't do that in the GT500.