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Originally Posted by SlowShelby
I am pretty sure most enthusiasts do not use that as the sole metric to determine the fastest car. Anyone with any common sense will think that the 760hp, front engine car will have more trouble getting out of the hole. Ford has also said this is a 10 second quarter mile car, and not just hero runs. If the C8 was, Chevrolet would say so. It might not as quick to 60, but it will be a much faster car.
The new gt500 has the same power to weight as a c6 ZR1, which have gone low 10s on drag radials only.
Again, it's just math and power to weight. This car will be slower than a c6 z06, which will be the mid-point between a C8 and GT500. The C8 is 7.1lbs/hp. A fifth gen ZL1 has a 7.2. Yet you think it is going to be faster than a car with a 5.5 lbs/hp?
How can the C8 make something "6 years old", when it gets its arse handed to it by a bigger heavier car in the quarter mile and the racetrack?
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I doubt many people will buy a C8 for drag racing. But even at that, from stoplight to stoplight, it will be a handful for all but a select few cars... none of which start with the word Mustang.
But on a 1/4 mile track... yea, GT500 by several car lengths.