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Originally Posted by LOWDOWN
GO BACK TO VIR RESULTS...and which car is Ford's "Track Star"? Which one has run the quicker times under similar circumstances, on a similar/same track? Lightening Lap results say it's the BOSS LS...so far...
Now, even though the GT 500 is boosted to 100+ more horsies than the BOSS, we can't compare a ZL1 to a BOSS...ONLY to a GT 500... Oh really?!
Credibility, my friend, suffers when your requests and logic FAIL in the face of previous experiences...
Again, you can put a JATO on a jalopey and, in a straight line, TADA! "Look at that time slip!!!" [gasp-gasp]
WE DON'T KNOW, for sure...do we? ANY of us...DO WE?!
But don't change the basis of comparison NOW, after Ford itself has recognized (to this point) that, REGARDLESS of motor-vation, the BOSS LS is KNOWN as "Ford's TRACK STAR"...and frankly, I'll be surprized that a JATO-equipped nose-heavy Stang will better the BOSS by very much. Again, it's NOT what's under the hood that will automatically win on a road course...it's HOW you get around a road course that COUNTS. IRS...MRC...305s...V-I-C-T-O-R-Y??...even spotted 80 hp and 300+ lbs...
"Yeah, but what about 1/4-mile???" Hang your hats on THAT one...that's your BEST CHANCE.
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There is a lot you are either missing or just ignoring. The 13 GT500 is so much more than just a power upgrade. the gearing, the suspension, the aero, the brakes, the power, it is all improved. the GT500 gets a new launch control and stability system for track use, an optional DUAL MODE BILSTIEN suspension, the stock suspension is like last years PP, BUT will have the extra HP, BRAKING, and aero as other GT500 models. Not to emntion 300 less pounds to lug around. that is 300 less pounds to lug around and is like adding another 30 HP to the GT500s HP advantage, so instead of an 82 HP advantage, looking at power to weight it is more like a 112 HP advantage. Face it, Ford has made this a one sided fight. Also, it seems like Edmunds tested all 4 mustang trims back to back in 2011 and the GT500 WAS faster than the Boss in their testing. Tunnel vision will get you so far, but you can't beat physics.