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Old 06-12-2012, 05:13 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Lonny Doyle View Post
As more information comes out about the GT500, it appears that all they have done is taken a Mustang and put bigger brakes, bigger tires and added a supercharger.

Now all of the Ford fans want to point out how much faster it is in the quarter mile than a ZL1 and they don't want to consider the handling aspects of a Zl1 as a road course car.

I believe I could take a factory stock 2013 mustang GT, base price $30,300

Add:

Supercharger kit $7000

Slicks and Skinnies $1200

And turn a way better 1/4 mile time than the GT500 and I would have only spent $38,500.

Now what would it take to get a GT500 to beat a ZL1 around a road course.

Ford added $8085.00 worth of packages and got spanked by heavier car with less horse power.

If GM ups the ZL1 horse power in 2014 then Ford had better come back with a GT500 with better suspension and a lower price.
I was gonna say the Mustang GT has the 5.0 and the 2012 GT500 has the 5.4, which was bumped to 5.8 for 2013, but I see your point. Very good analogy.
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