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Originally Posted by 72MachOne99GT
Not to open up debate, but the gt500s were to run dead even without all the handling hardware..Fords apparently pretty serious about their track performance with this one
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Dead even where?
The MotorTrend Laguna Lap was the only course that the GT500 was close for a few laps...then, bye-bye Ford.
http://www.motortrend.com/road...
"While the Mustang was a half-second faster around the track than the ZL1 on its best lap, it couldn't repeat the performance. By the end of the first lap, the brakes had already begun to heat up so badly, we could smell them from the pits as the car passed by on the front straight. By the end of the second lap, the Shelby had lost more than half of its advantage over the ZL1, turning a 1:39.03. By the third lap, the Mustang was behind the Camaro, turning a 1:39.30. The ZL1, meanwhile, never deviated by more than two-tenths of a second."
The longer the course the farther behind the GT500 falls.
Grattan 2.0 miles
ZL1 1:27.95
GT500 1:28.53
GingerMan 2.21 miles
ZL1 1:42.05
GT500 1:45.21
Milford Road Course 2.9 miles
ZL1 1:56.58
GT500 1:59.97
VIR 4.1 Mile Grand West Course
ZL1 2:52.38
GT500 3:00.60
1LE 3:01.5
Indeed, the $63,000 GT500 is closer in performance to the $37,000 1LE than the ZL1. The ZL1 is a full 8 seconds faster around a 4.1 mile road course than the GT500. Let me say that again, the ZL1 is a full 8 seconds faster around a 4.1 mile road course than the GT500.