Mustang fans must be heart broken

kinpin · 11-19-2015, 07:34 PM

Look at these numbers for the top of the line 64000.00 mustang GT350R and 55000 Gt350
Comparing the GT350R to the base GT350, Motor Trend ran the two vehicles one after the other. The results — the base GT350 ran ran zero-to-sixty in 4.1 seconds versus the GT350R’s 3.9 seconds. In the quarter mile, the GT350 ran 12.4 @ 117.8 mph while the GT350R clocked out at 12.1 @ 119.6. In other words, the GT350R was 0.2 seconds faster from 0-60 and 0.3 seconds faster in the quarter mile with a higher trap speed.

Now compare that to the new SS of 0 to 60 in 4.0 and a quarter mile of 12.4 all for 37300.00 LOL ... Ford really miss the boat on the new model year

NC_SS · 11-19-2015, 07:42 PM

Yea the GT350 isn't as impressive as I thought it was going to be

Even Randy Probst said don't drive the R first before you decide on the GT350. Apparently the bottom end GT350 is kind of disappointing

motorhead · 11-19-2015, 07:48 PM

To be fair, the 350R is a track car not a drag car. I do agree though that they are missing the boat overhaul with the new mustang.

paul84043 · 11-19-2015, 07:58 PM

I was disappointed with the GT350. was really expecting some competition.

Maybe on the Gen7 camaro, they can dumb it down a little and let Ford catch up.

MikosV6 · 11-20-2015, 12:37 AM

I wouldn't be gloating about the hero runs GM and the auto rags have published. Until we get some real world data from owners in private hands, I'd be hesitant to call out the Mustang crowd....just yet. Let's wait until we see them at the dragstrip.

derklug1 · 11-20-2015, 12:55 AM

As was said about the ZL1 when the GT500 handed it it's ass on the drag strip, it is a track car. The 350 is not a 1/4 miler, get it on a twisty track and it will show you what it was built for.

i2disturbedSS · 11-20-2015, 12:58 AM

I don't think they are or will be heart broken at all.

essess · 11-20-2015, 04:01 AM

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AECJ9S...ature=youtu.be

Its not made for the strip and its evident in the launches in this vid, but that does not make it a failure! Its great at what its built for and its gonna sell very well. And anything that sounds that good going down the track is a winner by default

GretchenGotGrowl · 11-20-2015, 06:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derklug1

As was said about the ZL1 when the GT500 handed it it's ass on the drag strip, it is a track car. The 350 is not a 1/4 miler, get it on a twisty track and it will show you what it was built for.

It's like saying the Z/28 is a failure based on quarter-mile times. It is a track car, and it does that very well.

shaffe · 11-20-2015, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derklug1

As was said about the ZL1 when the GT500 handed it it's ass on the drag strip, it is a track car. The 350 is not a 1/4 miler, get it on a twisty track and it will show you what it was built for.

This

The car is not set up at all for 1/4. It is set up with road courses in mind, just like the Z/28

ZYBORG · 11-20-2015, 08:05 AM

To say the 350s are dissapoint is a huge fail. They are awesome vehicles.

matt55 · 11-20-2015, 09:02 AM

I could live with that disappointment. ..

Snoman · 11-20-2015, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kinpin

Look at these numbers for the top of the line 64000.00 mustang GT350R and 55000 Gt350....

heh, it's worse than that my friend

GT350's are between $58k-$65k
GT350R's are ..well...good luck finding one, much less ask about dealer pricing

nester7929 · 11-20-2015, 01:48 PM

Apples and oranges. As others have said, judging the 350 by its quarter/0-60 times is missing the point completely. It would decimate the SS on a course. I bet we'll eventually see the TTV6 used in the Ford GT powering a GT500, and that will be the straight line car.

The new SS is going to be amazing, but Ford has been known in the last few years to let their competitors make the first move. I suspect they'll have a new powerplant in the GT in the next couple of years. Great time to be a car person.

11-19-2015, 07:34 PM	#1
kinpin 618 RWHP Drives: 2014 ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Albany New York Posts: 772 View My Garage	Mustang fans must be heart broken Look at these numbers for the top of the line 64000.00 mustang GT350R and 55000 Gt350 Comparing the GT350R to the base GT350, Motor Trend ran the two vehicles one after the other. The results — the base GT350 ran ran zero-to-sixty in 4.1 seconds versus the GT350R’s 3.9 seconds. In the quarter mile, the GT350 ran 12.4 @ 117.8 mph while the GT350R clocked out at 12.1 @ 119.6. In other words, the GT350R was 0.2 seconds faster from 0-60 and 0.3 seconds faster in the quarter mile with a higher trap speed. Now compare that to the new SS of 0 to 60 in 4.0 and a quarter mile of 12.4 all for 37300.00 LOL ... Ford really miss the boat on the new model year

11-20-2015, 12:55 AM	#6
derklug1 Drives: 2016 GT350 Join Date: May 2015 Location: grand rapids mi Posts: 145	As was said about the ZL1 when the GT500 handed it it's ass on the drag strip, it is a track car. The 350 is not a 1/4 miler, get it on a twisty track and it will show you what it was built for. __________________ "Life is hard, it's harder if you're stupid" John Wayne

11-20-2015, 12:58 AM	#7
i2disturbedSS Drives: 2010 SS L99 IOM Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 1,927	I don't think they are or will be heart broken at all. __________________ 369rwhp/392rwtq "Spending money I don't have, to buy parts I don't need, to impress people I don't know!" -Jenkins

11-20-2015, 08:05 AM	#11
ZYBORG Lets roll... Drives: 14' Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: TX/S.FL Posts: 1,496	To say the 350s are dissapoint is a huge fail. They are awesome vehicles. __________________

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matt55 Drives: CTS-V Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 1,069	I could live with that disappointment. .. __________________ 10.8@130.8 610 whp, CAI, 2.5, E85, id850 on street tires. Last edited by matt55; 11-20-2015 at 09:32 AM.

11-19-2015, 07:42 PM	#2
NC_SS Drives: 2012 M6 Camaro SS (RIP) Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,684	Yea the GT350 isn't as impressive as I thought it was going to be Even Randy Probst said don't drive the R first before you decide on the GT350. Apparently the bottom end GT350 is kind of disappointing

11-19-2015, 07:48 PM	#3
motorhead Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Downtown Charlie Brown Posts: 11,850	To be fair, the 350R is a track car not a drag car. I do agree though that they are missing the boat overhaul with the new mustang.

11-19-2015, 07:58 PM	#4
paul84043 Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lehi, Utah Posts: 1,350 View My Garage	I was disappointed with the GT350. was really expecting some competition. Maybe on the Gen7 camaro, they can dumb it down a little and let Ford catch up.

11-20-2015, 12:37 AM	#5
MikosV6 Account Suspended Drives: '15 Camaro 1LS/M6 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: So.Cal Posts: 283	I wouldn't be gloating about the hero runs GM and the auto rags have published. Until we get some real world data from owners in private hands, I'd be hesitant to call out the Mustang crowd....just yet. Let's wait until we see them at the dragstrip.

11-20-2015, 04:01 AM	#8
essess Drives: 10 camaro ss Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: ri Posts: 79	https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AECJ9S...ature=youtu.be Its not made for the strip and its evident in the launches in this vid, but that does not make it a failure! Its great at what its built for and its gonna sell very well. And anything that sounds that good going down the track is a winner by default

11-20-2015, 01:48 PM	#14
nester7929 Rice Harvester Drives: 2014 Bright Yellow 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2008 Location: Plainview, TX Posts: 1,449	Apples and oranges. As others have said, judging the 350 by its quarter/0-60 times is missing the point completely. It would decimate the SS on a course. I bet we'll eventually see the TTV6 used in the Ford GT powering a GT500, and that will be the straight line car. The new SS is going to be amazing, but Ford has been known in the last few years to let their competitors make the first move. I suspect they'll have a new powerplant in the GT in the next couple of years. Great time to be a car person.