All these people with their ideas of what to compare and what not to compare...the dude had a C7, now has an S650 GT, so of course he's going to compare the two. As far as how a car "feels"...The C7 has more torque and according to Car and Driver the C7 stingray is 500 lbs lighter. It will feel...
Iāve owned a 2018 GT Premium with PP1, A10, and MagneRide. It had nearly full bolt on, so near 500 crank hp and some weight reduction. I also have a 675 hp (crank) ā21 Camaro ZL1, and a ā22 Supra 3.0 with about 415 crank hp (they typically dyno 370-380+ rwhp), but only weighs 3,300 lbs. The GT...
I went from 2018 GT Premium with PP1, MagneRide, and A10 to a ā21 ZL1 A10. I considered keeping both cars but after a few days realized there was never a time when I would have chosen to drive the GT over the ZL1, so I sold the GT. When people say the GM trans tuning is light years ahead they...
I think K&N guarantees a hp increase in back to back dyno runs of stock car then car with intake added. Not the amount. Could be 3 whp, thatās still an increase even if not significant and actually within margin of variability.
The lightest I could find for a V8 challenger was 4,200 lbs by Motortrend, and that was a 5.7 liter. The 392 was 4,275 lbs-both were not the widebody, which are even heavier at 4,340 lbs (Motortrend).
A Camaro SS A10 was 3,730 lbs (also Motortrend), and the A10 Mustang GT was 3,860 lbs (also...
I think this looks better than the outgoing GT due to the more aesthetically pleasing dash to axle ratio. But in everything but 0-60 it will be a worse performer: heavier, worse weight distribution, and bigger.
I think Mercedes cheaped out by not tweaking this chassis to have a longer dash to...
Great review, as always. It is a very impressive time, but those Trofeo RS tires are perhaps the grippiest tires ever fitted to a production vehicle, so I'm not totally surprised (competitor to Cup 2R tires). And they have 6 years of additional tire tech development over the ZL1 1LE Goodyear...
Stop while youāre aheadāgood job. You should just forget watching after the track comparison portion where Thomas says getting out of the Mustang and into the SS is like getting out of a pickup truck and into a Porsche.
Are you sure?
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The Gen 3 FP kit was a Roush, which uses an Eaton 2.65 roots blower. The Whipple is a twin screwā¦are you sure Ford is switching the official FP kit from a Roush to a Whipple? I know Whipple and others (procharger) have developed kits for the Gen 4 Coyote. But Iād be surprised if FP isnāt working...
Somethingās amiss. Several sources, including Ford, published the S650 as heavier than the S550. Fordās own website says the base S650 GT is 3,830 lbs, and claims around 3,710 or so for the base S550 GT. Also, both Car and Driver and Motortrend show 150+ lbs weight gain over similar trims. Even...
Gen 3 made more power up to 6500 rpm and had a flatter high rpm torque curve. That could explain why a 2018 GT M6 traps the same as a 500 hp dark horse M6 despite the DH having a better power to weight ratio.
Not sure on the German engine rating laws or if itās just a perception or reputation thing e.g., ādoing more with lessā.
The US SAE rated number isnāt the most hp a us rated engine will make. Itās the rated hp under certain conditions. If I recall itās 78 deg F at about 14.2 or 14.3 psi...
Nah, this is not completely correct. Europe uses PS which is a slightly smaller value than American hp. So, the McLaren 720S is rated at 720 PS which equals 710 us hp. That said, the way they rate them differs. Most American manufacturers now use the SAE rating which is the power at the crank...
Iām super impressed with the style and specs of the GTD, and Iām a 6th Gen Camaro ZL1 owner (but also former 2018 Mustang GT owner). I do wish they made it a true āfront-mid engineā but that would have required additional engineering and chassis tweaks. That said, GM could probably match the GTD...
I quoted other Edmunds past tests for more of an apples to apples comparison. Look at the 1/4 mile trap speeds. All within 1 mph of each other, and this is the brand new 486 hp GT compared to cars from 2010/2011 that have 412 hp (GT) and 426 hp (SS).
As far as 0-60, I don't think Edmunds uses...
Underwhelming. 0-60 in 4.8, 1/4 mile in 12.7 at 111.6 mph. It's almost a tie with a 2011 GT M6 that Edmunds tested back then: 4.8, 13.0 at 110.6 mph. 486 hp vs 412 hp. That's what a bad gear ratio change and extra 250 lbs will do, I suppose. For another data point, Car and Driver tested a 2010...