Drag/Roll GT vs Dark Horse

[rchandler9]

Here is the one everyone has been waiting for.

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[Zig]

4 tips vs 2 and yet …

 

[bmbl-bee]

4 tips vs 2 and yet …

Hmmm. Interesting. That is a lot closer than I thought it would be. Add the active exhaust to the GT. Then what.

 

[SoggyBottomBoy]

This is actually criminal for the price increase between the 2. Ford should be really ashamed this year.

 

[rchandler9]

I agree with the above (low $50K GT to $70K+ Dark Horse). But, I would like to see a track battle between the two with the same driver. Then I think we would see why the Dark Horse is so much more expensive.

 

[NightSurgeX2]

Yeah, in a straight line the base GT is very close, even better than the Dark Horse in some cases (the rolls). DH has the edge in the early gears, but loses the edge in the mid gears where the rolls start.

Like someone else said, the DH is a track focused car, not a strip. I would love to see the same driver use both cars on a track and compare times, heat levels, etc. If you just want to go fast in a line, get a GT!

 

[Lastoutlaw_21]

This doesn't change my mind lol. I'd still take the DH. Stability, handling, the components that already come with the car. If I wanted a drag car I'd get the gt. I just want something that can do both. And can be pushed without running into overheating issues. Plus I plan to track the car some. So it's DH for me. Then once I'm bored, trade it for a gt500.

 

[steyr]

This is how I felt driving both. I was in the market to buy one for my new daily.

I was like 90% sold on the Dark Horse. Got my loan and everything built around buying the Dark Horse and then when I went to the dealership assuming they wouldn't let me touch it unsupervised my salesman offered to let me drive the thing. I wasn't really considering the GT, just the DH and a '23 Mach 1 that was sitting on another lot.

I asked to drive a GT with active valve exhaust and Performance Pack just to compare and speed wise there was no discernible difference at all. After that I decided to get the GT and save 13k since I got to use the A/Z plan.

The Dark Horse is super cool, and I said in another thread that if you can't get the A/Z plan and are looking at a fully loaded GT Premium you may as well stomach the extra 5k and move up to a DH. But for the price difference I got with the A/Z plan it made no sense to spend the additional 13k on the DH.

Like another poster said if you're going to drag it just get a GT. If you want something for a track/twisties then get the DH. While speed wise they felt the same, you could definitely tell the steering and suspension felt tighter on the DH which would favor it on the track.

 

[Zig]

This doesn't change my mind lol. I'd still take the DH. Stability, handling, the components that already come with the car. If I wanted a drag car I'd get the gt. I just want something that can do both. And can be pushed without running into overheating issues. Plus I plan to track the car some. So it's DH for me. Then once I'm bored, trade it for a gt500.

IMO: if you want the coupe get the dh if you want a ‘vert get the gt. If you want eco get the eb.

 

[steyr]

I looked it up today, and lb per hp actually favors the GT w/ active valve (486hp). So if you're going to run it as a drag car get the GT and upgrade the tires.

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