Junkyard Dog
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The 2023 Black Label Aviator is a half second slower in the quarter mile as compared to the Ford Explorer ST, unless you had the hybrid electric model.
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What was your ride before the DH? And how was it compared to the DH?
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OmegaDH
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That's not an exact science. But if it were, I would say all that extra luxury weight slowed the Aviator down. There's no comparison between Lincoln and Ford when it comes to interior. But they do use each other's engines.
I would add that my Raptor interior is way more luxurious than the DH. But I kind of like that way.
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BuckeyeBOSS
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Well, I've had my TRX as a daily for almost 4 years now. I traded in both my 2013 Super Bee (392 HEMI) and ~700HP 2015 Camaro Z/28 for the TRX.
If I'm comparing my auto Dark Horse to the manual modified Z/28:
- The DH makes a lot less power and especially tq currently. I never owned the Z/28 when it was stock, I bought it modified. I plan on supercharging the DH this winter, so maybe a little better comparison then.
- The DH is way more comfortable with a lot more headroom. My head was right on the ceiling in the Z/28 and wearing a helmet SUCKED and I had to lean way back or tilt my head sideways.
- Visibility is way better in the DH.
- The LS7 in the Z/28 is maybe the best sounding modern engine (especially cammed), IMHO, but this 500HP Coyote sounds great, too.
-Besides the lack of headroom, I honestly didn't like having a high powered manual on the street nor the drag strip. While I appreciate road courses and taking turns quickly, I've just found that I prefer getting traction off the line even more.
- I haven't pushed my DH yet, it still only has ~600 miles on it.
- I'm hoping to mod this DH to be as good at both as possible, while preference will be getting traction on the street off the line over creating a better handling machine.
If I'm comparing my auto Dark Horse to the manual modified Z/28:
- The DH makes a lot less power and especially tq currently. I never owned the Z/28 when it was stock, I bought it modified. I plan on supercharging the DH this winter, so maybe a little better comparison then.
- The DH is way more comfortable with a lot more headroom. My head was right on the ceiling in the Z/28 and wearing a helmet SUCKED and I had to lean way back or tilt my head sideways.
- Visibility is way better in the DH.
- The LS7 in the Z/28 is maybe the best sounding modern engine (especially cammed), IMHO, but this 500HP Coyote sounds great, too.
-Besides the lack of headroom, I honestly didn't like having a high powered manual on the street nor the drag strip. While I appreciate road courses and taking turns quickly, I've just found that I prefer getting traction off the line even more.
- I haven't pushed my DH yet, it still only has ~600 miles on it.
- I'm hoping to mod this DH to be as good at both as possible, while preference will be getting traction on the street off the line over creating a better handling machine.
OmegaDH
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Man those look fun to drive. I was close to getting my son one but opted for 2020 twin- turbo 330HP Nautilus reserve instead. I figured it being his first car, I'd let him get used to driving first.I had a Focus RS MK3 and drove it round Scotland's NC500. Great car in the twisty roads, but just had to get the Dark Horse.(pic from Skyfall road as in James Bond )
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