Ferrari Mailing List: Re: on the road

[cjromero (clyderomerof4]

The CD of the mustang is that of a brick!

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On Jul 9, 2012, at 5:16 PM, Fellippe Galletta <fellippe.galletta [at] gmail.com> wrote:

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 4:57 PM, cjromero <clyderomerof4 [at] bellsouth.net> wrote:

The Ford Mustang GT 500 is fast but not fast enough

Some idiot from Virginia was running with me on I-85 south into Georgia on Friday as I was coming back from DC.

He learned the hard way that he could not out accelerate a 512 TR!

It was fun to watch him disappear in the rear view mirror as I went through 140 MPH plus!

We both started from 80 MPH

I just did a little background check as I'm not totally up on these billion variant Stangs:

Shelby GT500

Production Year	Curb Weight (lbs.)	Horse Power (hp)	Torque (ft-lbs.)
2007-2009	3920	500	480
2010	3924	540	510
2011-2012	3820	550	510
2013	3852	662	631

I can attest that most American muscle is not geared to win championships above 120 mph with their overdrive 5th and 6th gears. I remember an E39 BMW 540i (late '90s) beating a C5 Corvette to 150 mph by a noticeable amount.....a car that had a 63 bhp & 50 lb-ft advantage and lighter weight.....that's what happens when you gear 5 and 6 for fuel economy.

Now a 5-80 mph race will end far differently in most circumstances.

Having said that, it's very cool that the 512 and other exotics have the autobahn power, still.

And this story is why I love cars.

FG

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