2015 Ford Mustang - General Discussion

[Slash]

I wish they tested stock cars instead of modified.

I posted that a few days ago.

 

[playnthru]

I posted that a few days ago.

ah sorry. I only checked the last page.

 

[Slash]

717 horsepower Hennessy. Direct Hellcat competitor

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/717hp-hennessey-mustang-aims-directly-hellcat-153058997.html

 

[Legro]

I like the Hennessy more, but Hellcat has large car manufacturer behind it, so it will probably sell better out of the two.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Not to mention Hennessy's reputation isn't that great.

 

[Slash]

I like the Hennessy more, but Hellcat has large car manufacturer behind it, so it will probably sell better out of the two.

This is pretty much what I'm thinking. Wonder what Fords going to put putting out.

 

[Badasp5.0]

Ewwww Hennessy. I will wait for Steeda to come out with a S550

 

[GTboyz]

I dont like the look of the Hennessey, something's off...

 

[Omnis]

They basically made a modern version of my old mustang photoshop way back in that photoshop car modding thread.

 

[CodeRedR51]

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/10/02/2015-roush-ford-mustang-official-photos/

 

[Slash]

Couple guys around here are reporting that Ford has been bringing the Ecoboost to local tracks and are running 12.9s out of the box at just a tick over 100mph.

That trap speed seems awful low for the time...

 

[Omnis]

That torque then.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

Probably the weight savings from the V8.

 

[Omnis]

I love this meme. Sorry Slash.

12.9 is as fast as or faster than GT500 times from a few years ago. If true, that's pretty awesome, but I'll still take it with a [grain] of salt.

 

[Tornado]

12.9 @ ~100 seems extraordinarily fast since it took even Car and Driver fourteen and a half to get to 100.

 

[Omnis]

Car and driver granny shifts their cars.

The Ford Racing ecoboost car did a 12.55 on drag slicks and with non-street legal exhaust and other mods. Hence stock 12.9 salt.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

An Alfa Romeo 4c will run about a 12.8 @ 104mph. But it weighs 2500lbs and has only 250hp, so that makes sense.

Trap speed = HP
ET = Power/Weight

I cannot fathom a 3600lbs Mustang running a 12.9 @ 100mph, unless the driver lifted towards the end, or the car was on full slicks and pulling the front wheels off the ground at launch.

 

[Slash]

I thought it sounded kinda crazy myself but I saw a picture of one of the cars Ford had brought and it looked totally stock at least to what I could see. No slicks or anything. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't lie about the times and stuff but something's just not sitting right with me. The mph is about right for a 300-310hp car but that time is wicked fast.

 

[Team THRT Drift]

I'm pretty sure they wouldn't lie about the times and stuff

A major corporation not lying to its customers. Yeah....

 

[Slash]

A major corporation not lying to its customers. Yeah....

I'm talking about my friends telling me the numbers. Ford was running the car down the track. I had friends spectating as we all race each week though racing season is winding down.

 

[Team THRT Drift]

Ah. Maybe I should read a few of the pages preceding this one

 

[Slash]

 

[Team THRT Drift]

 

[GTboyz]

*open sunglasses in awe*

Are those only the ecoboost one or is there a GT tucked somewhere in there ?

 

[Badasp5.0]

I'm talking about my friends telling me the numbers. Ford was running the car down the track. I had friends spectating as we all race each week though racing season is winding down.

I thought you only had 1/8 mile tracks by you?

 

[Blackbird.]

*open sunglasses in awe*

Are those only the ecoboost one or is there a GT tucked somewhere in there ?

From what I see the white, yellow, and red one closest to the camera all have a 5.0 badges on them.

 

[Slash]

I thought you only had 1/8 mile tracks by you?

1/8th is the closest, about 15 minutes roughly from my place. There's two 1/4 mile tracks within 30 minutes of me north and east.

 

[Omnis]

OK, so here's a GT doing a 12.86 at 107.8 mph. Slash, I think your friends confused the ecoboost and the GT. That, or the ecowoosh is God.

 

[Slash]

Unless they had both there, the picture I saw was definitely an Ecoboost car. It's very possible both the GT and the Ecoboost were both there though. I wonder what that elevation was in those videos. Were right about 550ft here.

 

[Badasp5.0]

Unless they had both there, the picture I saw was definitely an Ecoboost car. It's very possible both the GT and the Ecoboost were both there though. I wonder what that elevation was in those videos. Were right about 550ft here.

According to this site 525ft, you guys are so lucky with that low elevation and low DA. Our here with summer temps put our DA at over 8000ft.