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Ford Shows Most Powerful Street-Legal Mustang With 760 Hp
U.S. News ^
| Aug. 5, 2019
| Associated Press
Posted on 08/05/2019 12:40:21 PM PDT by amorphous
DETROIT (AP) — The most powerful street-legal Ford Mustang ever built will go on sale this fall.
A 5.2-liter supercharged V8 will crank out 760 horsepower in the 2020 Shelby GT500.
The new version has a beefed-up suspension and brakes. It also has a seven-speed automatic transmission that Ford promises will shift smoothly on commutes and quickly on the track. The engine is hand-built at a Michigan factory and comes with unique pistons and other parts. It can crank out 625 foot-pounds of torque, a measure of rotational force.
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TOPICS: Hobbies
KEYWORDS: cars; ford; musclecar; mustang; texasgatortroll
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The car starts at $73,995 including shipping and a $2,600 gas-guzzler tax. Ford says it hasn't finished fuel economy tests.
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BAD ASS! And actually not a bad price when compared to a new, fully loaded, diesel 4x4 pickup.
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:40:21 PM PDT
by
amorphous
To: Red Badger
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:41:38 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: amorphous
Or a Ferrari with less horsepower
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:41:52 PM PDT
by
Darteaus94025
(Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
To: amorphous
hmmm. I may have to upgrade. Only running 710 hp now.
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:42:17 PM PDT
by
TexasGator
(Z1z)
To: Army Air Corps
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:43:35 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain......................)
To: amorphous
The engine is hand-built at a Michigan factory and comes with unique pistons and other parts. It can crank out 625 foot-pounds of torque, a measure of rotational force.
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625 foot-pounds of torque definitely not designed for that Detroit area commute in January.
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:44:07 PM PDT
by
z3n
To: amorphous
My guess 760hp at 6200-6400 RPM.
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:44:08 PM PDT
by
ImJustAnotherOkie
(All I know is The I read in the papers.)
To: TexasGator
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:44:35 PM PDT
by
morphing libertarian
( Use Comey's Report, Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
To: amorphous
Forty years ago I might have been impressed. Today,I love the fact that my diesel will take me down the Interstate in amazing comfort and get 48mpg in the bargain.
And its sticker price is less than $74K.
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:44:47 PM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
(A joke: Brennan,Comey and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
To: amorphous
No doubt with a limiter set for a blistering 72mph max. Really, 10 horsepower is all anyone nee.....oh. Wrong story line.
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:45:07 PM PDT
by
rktman
( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
To: amorphous
Previous articles indicated a dual-clutch transmission, not an automatic.
To: amorphous
I want mine with nitrous oxide.
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:46:49 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: TexasGator
Dual Clutch is great for racing where it can be rebuilt on occasion. Not so much for street use. People don’t like rebuilding their transmissions every couple of years.
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:46:59 PM PDT
by
ImJustAnotherOkie
(All I know is The I read in the papers.)
To: TexasGator
Automatic transmissions have clutches.
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:48:10 PM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: morphing libertarian
“not bad for a honda CRV”
I have no idea what is your point.
To: TexasGator; ImJustAnotherOkie
Whatever it is, it must be fairly large to accommodate 7 speeds and handle that kind of torque!
To: z3n
625 foot-pounds of torque definitely not designed for that Detroit area commute in January.
Or the 405 at any time other than 2am-4am.
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:53:06 PM PDT
by
HombreSecreto
(The life of a repo man is always intense)
To: rktman
Yeah, bet it's got a limiter too. :(
Some enterprising hacker will offer a custom chip soon though, I'd bet.
To: amorphous
“Ford says it hasn’t finished fuel economy tests.”
They’ve got to work out the on-the-road-while-driving refueling system.
To: TexasGator
Dual-clutch transmissions have no clutch pedal, which makes them function as an automatic.
Lot of cars have DCTs these days.
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posted on
08/05/2019 12:55:42 PM PDT
by
jjotto
(Next week, BOOM!, for sure!)
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