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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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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

See Post #42


61 posted on 08/05/2019 3:11:52 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (A joke: Brennan,Comey and Lynch walk into a Barr...)
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To: amorphous

Wow...A 25,000 dollar car with a 50,000 dollar motor...


62 posted on 08/05/2019 3:16:06 PM PDT by Iscool
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To: RayChuang88
Fast yes. But will it handle like the Ferrari F8 Tributo?

The Tributo costs $350,000, and the Mustang is around $80k. Not exactly the same market.

63 posted on 08/05/2019 3:16:12 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: amorphous

I might go a step further & say that not many dealerships would want to PAY the kind of techs you’d want working on something like this. I know I sure wouldn’t when I was a tech.


64 posted on 08/05/2019 3:24:13 PM PDT by oldtech
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To: daltec
Your gutless snark is duly noted.

btw, I never posted anything about the reliability of Alfa - the Ford/GM suckers simply had no other defense for their long failed designs.

Clearly, the Ford/GM suckers are enthralled with a car than can go fast...but only straight. LOL!

ARGQ =
Engineered by the same man who gave us the Ferrari 458
Ferrari (California T/Portofino) engine
Ferrari steering system
Ferrari engineering
...and a hell of a lot better styling than Ford/GM


65 posted on 08/05/2019 3:25:24 PM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: amorphous

I might go a step further & say that not many dealerships would want to PAY the kind of techs you’d want working on something like this. I know I sure wouldn’t when I was a tech.


66 posted on 08/05/2019 3:30:39 PM PDT by oldtech
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To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free

There is a lot more to it than that. You don’t have control over it you do the manual/clutch. Bumper to bumper traffic is a good example. You just don’t see that in a race.

It’s just not the average joe’s automatic. The computer programs that run it is also a problem too. There are just too many different scenarios in regular traffic that never occur during a road race.


67 posted on 08/05/2019 5:18:36 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie (All I know is The I read in the papers.)
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To: amorphous

Do they even make manuals anymore? I feel lazy and detached with an automatic.


68 posted on 08/05/2019 6:41:20 PM PDT by YogicCowboy ("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
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To: amorphous
Let's see if Jack Roush can improve the performance...I might want to take it to Michigan and race Joey Logano this weekend...or Kevin Harvick or Brad Keselowski...or maybe see if I can beat Kyle Busch with his Toyota...😋
69 posted on 08/05/2019 6:58:50 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: YogicCowboy
I really loves my 5-speed, but it's in an older F150 4x4.


Representative photo

70 posted on 08/05/2019 8:17:39 PM PDT by amorphous
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To: TexasGator

I have to start my car 3 times to say i fired up 700+ horsepower....still can’t get on it for more than 3-4 seconds w/o busting the speed limit and as i get older, I realize that sporting all them ponies is like having a boat docked in a dried up lake...
Doesn’t mean I wouldn’t like to hop in one and be able to run it through the paces like i used to in my “youth”, just can’t see leaving all the goodies to collect dust on the shelf with actual ownership.


71 posted on 08/06/2019 3:30:35 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: amorphous

Used to be i would drool over such but now my mind understands:

My Maserati
Does one eighty-five
I lost my license
Now I don’t drive


72 posted on 08/06/2019 3:32:06 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: RayChuang88

“Fast yes. But will it handle like the Ferrari F8 Tributo?”

Your best bet is the 2020 mid-engine Corvette. It’s quicker (and I’m pretty sure faster) than this Mustang, and less expensive to boot! :-)


73 posted on 08/06/2019 5:14:46 AM PDT by PreciousLiberty (Make America Greater Than Ever!)
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To: newfreep

YES!!! MANY DIFFERENCES!!

Is there a price difference?

If I break down between Vegas and SLC, is there a dealer network to get parts/repairs?

How much is the first tune-up?

It all boils down to which of these differences mean the most to YOU the purchaser.


74 posted on 08/06/2019 5:24:15 AM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: lurk

“My definition of too much horsepower is when all four wheels are spinning in every gear.”

- Mark Donohue


75 posted on 08/06/2019 5:28:30 AM PDT by Darteaus94025 (Can't have a Liberal without a Lie)
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To: Darteaus94025

The base price of this new Mustang and A-R Giulia Quadrifoglio are basically the same.

That said...

The Giulia Quadrifoglio, with its’ Ferrari engine, steering/handling & overall design, is LIGHT YEARS beyond the Ford in terms of pure engineering, performance & styling.

Your “Vegas and SLC” comment is totally irrelevant to this discussion as we are comparing cars of similar price points.

Please stay attentive...


76 posted on 08/06/2019 5:50:48 AM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" - DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: trebb

“I realize that sporting all them ponies is like having a boat docked in a dried up lake...”

er, not at all like that.


77 posted on 08/06/2019 8:13:49 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: PreciousLiberty

“Your best bet is the 2020 mid-engine Corvette. It’s quicker (and I’m pretty sure faster) than this Mustang, and less expensive to boot! :-)”

I haven’t been in the 2020 but have driven a 2019 Z06.

The Mustang is a different class. I went with the Mustang because it is a friendlier car to drive on public roads.

Please post prices and specs that support your post.


78 posted on 08/06/2019 9:49:57 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: newfreep

“and several mechanical glitches we experienced have reminded us of Alfa’s infamous reliability issues. “

Car and Driver test.

Please stay attentive.


79 posted on 08/06/2019 9:55:15 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: newfreep

“Ditto the Alfa-Romero Giulia Quadrifoglio which has a Ferrari steering system for same price as this Mustang.”

For the same price you can get a GT350-R which is faster than the Alpha on the track.


80 posted on 08/06/2019 10:07:44 AM PDT by TexasGator (Z1z)
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