Ford Shows Most Powerful Street-Legal Mustang With 760 Hp

U.S. News ^ | Aug. 5, 2019 | Associated Press

[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.

[Gay State Conservative]

See Post #42

[Iscool]

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

[Teacher317]

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.

[oldtech]

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.

[newfreep]

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

[oldtech]

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.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

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.

[YogicCowboy]

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

[Deplorable American1776]

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...😋

[amorphous]

I really loves my 5-speed, but it's in an older F150 4x4.

Representative photo

[trebb]

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.

[trebb]

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

[PreciousLiberty]

“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! :-)

[Darteaus94025]

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.

[Darteaus94025]

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

- Mark Donohue

[newfreep]

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...

[TexasGator]

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

er, not at all like that.

[TexasGator]

“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.

[TexasGator]

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

Car and Driver test.

Please stay attentive.

[TexasGator]

“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.