Hey guys first kill in the new car. I am Canadian so winter means slumber time for sports cars.
But this year we have had 2-3 weeks of warm weather meaning the roads were clean. So one night I took my 2012 GT out for a rip. First off 3.73 gears are the perfect gear for the 5.0 M6 cars has amazing pull and great low end.
So as I am cruising down the highway I pull up next to a BMW M3 same story by the looks of it young guy taking his car out for a brief cruise. I get up along side we exchanged looks and he pointed forward as in "want to run them?"
So I dropped it down from 6th to 4th we are doing about 100km and punch it. No contest not even the same league. I pulled away quite quickly from him, not a fan of roll races but the 5.0 4v DOHC TiVCT motor makes so much power throughout the rev range I could have pulled in 5th gear.
He followed me and I stopped at Tim Hortons to get a coffee and we talked and he looked over the car asked to sit in it popped the hood. He was impressed with the build quality as he told me he had a 2003 GT prior to the M3 and these new cars are light years ahead.
We talked some more and he told me that if it was not for the solid axle in the rear as he tracks his car he would love to get a Mustang. I told him that the new Mustangs handle better than the out going BOSS 302 cars and are all IRS cars.
Apparently he is now going to look into trading up :thumbsup:
That being said when I stopped pulling at the top end of our little run, I looked down and was doing 220km/h or 136ish miles per hour. I have never driven on a public highway that fast before but man these cars area rush.
But this year we have had 2-3 weeks of warm weather meaning the roads were clean. So one night I took my 2012 GT out for a rip. First off 3.73 gears are the perfect gear for the 5.0 M6 cars has amazing pull and great low end.
So as I am cruising down the highway I pull up next to a BMW M3 same story by the looks of it young guy taking his car out for a brief cruise. I get up along side we exchanged looks and he pointed forward as in "want to run them?"
So I dropped it down from 6th to 4th we are doing about 100km and punch it. No contest not even the same league. I pulled away quite quickly from him, not a fan of roll races but the 5.0 4v DOHC TiVCT motor makes so much power throughout the rev range I could have pulled in 5th gear.
He followed me and I stopped at Tim Hortons to get a coffee and we talked and he looked over the car asked to sit in it popped the hood. He was impressed with the build quality as he told me he had a 2003 GT prior to the M3 and these new cars are light years ahead.
We talked some more and he told me that if it was not for the solid axle in the rear as he tracks his car he would love to get a Mustang. I told him that the new Mustangs handle better than the out going BOSS 302 cars and are all IRS cars.
Apparently he is now going to look into trading up :thumbsup:
That being said when I stopped pulling at the top end of our little run, I looked down and was doing 220km/h or 136ish miles per hour. I have never driven on a public highway that fast before but man these cars area rush.
