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Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?
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STVP actin a fool again.
That's not really a good comparison in this regard. The TT doesn't weigh anywhere near 4000 lbs, and it performs nearly as well as the GT3 on track.
None of that info is true. It's a fake document. As for the transmissions, watch some videos comparing the 570S or 720S vs the C7 ZR1 with auto. Not even a competition. The DCTs kill it. Fast shifting or not, it's still a torque converter.
I was talking about driver feel and feedback which the GT3 is way ahead of the turbo.
Yeah, I meant to add that to my post. I haven't driven either one, but by all accounts, that is the truth. Not that the TT drives badly. It's just less focused than the GT3.
It may be fake, but it is probably close to the truth.
Base GT350 3800 lbs
Blower+Systems 100 lbs
Transmission 50 lbs
Driveshaft/Halfshafts/rearend 50 lbs
Proper Cooling 50 lbs
Touring Interior 50 lbs
Brakes/Wheels/Tires 50 lbs
Something Dumb 50 lbs
I really hope that Ford knocks it out of the park, but the bar is set pretty high. I also hope it is a triple threat street/drag/road-course car and not some one-trick-pony.
I will say that I am totally addicted to road courses. Even if you only do it once a year, it is the only way you can truly experience what these cars are capable of. Even the Hell Cat guys enjoy the road course, even though they are 10-15 seconds down on anything that turns and stops. I still haven't seen many GT350's at the track to compare against.......
Base GT350 3800 lbs
Blower+Systems 100 lbs
Transmission 50 lbs
Driveshaft/Halfshafts/rearend 50 lbs
Proper Cooling 50 lbs
Touring Interior 50 lbs
Brakes/Wheels/Tires 50 lbs
Something Dumb 50 lbs
I really hope that Ford knocks it out of the park, but the bar is set pretty high. I also hope it is a triple threat street/drag/road-course car and not some one-trick-pony.
I will say that I am totally addicted to road courses. Even if you only do it once a year, it is the only way you can truly experience what these cars are capable of. Even the Hell Cat guys enjoy the road course, even though they are 10-15 seconds down on anything that turns and stops. I still haven't seen many GT350's at the track to compare against.......
OMGWTFBBQ Ford please give me a little something....
Unbelievable we can see video of the mid engine C8 running around the ring, but still nothing on this car.
The C7 debuted about 9 months before the S550, and GM has the next generation, on a new platform with a different layout, out running around the ring, before Ford completes what amounts to adding a blower and associated hardware.
You really think watching the car putt putt around is comparable?
Chevy told Car and Driver back in 2014 that they were underway with a mid engine Corvette. The S550 debuted maybe 8 months earlier.
That means that they were already far enough along to say it with confidence that the program wouldn't be killed. Hell there were renderings out of the mid engine Corvette before the Ford GT was even spotted on the roads.
They are well over 4 years into this.
That means that they were already far enough along to say it with confidence that the program wouldn't be killed. Hell there were renderings out of the mid engine Corvette before the Ford GT was even spotted on the roads.
They are well over 4 years into this.
A no frills way of wording it but I can't lie - that is exactly what goes through my mind.
Regardless, we are getting close. A little more suffering and we'll finally be there. It has been a rather tortuous wait, I readily admit.
This thread makes me sad. Hugs anybody?
Only if she's hot and into fat Italian guys.
Honestly why spend money right now marketing the car? There are like 10 active threads on the subject on this forum alone. No information generates speculation and interest. I am among the potential buyers for the car and am frustrated with the delay of info or specs, but Ford knows they have to feed a hungry family.
i have been gone for over a month, still nothing yet? wtf? i figured i missed the reveal and they were already on to the next generation by now. dayum.
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