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2020+ Shelby GT500 Mustang
Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?
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<blockquote data-quote="68fastback" data-source="post: 15838379" data-attributes="member: 44957"><p>Might just be that it's no mean feat to one-up the ZL1 1LE in the handling department. The power part is relatively easy, but it's much tougher to go fast, do it consistently (thermal management) and handle extremely well (total chassis and systems integration management). Even a bone stock 2018 MGT PP1 will thoroughly embarrass the '07-'14 GT500s in the handling department and the '13-'14s were a <em>big</em> improvement over the '07s. The MGT PP2 will even better. But this next GT500 has to be <em>major</em> handling improvement over the '14s (and the MGT PP2) and comparable to the ZL1 1LE -- think GT350R handling while managing an additional near 250HP! Anything less is unacceptable and Ford knows it ...that can take time ...lots of time ...and gobs of supercomputer aero modelling, wind-tunnel, and shaker-rig work -- before prototype on-track finer chassis tuning can even begin. Like I said, power is the easy part. My guess is that the car is in this later stage right now, so any delays (if they are truly delays vs just a schedule we all don't like -lol) are surely track performance/parts related, not power. Jmho.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="68fastback, post: 15838379, member: 44957"] Might just be that it's no mean feat to one-up the ZL1 1LE in the handling department. The power part is relatively easy, but it's much tougher to go fast, do it consistently (thermal management) and handle extremely well (total chassis and systems integration management). Even a bone stock 2018 MGT PP1 will thoroughly embarrass the '07-'14 GT500s in the handling department and the '13-'14s were a [I]big[/I] improvement over the '07s. The MGT PP2 will even better. But this next GT500 has to be [I]major[/I] handling improvement over the '14s (and the MGT PP2) and comparable to the ZL1 1LE -- think GT350R handling while managing an additional near 250HP! Anything less is unacceptable and Ford knows it ...that can take time ...lots of time ...and gobs of supercomputer aero modelling, wind-tunnel, and shaker-rig work -- before prototype on-track finer chassis tuning can even begin. Like I said, power is the easy part. My guess is that the car is in this later stage right now, so any delays (if they are truly delays vs just a schedule we all don't like -lol) are surely track performance/parts related, not power. Jmho. [/QUOTE]
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