Pretty intersting read and vid. I'm surprised the GT500 came out on top on such a tight track since Ford eluded to the GT500 being quicker on a big circuit.
2011 Ford Mustang Track Shoot-Out
2011 Ford Mustang Track Shoot-Out
Tracktest...V6 vs GT vs Laguna Seca vs GT500
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"gt500 may be the fastest....but the boss 302 is the car i'd drive home." - video
may say a lot about the boss.
may say a lot about the boss.
I figured there would be a few more comments on this.
I would like to see a test agaisnt a 2000 R as well, since the LS is supposed to be Ford's best track car ever.
I would like to see a test agaisnt a 2000 R as well, since the LS is supposed to be Ford's best track car ever.
I'm a little surprised especially since motortrend was able to best the GT500 by a little more than 4 seconds around laguna seca. Am i wrong to be surprised and a little disappointed by these results?
i'm taking the result because of the track. a blind shot, but i'm thinking the track may have suited the shelby's rpm range and power better than the boss's? would make sense as to why the boss performed better at laguna seca, the shelby at willow springs. though the boss being half a second behind shows it can perform with the shelby.
Yeah but going from more than a 4 second victory to losing by half a second is a pretty damn big change.
Also the 4 second victory was not a laguna seca car. just a regular boss.
so many variables... one being the driver. i agree that it's a big change, but the only thing i can think of is the track being suited for one car over the other.
in the end the reviewer did say he'd take the boss home over the shelby, even though their tests had the shelby on top. have to be a reason for that. :lol1:
This was not a head to head comparison and the GT500 time was from a couple of years ago and not on a 2011 GT500. Regardless it's hard to overcome a 100 HP advantage.
As mentioned, you can't really compare lap times from different days. Just look at the variability you see at the strip form weather conditions. Now factor in that over 1-3 miles of track, and add to that track conditions that are greatly effected by other usage and the amount of time since the last rain.
I hope we see more tests like this one, and I am sure we will.
I saw that too but the lap Motor Trend was comparing was from a 2010 G500 witch is much slower. The 2011 GT500 with a SVT package witch makes a big different in that car (like car in this video). 2011 GT500 svt will have little faster lap times then the LS Boss at Laguna Seca with a pro driver. Personally I know with the 2012 Boss car I could have a lower lap time driving then a GT500.
FYI I know stock GT with r compound tires at Streets of Willow 1:26 . Same as a LS boss .
TracKey is not available yet.
Did not know that. The Factory guys are telling us the difference is huge and you can even hear it in the exhaust note.
That does not mean that are excluded from the press fleet cars.
My understanding is the ONLY Boss cars that used the TracKey were the ones driven on the track at Laguna Seca. It's not street legal in CA yet.
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