2013 gt500

[White_lightning]

I guess i'm one of the few who doesnt give a fuck what it does stock since i wouldnt leave either stock... and i still think 50-70 for a camaro OR a mustang is crazy.

[Steve]

Real world numbers coming in at anytime now. There is someone on a dyno right now with a brand new 13 Gt500 with only a hundred miles on it. The same dyno had a stock ZL1 on it yesterday that made 465/457.

[quikag]

You're stuck on the label of "Mustang" and the stereotype in your head rather than seeing the car for what it is now. The car is a vast improvement over any past Mustang in history, it's not even the same car from 2012 with all of the improvements it has for 2013. To get the same amout of power and handling in a car you would have to spend nearly $100k more! .

See bold above. Huh? Have you heard of the ZR1 and new Viper? They would WIPE the floor with the GT500 both at the drag strip and road course, especially the road course. Both cars are roughly $35k more than the GT500 in real-world street prices. Pricing hasn't been announced in the Viper, but it's supposed to be around $100k. You can get new loaded ZR1's all day long for $100k.

Again, the GT500 is a bada** ride and I wouldn't mind having one in addition to my Vette and Caddy, but it's not the second coming of sports cars or anything. It's an improved '05 Mustang platform with a heavily boosted 5.8L block at it's base.

[Steve]

GT500 Source Book - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3885005/2013...Sourcebook.pdf

[Blackpony]

Show me a comparison of these two cars in show room condition with the tires, tune etc exactly as they come when you buy one, then I will be impressed. All these pre release numbers are just crap. Both are incredible machines and deserve a certain amount of respect. Look how far cars have come in just the last 5 yrs.. simply incredible...

[Steve]

I'm biased, but a fully loaded GT500 (without mark-up) is the same price as a new $73k CTS-V with current market discounts/incentives. The Mustang is obviously faster than a V, but man paying $65k+ for a Mustang when you can have a fully loaded CTS-V for the same price is a little hard to swallow for me. I guess it just depends on how you plan to use the Mustang or V for what would be better overall.

The Mustang fully loaded is about $10k more than the ZL1 as almost everything is standard on the ZL1. I really like the GT500, but not sure if it's worth $10k more than a ZL1. I guess it is to those that are going to buy the GT500. haha.

You're stuck on the label of "Mustang" and the stereotype in your head rather than seeing the car for what it is now. The car is a vast improvement over any past Mustang in history, it's not even the same car from 2012 with all of the improvements it has for 2013. To get the same amout of power and handling in a car you would have to spend nearly $100k more!

I'd suggest to you to watch a few of the SVT Engineers videos and read some of the articles available explaining everything. It's amazing what they have done with just a "Mustang". lol.

As for the CTS-V, not everyone is into them. I personally wouldn't want a four door for a hobby car and the two door CTS-V's look okay, but I much prefer the GT500's look over the V's.

[quikag]

I'm biased, but a fully loaded GT500 (without mark-up) is the same price as a new $73k CTS-V with current market discounts/incentives. The Mustang is obviously faster than a V, but man paying $65k+ for a Mustang when you can have a fully loaded CTS-V for the same price is a little hard to swallow for me. I guess it just depends on how you plan to use the Mustang or V for what would be better overall.

The Mustang fully loaded is about $10k more than the ZL1 as almost everything is standard on the ZL1. I really like the GT500, but not sure if it's worth $10k more than a ZL1. I guess it is to those that are going to buy the GT500. haha.

[Purpillhaze]

No kidding...it looks like they did 1/2 of a grill delete or something. plastic bars for extra agility!!!

They had to have something to attach the cobra too.....

[91CoupeMike]

When these cars make it into the publics hands you will see them making 530-550 rwhp. Hold me to that.


Not on a dyno like TS in STD smoothing 3. A real dynojet using SAE correction factor smoothing 5.

Lol

[91CoupeMike]

Hey sam, whatchu' got on that?

[Dinger]

609rw bone stock.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz9Uqg0xbm4

[jakesford]

sorry Chevy...

GT500 blasts from 0-60 mph in a scant 3.5 seconds, on toward a quarter-mile time of 11.6 seconds at 125.7 mph. For context, the previous GT500, which put out a relatively pedestrian 550 hp and 510 lb-ft, needed 4.1 seconds to reach 60 and 12.4 seconds at 115.8 mph to eclipse the quarter, while the aforementioned ZL1 required 3.8 and 12.1 @ 117.4, respectively. Big power equals big improvements for the GT500. But beware of that big power: get too overzealous with the throttle, and the tires will quickly resemble burnt toast. Luckily, the new GT500's obscene power is absolutely controllable.

Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...#ixzz1vfRbKTzp

[brandon01rt]

There is an air silencer delete kit you can buy to increase the blower whine noise level. They are muffled from the factory for the people who don't like to hear it.

I'm learning all kinds of new shit today. Thanks

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[Steve]

Jared is completely full of shit.

Most likely.lol.

Meh.. Not worried about the gt500 or the zl1.. Both would make decent "chick cars" for my wife.. Except there isnt a single mustang tuner in dfw i trust... And for the price of the zl1 i could buy a v.

Yeah, the tuner thing for Stangs in DFW is a lil tricky unfortunately.

[White_lightning]

Meh.. Not worried about the gt500 or the zl1.. Both would make decent "chick cars" for my wife.. Except there isnt a single mustang tuner in dfw i trust... And for the price of the zl1 i could buy a v.