2015 Mustang GT

[mikestypes]

Originally posted by heavyD


A 2014 ZL1 Camaro weighs 4375 lbs so Chevy's new chassis will have to be several hundreds of pounds lighter just to be on even terms with the Mustang. People tend to forget the Camaro and Challenger are 4000+ lb cars.

A 2014 ZL1 weighs 4120 lbs, and the recent Motor Trend article weighed a ZL1 at 4051 lbs. That is with the additional blower and bullet proof upgraded drivetrain over a standard SS camaro.

A comparable SS or 1LE weighs 3935 lbs and the MT article quoted by the Grip weighed it at 3860 lbs.

The Camaro would need to lose less than 100 lbs to be under the new Mustang. I do think the new platform the Camaro will arrive on will be lighter but no more than 100-200 lbs lighter than it currently is so the playing field will be relatively level.

[heavyD]

Top Gear is smitten with the new Mustang. Interesting note in regards to the Ecoboost version;

The EcoBoost-equipped car is, by quite a margin, the best handing of the two.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/n...ear-2014-09-17

[Darkane]

Originally posted by A790

Can you elaborate on that? I'm not really familiar with pre-2005 Mustangs.

As the above posts. Also, the '99 cobra had a dog slow engine.

Ford rated 320hp but it was up to like 30hp lower or some shit.

Ford had to recall the cobras to do horsepower mods. Hahaha.

[mikestypes]

Originally posted by Gripenfelter


1996+ 4.6 L V8s made 260 hp but it was OVERRATED. Wasn't till 2005 that they made decent numbers that were still about 10 yrs behind GM.

GM had 305 hp in their SS and WS6 cars in 1996. 1998+ was underrated and they had about 340 hp.

4.6 2-valve was rated at 215-225hp in 1996-1998. They updated to the PI heads in 99 and rated it at 260hp.

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by Shlade
Stock out of the box the 2V 4.6's suck asshole

True. But they are nice sounding slow-stangs. Especially with aftermarket exhaust. Having owned both an LS powered and
ford powered I give the exhaust note edge to ford no question.
Bark of a pitbull, bite of a chihuahua

[heavyD]

Yeah the 4.6 exhaust note with an aftermarket exhaust does sound better than the Coyote but that's about the only advantage of that engine. That said my 2012 Mustang GT with Borla S-Type exhaust sounded pretty darn nice.

[94boosted]

Originally posted by heavyD


A 2014 ZL1 Camaro weighs 4375 lbs so Chevy's new chassis will have to be several hundreds of pounds lighter just to be on even terms with the Mustang. People tend to forget the Camaro and Challenger are 4000+ lb cars.

I don't know where that 4375lb figure comes from for the ZL1 I believe they are closer to 4100lbs. And like mikestypes said comparing a Mustang GT to a ZL1 isn't apples to apples. a 15' GT Track Pack (in the original article) more closely compares to a 1LE which is only ~50lbs heavier than the new Mustang. I'm sure that the 16' Alpha platform Camaro will be able to loose more than 50lbs and with the LT1 Engine

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by 94boosted


I don't know where that 4375lb figure comes from for the ZL1 I believe they are closer to 4100lbs.

You have to take into account the average Camaro buyers weight.

Originally posted by Darkane


As the above posts. Also, the '99 cobra had a dog slow engine.

Ford rated 320hp but it was up to like 30hp lower or some shit.

Ford had to recall the cobras to do horsepower mods. Hahaha.

Oddly enough the Mach 1 performed better out of the box (for power anyways) than the Cobra's did On paper it had less hp/tq, but it was under-rated (especially for torque)

[94boosted]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok


You have to take into account the average Camaro buyers weight.

hahah 275lbs sounds about right

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok
You have to take into account the average Camaro buyers weight.

Lmao..they tend to be on the hefty side

[Darkane]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok


You have to take into account the average Camaro buyers weight.



Oddly enough the Mach 1 performed better out of the box (for power anyways) than the Cobra's did On paper it had less hp/tq, but it was under-rated (especially for torque)

Mach 1 was beast. I remember driving one when I worked at Ford. Twin throttle bodies. It had way more jam than a GT.

[J.M.]

Not really a mustang guy but I think it looks pretty good

[shutterbug_art8]

Any dealership in Calgary has the new Stang available for a test drive yet?

[KRyn]

[Shlade]

Bumped into a salesman from advantage last night as he was going and driving the new ecoboost. Says they have 15 or so coming within the next week. The car is stunning in person. Said a yellow GT should (probably already did) arrive today

[EM2FTL]

[94boosted]

Originally posted by EM2FTL
video

Not really surprised by the results. Nearly dead even in a straight line and Camaro faster around a track. Can't wait for the comparo against the new Camaro.

[Sugarphreak]

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[xnvy]

Woodridge has one. I believe it's the EcoBoost. Sitting in the middle of the showroom so I don't think it's available for test drives.

[Shlade]

Ya advantage gave Woodridge and Okotoks ecoboost a while they have a GT sitting in their show room at the moment. Can't believe I'm saying this but i prefer the camaros performance package over the mustangs... Wheels look better and sit perfect to the body, and the quad exhaust looks sick. It actually sounds better than the mustang too