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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole
Does anyone know the outcome of the GT500 vs the STi?
Ford cannot battle the Vette. The GT500 at $94K can't even beat the C7 Z06 and can barely take on the C8 Z51. The $450K Ford GT is barely a match for the C7 ZR1. And they're having a hard enough time as it is trying to beat the Camaro. If anything they should be steering clear of the Vette.
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The STI in that comparo listed at 64K....that is insane lol.
They didn't get into any numbers, just how the cars were out on the roads.
Basically they really liked the STI, but said its price tag is really high for what feels like just an updated WRX but said GT500 puts the Mustang in places it's never been.
Ford's never really had a Corvette competitor so I think they just shoot their shot with the Mustang
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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole
You won't vary by that much from trying different modes. If you do then you have no idea what you're doing. You might see a tenth or two.
These GT500s are all over the place. I could see if the skill level between drivers was different. But these guys are all on the same level and their times are ranging by a full second or more.
Well that certainly sounds like something I said which all the Mustang guys immediately disagreed with. The GT500s seem very prone to inconsistencies. Even on the same track with the same driver on the same day and in the same conditions. The only times I saw anything more than a difference of 3 tenths was if I screwed up the launch or didn't shift properly. That is driver error. If there is no driver error then there should not be such a wide variance. The only way that could happen outside of driver error is if something is wrong with the car.
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yeah the GT500 times are all over the place. I have no idea if its people trying different techniques, people used to traditional autos or what but times are all over the place. Are they shifting themselves, letting teh DCT do the work? Cars only been out in public a few months maybe let people get some seat time.
I'd have to imagine trying different things in a car with that much power could easily lead to bigger variances. Or techniques that used to work in one car might not work as well in another. In my 04, I always got my best times just flashing the converter but in my 07 I had to foot brake to around 1200.