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Originally Posted by newmoon
This being said everyone in this forum fully expected the ZL1 to trounce the 350R and it didn't happen, same way they expected it to trounce the Hellcat which also didn't happen. It is a fantastic car and the best dollar value out there presently but it sure didn't run away from the competition as most had expected.
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You do understand that 0.39 seconds is a pretty significant beating right?? 4 tenths is a lot to make up for and shows how far behind the GT350R really is.
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Originally Posted by Mustang Fanboy
Ford give it's customers exactly what they want. Mustang people eat up the special editions. It's a smart move really by Ford.
As for the fastest mustang running 12.2 in the 1/4 mile....it's not a drag queen. Everyone but you seems to know this. It wasn't meant for the dragstrip.
Keep on venting at the loss, I'll be your shoulder to cry on.
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Its a smart move by Ford alright...re-badge a GT, claim it has an extra 5hp, charge $10K more for it, and let the idiots eat it up. Yea I agree it is a very smart move on Ford's part and shows just how stupid anyone who buys that crap really is.
And you do really have an excuse for everything. The fastest Mustang in 2017 costs over $60K and runs a 12.2 and your excuse is that it isn't a 1/4 mile car, it's built for the track. Ok so it gets it's ass kicked by a ZL1 which you claim is built and tuned for the track and your excuse is that the ZL1 isn't it's natural competitor. Ok so the GT350R couldn't beat the track time of the Camaro SS 1LE and your excuse is that it was on a different day. You are full of excuses and you're trying to defend that $60+K loser. If the ZL1 isn't the natural competitor then you wouldn't need the excuse that the GT350 is greatly underpowered. And your excuse for Mustangs being slower now than they were 6 years ago is that Ford relies on the aftermarket. You Mustang guys just have lots of excuses for losing don't ya?
Plus that actually speaks volumes to just how weak the Mustang really is when it can't beat a Camaro that costs the same as it does at anything, even something they both apparently were designed for. And it can't beat an old time by a Camaro that costs $30K less. And it is barely 2 tenths of a second faster than that same Camaro that costs 30 Gs less. So maybe instead of trying to call out the ZL1 for having an enormous hp/tq advantage, you should be wondering why at the same price does such a significant difference between the 2 exist. Or why at the same price a Mustang that was built for the track can't beat the top Camaro at anything. And MAYBE, instead of trying to build a "special" engine, Ford should have been coming up with something a little more practical and a little less expensive that would have allowed the GT350R to do better on the track. What good is a special engine and a car tuned for the track if it can't beat anything?