GT500 beats cars 2-3x its price at Road Atlanta

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When did these cars run at road Atlanta? Ive been watching that track like a hawk hoping to stumble upon them testing again.
 

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I personally don't see what the fuss is, who has EVER put stock in factory numbers?

To my knowledge the private sector has almost always exceeded whatever factory 1/4 mile numbers are released, with the only exception that comes to mind being the Demon. Not to mention people ALWAYS question factory effort road course times, because of course they're biased.
Nissan and Chevrolet have been busted for running non production vehicles (mainly non production tires) and trying to claim times, other manufacturers have been busted for non factory tunes... so what does Ford have to gain by posting a time that half the people out there aren't going to agree with anyways? Put it in the hands of the public and let it speak for itself. Seems very simple.

I don't even see it being worth Ford's time or effort because only someone being incredibly, incredibly dense could deny what the GT500 is capable of at this point.
 

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If I’m not mistaken, my ‘13 was delivered the same day all the media cars showed up at Road Atlanta, and reviews were out sometime after that.

Personally, I think Ford knows they can sell these cars regardless of how they’re going to perform. Therefore, performance numbers being released just isn’t a priority.

(Edit, YouTube video is from May 20th, my car showed up on the 18th)
 

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For you mustang experts. Why do you think ford is unwilling to release data on this car??

I don’t remember them doing this with any other vehicle.

Ford didn't release numbers besides horsepower, torque and a 200+ top speed on the 2013 GT500 before deliveries. How quickly we forget.
 

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If I’m not mistaken, my ‘13 was delivered the same day all the media cars showed up at Road Atlanta, and reviews were out sometime after that.

Personally, I think Ford knows they can sell these cars regardless of how they’re going to perform. Therefore, performance numbers being released just isn’t a priority.

(Edit, YouTube video is from May 20th, my car showed up on the 18th)

They tested May 15th, I took the videos
 

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They tested May 15th, I took the videos

Gotcha. So super close to deliveries. I’d say there’s a little time still until we see anything concrete. (Aside from the crumbs, animations, and puzzle pieces Ford has thrown us)
 

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When did these cars run at road Atlanta? Ive been watching that track like a hawk hoping to stumble upon them testing again.
Gridlife they Had a Car, I drove against it. The driver was not pushing very hard.
 

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Gotta wait till a source that isnt ford is testing this car. I'd really like to know how these guys think it will be in the ball park of a zr1 when they are pushing basically the same power. Except the zr1 is 500lbs lighter, more grip, more aerodynamics.

Right now this car needs to beat a zl1 1le. I'll be impressed if it can keep up (within 2 seconds) of a zr1.
 

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Gotta wait till a source that isnt ford is testing this car. I'd really like to know how these guys think it will be in the ball park of a zr1 when they are pushing basically the same power. Except the zr1 is 500lbs lighter, more grip, more aerodynamics.

Right now this car needs to beat a zl1 1le. I'll be impressed if it can keep up (within 2 seconds) of a zr1.
Without a doubt it will beat a 1LE, the car if you have not been up to date may come in lighter than the "unofficial" weight that is out their now. Getting at the ZR1 will be a tall feat and may get it at certain types of tracks, speculations right now but very soon it will be reality, good or bad
 

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The ZR1 is chock full of fiber and hits like Thor's own hammer. The GT500 is a brute with quite a bit of blubber around the edges. Why are they even mentioned in the same sentence?
 

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The ZR1 is chock full of fiber and hits like Thor's own hammer. The GT500 is a brute with quite a bit of blubber around the edges. Why are they even mentioned in the same sentence?

Because somebody (who might it be, hhhhmmmm take a guess) thinks it can hand a L to a 19 ZR1.......laughable.

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My blood runs as blue as most here. But having spent time in a ZR1 I'm convinced it won't even be close. Remove 400lbs from the heffer and it'd likely be much more interesting.
 

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And the ZR will still be 200+ lbs lighter, you would need some "radical" weight loss for it to be "interesting".

The ZR can also benefit from weight loss also, what's good for one is good for both.
 

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Porsche GT2 RS MSRP $293K
Ferrari 488 GTB MSRP $250K
Lambo Huracan MSRP $210K

If the 500 runs with these cars, color me very impressed.

Mr. Owens has put his foot in his mouth before. Let's hope he's accurate this time around.
Not a chance. The GT3RS is running 26 which is right in line with the c7 zr1 and Winkler’s ACR time.

The c7z ran low .30. If the 500 hits .28/.29 it’s a win. If it runs faster I’d be very surprised.

I’m guessing 2/3 x price is a loaded GT3 which can get be close to $250k. There is not a 991.2 GT3 listed online so I’m assuming it was Ford’s for comp testing.
 

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