Ford Reveals Acceleration Times for 760-HP Mustang Shelby GT500

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Ford Reveals Acceleration Times for 760-HP Mustang Shelby GT500

Eric Tingwall,Car and Driver 1 hour 35 minutes ago

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From Car and Driver

• The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 will hit 60 mph in 3.3 seconds and clear the quarter-mile in 10.7 seconds, according to the manufacturer's claims.
• Achieving those times will require ideal conditions, including a surface prepped for launching the car.
• While the Shelby GT500 makes massive power, the challenge for straight-line acceleration is turning all of its thrust into forward motion.

The Shelby GT500 is the quickest Mustang Ford has ever built. The company says the 760-hp muscle car will rocket to 60 mph in 3.3. seconds on its way to a 10.7-second quarter-mile. Achieving those times will require ideal conditions, including a prepped surface like you’d find at a drag strip. Using Car and Driver's test procedures on clean pavement, we estimate the GT500's acceleration times will slide back to 3.5 and 11.0 seconds, respectively.

For comparison, the 755-hp 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 notched 3.0 seconds to 60 mph and 10.8 seconds through the quarter-mile in our testing. With the 10-speed automatic transmission, the 650-hp Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 knocked out a 3.4-second zero-to-60 time and an 11.5-second quarter-mile. The Dodge Challenger Hellcat Redeye hits those marks in 3.7 seconds and 11.8 seconds, respectively, when equipped with the eight-speed automatic. In 2013, the prior Shelby GT500 recorded times of 3.5 seconds and 11.8 seconds with 662 horsepower and a six-speed manual transmission.

Just saw this was posted up. Ford Media Launch in Las Vegas it went 10.89 @ 130 and then at a private function went 10.61 @ 133 in Florida. Wowzas!

its definitely a cool car but i can't get behind something so porkish. weight ruins everything.

Slow, incapable, no new technology having, no third pedal using, overpriced, overweight junk box! I just wanted to be first.

Makobra said:

its definitely a cool car but i can't get behind something so porkish. weight ruins everything.

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So, since it weighs <4200# and outperforms cars that weigh 3900#...you can't get behind it? What an ignorant statement.

Sonic605hp said:

Slow, incapable, no new technology having, no third pedal using, overpriced, overweight junk box! I just wanted to be first.

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You were second.

DP

Sumbitch.

13COBRA said:

So, since it weighs <4200# and outperforms cars that way 3900#...you can't get behind it? What an ignorant statement.



You were second.

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Seems to do it well. Well put together and works without a lot of fuss.
Liked watching the dash functions, will have to turn the volume down and freeze frame the video.

Very impressive. I think the new GT500 will run low 10s with just a DR tire and cooler weather.

ATX5.0 said:

Very impressive. I think the new GT500 will run low 10s with just a DR tire and cooler weather.

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I'd say that is a safe bet...

IDN...... looks pretty impressive to me. Yea, its heavy but so what? So is the Demon and with some tweaking and some better gas and tires it goes low 9's. They both have essentially the same HP with a big blower so the potential is surely there.

I think ppl really under estimate the potential of a 10 second stock car that has a power adder. With some basic and I mean basic tweaking (Pulleys, Tune, etc...) its a 9 second DD.

Anytime one can purchase a 10 second car right out of the box as a DD its nothing to shrug ur head at and I bet it handles a LOT better than ppl think.

13COBRA said:

So, since it weighs <4200# and outperforms cars that weigh 3900#...you can't get behind it? What an ignorant statement.

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you sound like a willfully ignorant fanboy here so I'll let you have a peak at the reasoning behind my statement as a courtesy despite your ridiculous assertion being ill-deserving of any response.

4200lbs. okay. you need bigger tires, more aero (which at speed make the car "heavier"), bigger brakes, more gas, more power, which means more cooling which means more fluid to fill larger coolers etc etc etc. oh and all that power you need? well now you can break stuff easier so you're gonna need larger and more stout axles/driveshafts. more weight.

its a viscous cycle that only gets worse and why? because you started with a heavy car and gave no consideration for fixing the real problem. why? because the target isn't "best" its "best stats".

weight ruins everything - Jeremy Clarkson.

and he's right. that doesn't mean it isn't a cool car. performing well on paper means absolutely NOTHING in terms of fun. a lot of people like highway queens, dyno queens, and are fine with a car that can handle well before it eats tires like a mofo because it weighs a thousand pounds more than it should. its a technical marvel but is it fun? idunno. this car will sell for lots of reasons but the highlight will not be road race domination.

Makobra said:

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I couldn't even bring myself to quote all of the bologna.

This car is going to be a huge contender on road courses, period.

What do you drive on the track that makes you such an expert on the subject?

Impressive!

However all the talk of it beating a Demon can be put to rest.


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13COBRA said:

I couldn't even bring myself to quote all of the bologna.

This car is going to be a huge contender on road courses, period.

What do you drive on the track that makes you such an expert on the subject?

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that's a sad attempt at a genetic fallacy setup. "you only have X so aren't qualified to comment on Y" which is total bullshit. you can't negate physics. lighter, in general, is better, and heavier, in general, is worse. you can accomplish a lot with computers and larger parts to do the more work but you WILL sacrifice something because you started with a problem and layered on bandaids instead of solving the real issue.

see my build thread if you're curious about my credentials.

Makobra said:

that's a sad attempt at a genetic fallacy setup. "you only have X so aren't qualified to comment on Y" which is total bullshit. you can't negate physics. lighter, in general, is better, and heavier, in general, is worse. you can accomplish a lot with computers and larger parts to do the more work but you WILL sacrifice something because you started with a problem and layered on bandaids instead of solving the real issue.

see my build thread if you're curious about my credentials.

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You are correct that physics are physics. From what I'm reading between all the reviews so far, no one has mentioned any sacrifice besides the interior not being fancy. The car goes forward, turns and stops without a sweat and does so better than any Mustang before it, but yes, it's heavy.

You may have seen this thread, but also a solid review from a fellow Mustang owner: https://www.svtperformance.com/threads/my-2020-shelby-gt500-video-and-review.1180260/

Makobra said:

that's a sad attempt at a genetic fallacy setup. "you only have X so aren't qualified to comment on Y" which is total bullshit. you can't negate physics. lighter, in general, is better, and heavier, in general, is worse. you can accomplish a lot with computers and larger parts to do the more work but you WILL sacrifice something because you started with a problem and layered on bandaids instead of solving the real issue.

see my build thread if you're curious about my credentials.

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Dude give up trying to justify your bullshit ignorant blanket statement. "Can't get on board with something so Porkish" Good, go buy a Honda Civic if weight is such an issue for you. One more Car out there for someone who can appreciate what this car brings to the table. Smfh

Makobra said:

that's a sad attempt at a genetic fallacy setup. "you only have X so aren't qualified to comment on Y" which is total bullshit. you can't negate physics. lighter, in general, is better, and heavier, in general, is worse. you can accomplish a lot with computers and larger parts to do the more work but you WILL sacrifice something because you started with a problem and layered on bandaids instead of solving the real issue.

see my build thread if you're curious about my credentials.

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So, you don't like the car because it's heavy....but still outperforms everything? lol

Well, of course light weight track built cars will always trump a heavy street car. But the difference is you can not drive light weight track prepped cars on the street and enjoy it at the same time. I consider myself a critic of the GT500 but the insane happy reviews coming out right now prove that it is a success. Itll still be awhile before we get good head to head comparisons though.

I was really let down by the unhappy unengaging reviews the C8 created but sounds like all the reviews have been of pre-pro cars so hopefully the kinks are worked out and the GS is dropped to keep the internet battles alive and well.