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I think they tested a 260hp stang to 14@100 many years ago. What's wrong with the new stang?

 

 

The mags hardy ever use actuall drag strips, they use tack-on equipment and 'on the fly' setups. Nor do they adjust for altitude, so who knows what they really run. Owners will eventually do themselves, why anyone worries about what any mag other then MM&FF does(who does use the real deal track and has decent drivers) is beyond me. They are always way off, thats roughly thier 03 cobra run times, when owners have done 12.5's ad a few 12.4's stock and they were in the upper 13's in the mag.

 

That is not bad news, C&D is a French magazine tha is American-cars-hater and they always get the worst times possible, they got 14.0 1/4 mile for the Mach 1!!! :notnice: , but this means the 05 GT got acceptable times even with the worst testing magazine

When I saw the 13.6 that MT got, I was sure C&D was going to get something close to 14.0... and I was right, C&D stinks and will always stinks.

 

C&D corrects all acceleration times for "Standard altitude, temperature, humidity, etc." C&D ran an article a couple years ago that explained how they run their tests and how the times are adjusted for standard conditions.

So C&D's realtive #s among the vehicles they test should be better than some other rags.

But with that said, C&Ds 1/4 mile times are generally slower than what many cars are capable of. They seem to do their acceleration runs more like a typical owner would not like a skilled drag racer.

Finally, the best '05 Stang 1/4 time I've heard of is 13.5 @ 102. So C&D's time of 13.8 @ 102, including corrections for standard conditions, does't seem that far off.

 

What did C&D get for the Mach 1? That would be more telling IMO.

 

There was a rumoured 13.2@105 on svtperformance...
so far no video like the guy claims.

I'd be willing to bet that people driving these things are driving them like the Mach1/Cobra....and they aren't the same.

Best results are at shifting between 5200-5500rpm, not redlining the snot outta it.
"the guy knows how to drive, he drives a 11 second cobra"
Its NOT a Cobra, nor does it have a cobra engine...


You'll see better times with people realizing how this car is tuned/setup.

 

14.0 @ 103 - 2003 Mach 1, MTX - - - December 2002 issue


Other C&D Mustang 1/4 mile tests:

12.9 @ 112 - 2003 Mustang Cobra - April 2003

15.1 @ 93 - 2002 Mustang GT, ATX - September 2002

12.9 @ 111 - 2003 Mustang Cobra - June 2002

13.5 @ 105 - 2001, Mustang Cobra, MTX - July 2001 (has missing HP fix installed)

14.7 @ 96 - 2001 Mustang GT Vert, ATX - May 2001

13.2 @ 110 - 2000 Mustang Cobra R - April 2000

14.6 @ 98 - 1999 Mustang Cobra Vert - August 1999 (one of the missing HP Cobras)

14.1 @ 101 - 1999 Mustang Cobra Coupe - April 1999 (another missing HP Cobra)