5.0 Mustang Article break down on SVT Performance


Found this on SVTPerformance.com

Car weighs 3850 lbs for the coupe, 4155 lbs with driver and 10 gallons of fuel.


What a porker!!! :bang: :notnice:

 

Maybe Ford has been taking Dr. Phil's diet plans too seriously.
"... WE'LL SEE YOU IN COURT, DR. PHIL!!!"

 

HAHAHAHA....The more I hear about the GT500, the more I think its a joke. What the heck is going on SVT????

 

Also, why would any performance orientated enthusiast buy this car over a standard C6? Makes the Vette look like even more of a performance value.

 

Like I've been saying all along, the dealers are charging by weight.

Guess ya'll heard that the Shelby GT500 name has been dropped from the rear medallion on the car too?

If this is any indication of what we'll see in 29 days, they can keep their "Shelby."

 

Honestly I would rather wait for the Challenger or an SE Mustang than the C6. I like having a back seat for now still. Maybe sometime in the future I will get a two seater, but not right now.

 

What shame on the weight.

Its gonna need every one of those supercharged horses to get a decent acceleration number.

I must say, I am disappointed somewhat.

Anyone know what the 05/06 SC Saleen and 03/04 Cobra coupe/vert weigh in at?

 

Terminator hardtops ~ 3650.

 

:notnice: What a fat-a___ oink oink! I guess this means the Vette will remain the big dog in this category - since the Shelby will be dog meat at this rate even with the "extra" 50+ horses. At least the car has a nice personality, right? Get a clue Ford, in the world of speed, might and light make right.

 

I'd like to remind everyone that the GT was supposed to be 3600lbs at one point about a month before release too ...

But, if it is true, its just another notch in the belt of me not getting one. At one point I was looking forward to it ... Now, I'm lukewarm at best.

 

I had a lot of fun with fat chicks before I got married.

I'm bettin' this fatty will be a good time, too.

 

That makes a good point for being on top.

 

as for the shelby, this things gonna need a diet, we otta
gut the doors, remove the rear seat, toss the wheels, throw the body kit in the woods, get rid of all this power/heated BS and then we got ourselves a car Sheesh, seems easier just to buy the motor and put it in a 89 notch.

 

Instead of the Shelby badge, just slap a Mercury badge on it and call it a day. What have they done to this thing....

 

I'll wait and see how it performs to say anything, but it's not looking good

 

It will be interesting to see the results on a head to head performance comparisson between the GT500 and a '03 or '04 Cobra. Over all the GT500 should be the winner, but by how much?

 

Hmmm. All it took to kill everyone's enthusiasm was the weight of the car. I think Ford better fix this little problem before the Shelby hits the streets.

 

In the beginning I was quite excited about the Shelby - from the pre production photo's and info, but now and IMO...

1) Overweight
2) No twin-screw blower which is more efficient and produces less heat - hello
3) Vinyl stripes and few color options
4) A hood that... (thinking of kind word... nope) SUCKS !

I love what the've done to the engine internals and the six speed tranny, but not enough for me to take the jump at this point.

.. I'm waitin

 

I must politely disagree. I think the horse manure started rolling down hill when HTT made the genius comment addressing and labeling the SVT faithful as "IRS Snobs". As Al Pacino said in Dog Day Afternoon: "... Kiss me... I like to be kissed when I get screwed." And BTW, "screwed" was NOT the word he used. :banana2:

 

ot's those giant S-H-E-L-B-Y on the back
those letter alone must be 50lbs each