2011 V6 Rumor
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So yeah the GT will only have 360hp
hehe... rrrrrright
Sidenote to all the naysayers...how you like your crow?
Oh and notice the dual exhaust...
Now just wait to see what it can do at the track
hehe... rrrrrright
Sidenote to all the naysayers...how you like your crow?
Oh and notice the dual exhaust...
Now just wait to see what it can do at the track
Last edited by Boomer; Nov 29, 2009 at 10:32 PM.
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Props to Ford!
Was that a typo in the press release in regards to the brakes? Autoblog states they are out of the GT parts bin, but the front size doesn't match. It should be 12.5" if it's the GT braking system.
Was that a typo in the press release in regards to the brakes? Autoblog states they are out of the GT parts bin, but the front size doesn't match. It should be 12.5" if it's the GT braking system.
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Last edited by Tony Alonso; Nov 29, 2009 at 10:46 PM.
I didnt realize the 3.7 was 90 lbs lighter than the 4.o.
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Mustang: 305 hp at 6500 rpm, 280 pound-feet at 4250 rpm
Camaro: 304hp at 6400 rpm, 273 pound-feet at 5200 rpm
Given similar power numbers a higher peak for hp and a lower peak for torque suggests a fatter, flatter powerband in a lighter car. The V6 Mustang should compare nicely to anything in the price range and fares reasonably well against even the 370Z.
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I'd assume that it would be a drivers race with a 2005-2010 V8, given that the V6 has the weight advantage. Now that the V6 has a limited slip and power to back it up, this should be a 13 second stock car.
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Check it out...per Jalopnik.
Wow, going for power and smoothness.
Also per Jalopnik......
Ford's ditching the iffy Tremec in favor of a manual 6-speed Getrag co-developed with Ford called the MT82. Its claim to durability and smoothness fame is that all gears on all shafts ride on needle bearings.
Also per Jalopnik......
What we are interested in is the rather off-hand comment from one of the engineers regarding the track pack. Optional on the V6, the track pack turns things up a notch and makes it a track-day special. Said unnamed engineer mentioned there's a distinct possibility the track-pack equipped V6 will not only stick with the V8 track-pack 'Stang, it might even outrun it. Well, we would certainly be happy to test that theory out.
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"Anyone who's been in the convertible knew cowl shake was a problem, and as such Ford's stiffened things quite a bit, the 2011 is over 1000% stiffer than the 2010. That's not a typo. The improvements come in underbody and cowl cross-bracing and structural foam injected into the door pillars. 1000%, pretty impressive.
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Ford's 2011 Spec Sheet in interesting, but I think the weights are messed up. It says the V6 coupe will be 3750lbs!?, vs 3400 for the 2010
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Farther down...
"Anyone who's been in the convertible knew cowl shake was a problem, and as such Ford's stiffened things quite a bit, the 2011 is over 1000% stiffer than the 2010. That's not a typo. The improvements come in underbody and cowl cross-bracing and structural foam injected into the door pillars. 1000%, pretty impressive.
"Anyone who's been in the convertible knew cowl shake was a problem, and as such Ford's stiffened things quite a bit, the 2011 is over 1000% stiffer than the 2010. That's not a typo. The improvements come in underbody and cowl cross-bracing and structural foam injected into the door pillars. 1000%, pretty impressive.
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Ford's 2011 Spec Sheet in interesting, but I think the weights are messed up. It says the V6 coupe will be 3750lbs!?, vs 3400 for the 2010
And we used to laugh at Camaro and Challenger ...
Ford's goal for 2014 Mustang should be to keep weight on a base model under 3,000 lbs.
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Ford's 2011 Spec Sheet in interesting, but I think the weights are messed up. It says the V6 coupe will be 3750lbs!?, vs 3400 for the 2010
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It's a typo, the same sheet says a V6 manual weighs 4000lb! In the press released Ford says that a V6 with the PP weighs in under 3500lb, and in one of these somebody quoted Ford as saying that the V6 Mustang weighs about 300lb less than a comparably equipped Camaro V6 IIRC.
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