ecotang?

 

I think Mustang TT will do............

 

This is BS. There is nothing to even remotely suggest it is a TT Mustang.

Most likely it is just a Boss mule, or maaaaaaybe a mule for the next GT500/Cobra power plant, but even that's stretching it a bit.

 

IL is trying to make up stories for some sort of buzz. This is nearly identical to the Boss mule I spied and took photos of months ago.

You can take your tin foil hats off now

 

Yeah, not sure where they pulled an Ecoboost motor out of that, not that there isn't some potential Ecoboost model (my guess, an economy l4 version rather than a model overlapping V6).

This? Perhaps a follow on 2012 Boss model or something. Add DI, boost the CR to 12:1 (explaining premium only stickers) and HP to maybe 475 and torque to 400. Redline might go up a bit 8K+ with the 9K tack to leave a little in reserve for tuners and racers.

 

NOTE:: The Trailer Hitch

http://www.leftlanenews.com/photos/b...picture-4.html

 

I know Ford is working on reducing the weight on the cars. This will be huge for gas mileage and power. I know the engineers can get it done. It just sucks in this day an age of technology the cars are still very heavy.

 

Cool, they're retaining the retro look. I'd have preferred the '69 look, but '65-'66 will do

 

That's the problem. People want more technology in their cars and all that stuff isn't free weight! Heated seats, nav system, upgraded sound system, power seats...everything adds up.

 

Love it!

Who's the crazy on now!?

Safety. In order to keep that 5 star rating, all the safety equipment and the electronics that go with it add up also. Even my Civic is safe but minimal, so maybe Ford can learn that lesson. I think it will happen. Some luxuries are nice though, I really won't complain.

 

Most of the weight comes from reinforcing the body for safety. I think they can use less metal an still make the vehicles as safe by today's standerds. It's all in engineering and innovation.

 

Weight these days really ends up being a function of meeting safety standards, rigidity needs, and controlling cost. Our Mustangs could weigh 2800 lbs, but they wouldn't cost $35,000.

 

Why not? My cars weight is 2900 lbs and cost brand new $20,000. They can do it don't be fooled.

 

Your car is also tiny.

 

could be a mule for the upgraded 5.0 in the next gen car, with DI and some internals improvements 8k would make sense.

also 8k in a turbo charged production car would blow the bottom out of it with out some serious exotic materials in it. i think the ecoboost redline is around 6000. the version in the taurus makes max hp at 5500 rpm.

 

Turbo charging is the best of both worlds. Fuel economy combined with lots of power. Uppgrading later to a bigger turbo is a lot cheaper than getting a turbo kit for a car that does not have one.

Ford lately is really improving on the performance of there cars finally. I can't wait to see what else they come up with.

 

Blame it on having to engineer practical cars using affordable materials with a high level of safety in mind, and thats just one aspect. Some of the attributes people like to crow about like a great ride and handling are the result of that increased weight as well.

Every manufacturer is looking at ways to reduce weight (or mass neutral as the case may be) in order to better meet the increasing CAFE and emissions standards, but its going to come from reduced dimensions and tighter engineering using exsisting materials (much like what Mazda did with the Miata in the latter case) and expanded use of somewhat better materials like the so-called super steel alloys that can be made thinner (and provide weight savings over the thicker stuff used now), but titanium and carbon fiber 2000 pound pony cars aren't in anybody's immediate future outside some exotic race program.

And to be frank on the carbon fiber stuff, is that really something we need? It's great for the e-***** to say you have it, but carbon fiber isn't terribly recyclable at this point in time. Just imagine all the junk carbon fiber bodies piling up as cars are wrecked or discarded due to age and no way to recylce them. Tires are good example of that sort of problem. Things have improved a bit as scrap tires can be repurposed (rubberized asphalt and used as fuel are two good examples) but ulitmately beyond the steel belts and a few odds and ends, tires overall cannot be recyceled.

 

http://www.sema.org/sema-enews/2010/...ghting-mustang

 

I can't wait until the twin turbo V8....

 

The 1000HP Super Snake Code Red most probably to be unveiled at the SEMA?!. It was mentioned in the MM Newsdesk in the last issue.