Twin-turbo Mustang Battles Elite Japanese Racers in Roll Series
Late-model S197 pony proves to Evo X, 3000GT and GT-R that American Muscle is still king with 980-horsepower.
How far are you willing to go to build your Mustang to be the monster it can be? Would you drop a pair of turbos on your motor? Would you drop in a Coyote and add those turbos? Would you even try to shift your own gears?
There is such a pony car like that. That Racing Channel held an invitational of the fastest cars around at Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, Florida back in March of 2018. One of the invited is Fort Myers, Florida-based NUR Performance’s 2014 Mustang, packing a pair of turbos and 980 fire-breathing ponies, all fired through the back by a Tremec T-56 Magnum XL six-speed manual.
Mustang vs. 811 HP Mitsubishi Evo X
Going up against the America’s muscle car first is an 811-horsepower Mitsubishi Evo X rocking a whole host of mods while still using the stock computer to run it all. The first roll between them doesn’t go as well as hoped for the Mustang, but with a little extra boost, the turbocharged pony quickly catches the Evo, then takes the win by a car-length.
Mustang vs. 800 HP Nissan GTR
Up next is a fellow NUR Performance car, a Nissan GT-R with around 800 horses from its twin-turbo V6. As it turns out, this is the first roll race for the GT-R under its current setup. Alas, it’s not enough to to beat the Ford’s pony, barely holding on in the first heat, then blown out of the water off the launch in the second.
Mustang vs Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4
Finally, the turbo Mustang rolls up against a Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 putting down 1,000 horsepower to all four wheels thanks to its stroker 3.3-liter V6 and big turbo under the hood. The 60 roll ends in a tie between the two stallions, while the 40 roll sees the 3000GT blast to the finish nearly two car-lengths ahead of the Mustang. All in all, though, this is one hell of a pony car build, one we hope to see again soon enough.
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