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The old GT500 did it in 7:39 and was a pig widely acknowledged for being unable to turn unless magnetically drawn to a crowd. Evo magazine has reported that the GT350R lapped the g reen h ell in 7:32.19.
However, in C ar and D river’ s lightning lap annual test, the GT350R ran a 2:51.8 against the GT500's 3:04. The top end pull off the GT500 obviously made up for its lack of cornering prowess on the r ing.
Any speculation on the new GT500's ring time? I’m thinking 7:10 range.
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I think even faster. The old S197 platform is an oxcart compared to the current one. Factor in an additional 200 hp and even better suspension/traction management, this should be very impressive, especially for the ring.
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Yeah, I'm also neglecting the dct, which is worth a few seconds itself. Should be fun.
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The old GT500 was a overpowered bruiser, just a big swinging you know what for cruising down the boulevard.
This new GT500 is closer to being more like a very powerful GT350R, complete with carbon wheel goodness and as you say DCT.
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Totally agree, Chevy and Ford have really taken the track stuff seriously.
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Of course then there’s this:
When everything is locked in and finalized Ford has “no plans” to set lap times or break lap-time records with the 2020 Shelby GT500, Widmann said.
“It’s not a benchmark for Ford,” he said
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Yeah, I love pr as much as I love marketing.
![]() 01/18/2019 at 03:52 |
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line up enough spectators around the perimeter, and the mustang will do it in record time (under 4 minutes)
![]() 01/18/2019 at 03:59 |
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Laughing out loud, seriously. Thanks!
![]() 01/18/2019 at 04:45 |
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Very true. And even if they don’t take it, someone will.
![]() 01/18/2019 at 04:56 |
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Grand tour season three is now up btw
![]() 01/18/2019 at 05:09 |
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I’ll have to check it out when I get off work in three hours.
![]() 01/18/2019 at 05:12 |
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It’s proving to be very good. I have to be up in thre e hours, so I’m going to sleep.
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Wasnt there a lot of accusations of schenaegans with the gt500 and the zl1 at t he time? Tires, roll cage etc?
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I honestly don't remember.