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Originally Posted by Sir Nuke
2 ft-lbs different - BIG FRICKIN DEAL!! like you could feel the difference. OUR rides still look TONS better.
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315hp vs 304hp is a small but meaningful difference of 11hp even though the GM piece peaks 150rpm higher which does give the GM a bit more room to breath. Small advantage to Ford. And, while the 2ft-lbs of torque difference doesn't look like much initially upon closer inspection you'll see that the GM unit hits that peak at 5200rpm while the 3.7L Ford hits it at 3500rpm. A meaningful advantage to Ford, particularly in terms of low and mid range acceleration. Factor in the reality that the Mustang will weigh an easy 300lb less than the Camaro and, well, you have an advantage that exacerbates the two advantages already mentioned above.
If these power figures make it all the way through SAE certification, and to be fair sometimes they don't, the power difference is going to feel more like 50hp than 11hp. Put more plainly, odds are pretty good the 2011 V6 Mustang will be almost as fast as the current GT model. Absolutely no question, a car with specs like those would be a very solid, high 13 second vehicle in almost any drivers hands. A good pilot could almost certainly drive a vehicle with a power to weight ratio like the one above to mid 13's. That is flat out moving, pure and simple.