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driyac · 01-13-2013, 06:46 PM

Here is the link.

Caranddriver tested it out. It could not hit its top speed of 202 mph. Stopped at 190mph.

So fords a bunch of liars.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car-videos

TJ91 · 01-13-2013, 06:49 PM

maybe it was the conditions? No clue

TJ91 · 01-13-2013, 06:50 PM

didnt some other mag confirm the 200 though?

driyac · 01-13-2013, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TJ91

didnt some other mag confirm the 200 though?

196 by motortrend

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...0/viewall.html

still very far short of 202mph

TJ91 · 01-13-2013, 07:07 PM

Hmmm well if they failed then good lmao

The IOM Ninja · 01-13-2013, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by driyac

196 by motortrend

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...0/viewall.html

still very far short of 202mph

196 MPH is 315 KM/H
202 MPH is 330 KM/H

Also that article says 200 MPH which is 321 KM/H.

Like it even matters, Ford tested at Nardo where they would have had more than enough room to reach 202 MPH, and who the **** is even travelling at those speeds. Certainly no one in North America (Legally)…

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Originally Posted by TJ91

maybe it was the conditions? No clue

It would be, Randy Pobst even said he felt it would make it under the right conditions. It's not like reaching 202 MPH is an easy task...

LimaCharlie · 01-13-2013, 09:45 PM

Both Motor Trend and Car & Driver couldn't hit 200 but I think it's still possible. I don't think Ford would lie. It's actually easy to determine the top speed of a car without driving it. Body aerodynamics, RPM in 6th gear, horsepower, and 6th gear/rear end ratios will give you an idea of a vehicle's top speed. 200 MPH seems possible when considering all these specs on the GT500.
One thing is for sure though....99.9% of us will never have access to a strip of land that would be necessary for the GT500 to hit 200.

The Blue Angel · 01-14-2013, 01:55 AM

Ford has has a testing track near Naples, FL that is 2 miles long!!

The IOM Ninja · 01-14-2013, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by The Smashin' Pumpkin

Ford has has a testing track near Naples, FL that is 2 miles long!!

It's gonna take a whole lot longer than 2 miles to reach 202 Miles per hour (at 120 MPH you'll get from one side to the other in a minute).

2012 Mustang GT · 01-14-2013, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by driyac

Here is the link.

Caranddriver tested it out. It could not hit its top speed of 202 mph. Stopped at 190mph.

So fords a bunch of liars.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car-videos

Old video...and it was like 99 degrees when they tested it too.

driyac · 01-14-2013, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by 2012 Mustang GT

Old video...and it was like 99 degrees when they tested it too.

They hit the 195 at 5 am when it was a lot cooler...

Still finding it hard to believe that it will hit 202 in a reasonable distance. and im calling a 3 mile straight way reasonable.

The IOM Ninja · 01-14-2013, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by driyac

They hit the 195 at 5 am when it was a lot cooler...

Still finding it hard to believe that it will hit 202 in a reasonable distance. and im calling a 3 mile straight way reasonable.

3 Miles is reasonable? At 190 MPH you are going about 3.16 miles per minute, at 196 you are going 3.3 miles per minute. It's going to take about 15 - 20 Miles if not more to reach 202 Miles per hour.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nardò_Ring

The Nardò Ring is 7.8 Miles long but in a circle so it's a continuous 7.8 Miles. We don't know if it took Ford 5, 10, 20 or 50 Laps around the Nardò Ring before they reached 202 MPH.

The neutral speed for the four car/motorcycle lanes are respectively:
Lane 1 - 100 km/h (62 mph)
Lane 2 - 140 km/h (87 mph)
Lane 3 - 190 km/h (118 mph)
Lane 4 - 240 km/h (149 mph)

In the process of fighting a turn as needed when going faster than the neutral speed quite a bit of potential top speed is lost and hence a fast car will go faster in a straight line than what is possible on the Nardó Ring. Even at the neutral speed, in a banked turn a car runs a bit heavier than it would in a straight line, since the downforce created by the banking increases the rolling resistance on the tires.

newmoon · 01-14-2013, 08:37 AM

190 would be more than fast enough for me

The IOM Ninja · 01-14-2013, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by NVmyZL1

So, if nobody else is ever able to hit a 7:41 ring time in a ZL1 , can we call GM a liar, too?

Don't speak such blasphemy... GM is the almighty that can do no wrong and tell no lie.... Except wait it's a corporation using marketing tactics. Just like Ford. :rollseyes:

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