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| America's PONYCAR stays strong with RETRO STYLED good looks and more MUSCLE |
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| 2005 features the complete redesign reminiscent of the 1967-70 models, and the GT packing serious heat with 300hp... Car and Driver tested the new improved Mustang GT to the tunes of 5 second 0-60 times and a 13.5 1/4 mile. Not quite strong enough out of the box to handle GMs new 6.0L 400hp LS2 powered GTO by no means, but with a few simple and common bolt-on modifications, the S197 platformed Pony is an easy 12 second runner as well. Also new in 2005 was the introduction of the Ford Mustang in DRIFT competition, although drifting was new to the States, it started in Japan on the street and back mountain roads in the 1980s, and grew through the 1990s into a legitimate and sanctioned motorsport. Drifting ctritics and die-hards were unsure of an American PonyCar entering a primarily Import dominated sport, until a 24 year old Virginia computer wiz by the name of Vaughn Gittin Jr entered D1 competition with a Monstrous V8 powered Mustang backed by Ford racing and Falken tires. Opposing critics were hushed as Gittin Jr and his Ford Mustang won the D1 championship in 2005. This paved the way for other American performance cars like the Late-Model Pontiac GTO and Dodge Viper to have success in future Drift competitions. In 2010 Ford sent Gittin Jr and the Ford Mustang on a campaign to the mother-land of all Drifting, JAPAN. The Ford Mustang was accepted very well by the Japanese people... FR500 is a purpose built race variant of the 2005 Ford Mustang produced by Ford Racing, featuring a 5.0L "Cammer R50" engine delivering 420 hp, a Tremec T56 6-speed transmission and other race-spec parts including a Grand Am-spec rollcage. In addition to FR500C race car, parts are available to convert Mustang GT to the race car specs. FR500 Mustangs compete in Grand Am, KONI Challenge, World Challenge and other sanctioned racing events around the world, going up against the best of what BMW, Porsche and other manufacturers have to offer... 2006-09 saw more good offerings from Ford, Shelby, Saleen, Roush and Steeda. 2006 Shelby offered the GT-H, as a 40th anniversary Hertz rental model as a tribute to the GT350-H in 1966. The GT-H was an exclusive Shelby styled GT that was also used as a concept for the planned Shelby GT's, released in the summer of 2007. After the success of the 2006 Shelby GT-H coupe, a 2007 GT-H convertible was released, 500 were produced... Steeda introduced the Q525 in 2006, which comes equipped with a 5.0L modular V8, producing 500 hp and 530 ft·lbf of torque, thanks to a Steeda/MagnaCharger supercharger system with an intercooler, a 62 mm twin-bore throttle body, a Steeda/SCT air meter, 60 lb electronic fuel injectors and a Steeda Intake Kit... 2007, Shelby had announced that they will release an all new GT500KR (King of the Road) based on S197 Mustangs. The package will only be available through Shelby for S197 based GT500's. The K.I.T.T. in the Knight Rider 2008 television pilot movie is a modified black Shelby GT500KR Mustang. Saleen has many different versions of the Mustangs, all called the "S281", such as the S281 SC with a supercharged 4.6 Liter V8, making 465 hp and the S302 Extreme, in which they have replaced the factory 4.6 liter with a Saleen-built V8 engine, increasing the power to almost 620 HP 2007, Saleen and American Racing Legend, Parnelli Jones, created a limited-edition version of the Mustang. Though often called the Saleen/Parnelli Jones S302, it was designed to pay homage to the legendary Boss 302 that Parnelli Jones had raced in back in the 70's. Equipped with a Saleen MOD 302 cid 3-valve V8, the S302 makes 400 hp and 390 lb·ft of torque. On the outside, the S302 features a new front fascia, Saleen "Shaker" hood, window louvers, and custom Saleen/Parnelli Jones edition wheels. Production of this car was limited to only 500 cars. The movie Transformers that was released in 2007 featured the 2007 Saleen S281 for the character Barricade. It was a police car in the movie and as its popularity grew, so did the demand for it. Saleen did create a limited edition model Saleen that had the likeness to the car in the movie. However, since it was a police car serious modifications had to be made. In the movie, the side of the car says "Police" the one Saleen released said "Saleen". Also, instead of "9-1-1" on the back bumper it said "4-1-1" and of course there were no sirens or the flashing light on the roof either. 2008 Shelby GT500 Mustangs could be sent to Carroll Shelby's Special Performance Plant in Las Vegas to be rebuilt into a Super Snake, which resembles the 1968 GT500KR, for an additional cost of $27,995. The Super Snake will offer a 605 hp 5.4L Eaton roots type supercharged version with warranty. A Kenne Bell twin-screw supercharged version with "over 725 hp" will also be available, without warranty and a 0-60 time of under 4 seconds. Roush introduced the Sport and 427R editions. The Sport package became the Roush base model, and comes with body kits and high performance exhaust systems. The Stage 1 comes with 18-inch chrome wheels and aggressive tires, a high performance exhaust system, body kits and a vast option menu of visual upgrades. The Stage 2 enhances the Stage 1, by upgrading the stock suspension with high performance front struts, rear shocks, front and rear springs, front and rear sway bars, and Pinion snubbers. The Stage 3 comes with 18-inch forged chrome wheels and high performance tires, and 14-inch rotors with four-piston calipers. The 4.6 L V8 now has the output of 415 hp and 385 ft·lb with a Roush supercharger and an air-to-water intercooler. The new top of the line is the 427R, which is based on the Stage 3 Mustang. It produces an additional 20 horsepower and 15 ft·lbf of torque over the Stage 3 Mustang, due to an upgraded ECM (Electronic Control Module). In addition, it is equipped with an upgraded appearance package. 2010 would introduce a revised trimmed down, lighter and more aggressive S197 version. Ford added 15 more horsepower to the Mustang this year, which was just an Appetizingly teasing taste of what was to come for the following year! 2011 brings much anticipation of a legendary and now classic name badge that graced fenders and ruled streets in the 1980s... 5.0 as in five point zero liters, and three hundred and two cubic inches. The 5.0 was back, and producing almost 200 horsepower more than the original Fox-Body 5.0L Mustang. The base Mustang GT in 2011 produces an astounding 412 horsepower and 390 lb ft of torque, and even more mind bending is the fact that the little brother V6 is producing 305 hp, thats 70 horsepower more than the original high output 5.0 V8 from the 1980s. One would be crazy if they didn't think that right now is the greatest MuscleCar/PonyCar era of all... With Camaro, Challenger and now Mustang all making over 400 hp, can it get any better than this...??? Click HERE for an awesome quick clip of the new 2011 5.0 Mustang GT |
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