Automobile Magazine Review of the 2013 GT500

[Birdman]

http://m.automobilemag.com/reviews/d...est/index.html

"The 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 can do 200 mph. Yes, that's right. We now have a 200-mph Mustang. By deductive reasoning, the Shelby is absurd. And it's surprising, since the GT500 appears just as we were thinking Ford had gone all yuppie with the Boss 302 -- the impressively multidimensional Mustang that's so well-rounded it could conceivably find its way into the garage of a BMW owner.

The GT500, on the other hand, has one purpose: to go fast. The Shelby can hit 60 mph in 3.7 seconds and blow through the quarter-mile in 11.7 seconds at 125 mph, and it's got the most powerful series-production V-8 ever. Yep, the 2013 Shelby GT500 is the biggest, baddest bragging machine this side of a Chevy Corvette ZR1 or an SRT Viper -- especially since it costs less than either and has more horsepower than both."


"What the GT500 is capable of is 200 mph for $55,000. In that regard, it's unquestionably in a class of one. Ford feels that the Shelby GT500 doesn't compete in any way with the Boss 302, despite the fact that they're both Mustangs. We agree, because as sophisticated and well-rounded as the Boss is, the GT500 is equally muscle-car brash. It's neither rewarding nor particularly involving, but it's unbelievably fast. If cheap speed is your thing, boy, does Ford have a Mustang for you."

[Birdman]

After reading this article it sounds to me like the 2013GT500 is just way too much car for the folks over at Automobile Mag and they'd rather just be cruising around in their BMW's with the top down....LOL It makes me even more anxious to get mine...

[Birdman]

There was however a nice explaination of the "Over rev " feature in this car:

"Seven grand from a huge stroker of an V-8 means piston speeds approaching those of a NASCAR engine, so all of the rotating masses are forged for lightness. And strength: at maximum load, the supercharger takes some 150 hp to run, so the engine block is actually supporting more than 800 horsepower. The high revs and enormous power output come with a corresponding buildup of heat, and for that reason the GT500's engine can be revved past 6250 rpm for only eight seconds at a time. Each second spent over 6250 rpm must be redeemed with a second under 6000. If the full eight seconds are used up, the engine computer will lock out the overrev function until the engine has been under six grand for fifteen seconds and has ventured once under 5000 rpm.

Since the 662-hp rating occurs within this overrev band, you can technically have all 662 hp only for eight seconds at time. That would be a problem except that the only gear in which you'd be able to exceed 6250 rpm for more than eight seconds would be fourth while going uphill -- as you approach the shift point into fifth at 173 mph. The GT500's top speed is reached in fifth just below the 6250-rpm limit. In other words, the eight-second limit is irrelevant."

[68fastback]

I missed that ...excellent explanation

...sounds like just built-in insurance for 'non-stock' configurations

[Joe G]

...sounds like just built-in insurance for 'non-stock' configurations and dufus "tuners"

[Birdman]

I missed that ...excellent explanation

...sounds like just built-in insurance for 'non-stock' configurations and dufus tuners

One can never have too much insurance to be protected from "dufus tuners" of which there are many...

[68fastback]

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[Gr8snkbite]

saw the first 13 Mustang GT 5.0 yesterday....black vert it was...new tags....looked sweet...

[Joe G]

saw the first 13 Mustang GT 5.0 yesterday....black vert it was...new tags....looked sweet...

BLACK VERT...

[Darkside]

I've seen a completely blacked out (wheels too) 2013 GT cruising around Tampa for a week or two. Looked so badass I wanted to cry.