Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 reaches 60 MPH in 3.6 seconds.
It's not as fast at 60mph as the Chevy Camaro ZL1.
But its massive power evident at higher speeds

The test in a 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, to crush both pedals with the launch control activated.

Then and travel the glorious power wave of 760 hp from zero to 170 mph.

The result: zero to 60 mph in 3.6, and the quarter mile in 11.4 to 132 mph.

It’s a little less the pace of last week’s YouTuber who ran a 10.66.
which is not surprising as it was an ultra-sticky prepared drag strip compared to our standard concrete test track surface, where it is difficult to transfer the 625 pounds.

engine torque feet to the ground only by the rear wheels, even with the optional Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires.

We had a lot of trouble with wheel spin.
and we tried many different launch techniques to minimize it, such as early second gear changes.

So the launch speed setting at its lowest setting at 1200 rpm.
So even in this case, by slightly slowing the throttle during the initial acceleration.

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Our times are slightly slower than Ford's claims of 3.3 seconds at 60 mph and 10.7 across the quarter mile.
So what, he admits, was for perfect conditions on a drag strip.

Compared to ultra pony cars, the fastest Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 we have tested.

which had a 10-speed automatic transmission, reached 60 mph in 3.3 seconds.

but corresponds to the 11.4 second quarter-mile time of the ford GT500.
So with significantly less time, 125 mph capture speed.

The fastest Dodge Challenger we've tested is a 797 horsepower Hellcat Redeye Widebody.
which is even more difficult to find traction at launch and is also much heavier.

It reaches 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and spends a quarter of a mile in 11.8 seconds, but at the same trap speed at 125 mph as the Camaro.

The faster Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
The Mustang Shelby GT500 flexes its performance muscles after a quarter of a mile, reaching 150 mph in 15.1 seconds.

It's a whopping 3.2 seconds faster than the ZL1 and 2.8 seconds faster than the Challenger.

If you are wondering why the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 can not touch the 2.8 to zero time at 60 mph of the Corvette despite having almost 300 more horsepower.

This is precisely why Chevy switched to a mid-engine configuration.

A rear weight bias allows the Corvette to take advantage of more traction.
Then and therefore reduce the power more effectively from a standstill.

The higher power-to-weight ratio of the 2020 shelby GT500 appears in quarter-mile speed.
where the Ford Mustang GT500 travels 10 mph faster (132 mph against the Corvette 122 mph).

Acceleration is just one of the talents of the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.

We will report the rest of its ambitions more than a pony car after a little more siege time.

And so that some figures may have changed compared to previously published reports.

See this article for the full explanation.