There's a simple reason why the dyno run was done in 4th. It's the highest gear that could be used and still take the engine to the 7000rpm redline. Fifth gear would have fallen short and not given full dyno curves.
via motor trend
Equipped with the available 3.73 rear axle ($395), our 5.0 needed just 4.3 seconds to hit 60 and only 12.8 at 110.8 mph to knockout the quarter mile. To answer the million-dollar question: Yes, it's quicker than both the 426-horsepower Chevy Camaro SS (4.5, 12.9 at 110.7) and the 425-horse Dodge Challenger SRT-8 (4.6, 13.1 at 108.4). It's also not that far behind the 540-horse supercharged 2010 Shelby GT500, which requires 4.1 and 12.4 at 116.0. In the league of naturally aspirated muscle cars, the new Mustang GT is in a league of its own.
Read more: 2011 Ford Mustang GT Acceleration Performance - Motor Trend
Equally impressive, but I've learned never to put my faith in Motor Trend track figures. They ran 12.4X with the GT500, where Evan Smith ran a string of high-11's with a 2010 model his first time at the track with it.
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