No word on performance figures, but expect a mid-four second 0-60 sprint and a quarter-mile in the high 12s. At least. Especially as the current Mustang GT (315-hp, 320 lb-ft of torque) hits 60 mph in 4.9 seconds and runs the quarter in 13.5. Oh, according to Ford, the new 5.0 weighs just ten pounds more than the outgoing GT. We like that last bit very much.
The engine, as shipped, weighs just 430 pounds. This represents a weight savings of more than 20 percent versus the previous 5.0-liter offering.
Anyone catch this little tid bit....
yeah, I just read the autoblog article. I am hoping something is wrong with that stat sheet. It says the weights are just approximate, and many of the approximations say 4000 pounds. I doubt the weight is actually 4grand on the dot. Maybe... hopefully, these weights are VERY loosely quoted.
And, according to autoblog, the engine is the same weight as the outgoing 4.6, so the only weight gain would come from the new tranny. Do they really weigh that much more than the current Tremec?
If the new engine is 20% lighter at 430 pounds, the outgoing 4.6 must have weighed 500+. There is no way a 6-speed manual should add more than 100 pounds so I can't see the new car weighing much more than the 2010. Where is the weight gain? Not the engine. Maybe the transmission but what else?
Greg
If the car weighs 36** then Ford has definately hit one out of the park this time.
The terminator cobra coupes weighed 3650 so we would see similar performance out of a stock GT. That would be awesome.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that this car is in fact 36**
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