The clash of the titans continues to ring onward. The latest test of muscle and strength has been compiled by the tech-heads over at Popular Mechanics, pitting our famed Ford Mustang against the [evil] Chevrolet Camaro in an all-out, no holds barred, speed test. The venue: Bonneville Salt Flats. The challenge: crank it to 11 and see who gets it done properly.
Ever wanted to have a piece of serious racing action? Ever wondered if you could come up with a way to recount the significance of speed every day? Ever have the need to brag about something awesome you won? Of course you have…
Roush & Ford Racing have teamed up to strip a (large) piece of sheet metal from Matt Kenseth’s No. 17 Roush-Fenway Racing car. This piece is right off a car which ran in an official NASCAR Sprint Cup race! It’s about 148 x 45 inches and holds an approximate value of $550; plenty of braggin’ rights here!
Better hurry, however–this contest ends in just a few days, so you’d better check it out!
In case you have been living under a rock and missed it the first time around, we’re back to give you some closure on just how well the StangNet-powered Ford Mustang Shelby GT, piloted by Rob Krider, fared in the Royal Purple Forum Wars. Well, the results are quite conclusive, and as you’ve guessed from the headline, StangNet came out on top of many different car enthusiast communities, with thanks to a solid performance machine found in the Shelby GT Mustang and a driver with skills solid enough to walk the talk.
Are you ready for a brief recap of the Mid America Shelby meet? Do you want to see some awesome Ford Mustang specimens out on parade & on the track? What would you say if we said we had a video packed with over 5 minutes of Mustangs, racing, and drifting madness?
I’d say you’ve come to the right place if you can answer “yes” to any of these questions. If you said “no”…you’d better check your pulse.
What follows is a video summary of this year’s Mid America Ford Team Shelby Meet in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sure, lots of people have pictures, lots have videos, but this one pretty much stands on its own. So what are you waiting for? Click onward, Mustang fans–witness the awesomeness that is drifting, applied and formed with the legend we all love…the Ford Mustang.
It’s no secret once the 2011 Ford Mustang was promised to return with the legendary 5.0-liter V8 that the car and its many Ford variants would sell like ice cream in the Mojave desert. So what happens when we have a Mustang coupe with a V6 pumping out over 300hp and a Mustang GT producing over 400hp? You wonder just how awesome the 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 had to be.
Well, the 550 horsepower and 510 lb.-ft. of torque (10 horsepower increase vs model year 2010) equipped 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 is just that–awesome. It’s so popular (and much better in all ways) that Ford is going to limit the 5,500 production set of the Shelby GT500 to maintain exclusivity of the car. This is great for would-be 2011 GT500 owners, but not so great if you happen to be the 5,501st person to place your order. What’s more daunting is that over 3,300 orders have already been filed to date, leaving under half of the production run up for grabs.
So what do you think about this, guys? Good move (production limitations) by Ford? Not so good? Let us hear it in the comments–in the meantime, check out the Press Release from Ford to get the rest of the scoop.
Well, we all knew it was just a matter of time. The aftermarket for the late-model Ford Mustang is one of the most carnivorous we’ve ever seen in any automotive spectrum. The latest tweak from a set of Mustang modification nuts comes in the form of a turbocharger for the all-new 5.0-liter equipped 2011 Ford Mustang GT. Utilizing a solid platform from Borg Warner, the Fastlane folks tweaked a 2011 GT with the 5.0 V8 to safely pump out over 530 rwhp and 500 rwtq…on a mere 6 to 7 pounds of boost. That’s awesome!
Keep reading to get all the specifics from the Fastlane Press Release.
What happens when you mix a group of die-hard Ford engineers, a renowned oval track, and a bone-stock 2011 Ford Mustang V6? You get some fine folks out to make a mark in history and put their hooves to the pavement, making history for the legendary pony car. Most of the time, a Ford Mustang rider is out for pure speed, cornering, lap times, or straight-line bursts of adrenaline. This time, on June 23rd, 2010, a team of Ford fanatics were out for one thing and one thing only; economy. Wait. What?
Yes, the 1,000 mile lap challenge held at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee pitted a base 2011 Mustang against, who else, but itself and its own design & engineering specifications. The goal: see just how far the V6 Mustang could go on just one tank of fuel. Well, after over twelve and a half ours after the green flag, the Mustang covered 1,457 laps with an average speed of 43.9 mph and the 16-gallon fuel tank was sipped at a miserly 48.9 mpg. That’s right, folks–the new Mustang V6, sporting 305hp, was able to eek out compact and sub-compact fuel economy numbers…in a sterile environment. Either way, who cares? This just goes to show how well Ford and its team have it together in this latest pony car installment.
Keep reading to catch the official Ford press release as well as a video clip showing some highlights of the 1,000 lap challenge.
You knew it had to be done at some point. We all know the rage that is the Apple iPad and we for sure know the excitement behind the late-model Ford Mustang. Well, here we are, pumped up about what one of our members has completed. He’s rammed a new Apple iPad into his S197 Mustang and he’s got the video to prove it in action. Keep reading to catch the video and see what koach has in store for you.
Chalk up another hit ahead of its time. The return of the 5.0 in the 2011 Ford Mustang has been a fantastic & exciting concept and as we move into the summer peak season, the aftermarket is beginning to heat up. The all-new 2011 Steeda Sport Edition 5.0-liter Ford Mustang takes the already awesome Ford pony car product and takes it to the next level in performance. This 2011 Steeda Mustang will be stickered at just under $40K and will have a plethora of Steeda goodies to keep the good times rollin’.
This Steeda Mustang is designed to be the starting point for future 2011 Steeda Mustangs to come–so be sure and check this one out really well, as we are sure to see some of these cues again…moving even faster!
What better way to recognize a worthy collective than to give back when they spend a lot of their time and resources providing valuable support. That’s precisely what Brothers Performance will be doing with the launch of their “Saturday Show Up and Show Off / Dyno Club Day” events at both their Temecula, CA and DeLand, FL facilities. Performance enthusiasts of the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Corvette, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Charger, SVT Lightning, and many other performance machines are welcome to join up with their clubs to fall in the ranks of filling up a Saturday packed with free dyno runs, discounts, and a club packet (including a hat or a t-shirt).
