Got To Drive The 05 Mustang GT

[racegirl1]

I have a friend who had advanced access to the new 2005 Mustang GT and let me tell you it was awsome. Ford did an excellent job on this new Mustang GT.

With me driving and two adult man in the car from a dead stop to red line each shift this car had some pony's and you can tell a difference between the 04 and new 05. They relocated the battery toward's the back of the engine not to the left front like the ones we currently have for better weight transfer if you enjoy cornering that is.

It is more beautiful in person then in any pictures the interior is so retro its cool. You actually sit lower in the stock seats then in the past if you were 6FT or taller you were likely to get a nose bleed (ha ha) with the 04 and older models a 6'3 inch man in the seat has lots of head room still in the new 05. The only thing that looked off was the wheels and of course the good ole ride height. But some bigger wheels and a 2" drop and there's nothing else you have to do to this car.

I have to say it was BLAST to drive and many people will not be disapointed with Ford's engineering this time around

 

[Beau]

well it sounds like ford did a good job, so the 07 cobra will have a solid foundation. now i'd like to see SVT go nuts with it and make us a beast

 

[Slapyo]

very cool! ya, i am waiting for the cobra as well. also, i would like to see what roush and saleen are gonna come out with. should be interesting. roush is releasing it on sept 1 and saleen on sept 17.

 

[04 gt guy]

its all hear say, but i heard the new cobra will be around 500 hp, like the new vet, and said there might be a new mach1 with 350-400 hp.

 

[slidemaster101]

Ya i had heard about 485 hp on the Cobra....I had also heard a pretty good debate on producing the GR1

 

[Slapyo]

mmmm, a 500 hp cobra would be VERY nice!!

 

[racegirl1]

Yeh the 05 GT was great that's for sure but I'm also waiting for the Cobra. I'm going to keep my 01 GT I like it too and probably will turn it into an open track race car and join the NASA wheel to wheel race series.

I run with NASA now but its only passing on the straights not in the corners but still getting a lot of experience for when the wheel to wheel stuff comes.

Go Mustang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mporth8r]

I sure hope the '07 Cobra's are close to 500 because with the return of a 450hp Charger and 400hp Camaro in '06 and '07, respectively, the GT's aren't gonna be able to keep up without serious mods. Man, would the 500hp Cobra be SWEET!!!!

 

[slidemaster101]

Yeh the 05 GT was great that's for sure but I'm also waiting for the Cobra. I'm going to keep my 01 GT I like it too and probably will turn it into an open track race car and join the NASA wheel to wheel race series.

I run with NASA now but its only passing on the straights not in the corners but still getting a lot of experience for when the wheel to wheel stuff comes.

Go Mustang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey racegirl,

Come play with us at the streets of willow friday the 17th..and dont forget the SVT event on 10-30 ,10-31 at Buttonwillow

 

[racegirl1]

hey slide hows it going

i saw your post on the streets i would love too but i have a prior engagement. as far as the svt event on oct 30th i'm going to calif speedway to watch the grand am cup race.

my next track event is with pca on oct 1st & 2nd in Paramp, NV (spring mountain) i also have a porsche 944 which i run with pca san diego.

then will be running with speed ventures in dec with the mustang gt (calif speedway) road course.

have fun at the streets

 

[slidemaster101]

Girl we need to talk.....I'll be instructing at Pahrump Sept 26 will Redlinetrackevents.com

I havent run with speedventures but here pretty good things about them...

My Buddy Dean Martin is running a Cobra at the grand am race and I believe he has approaval from SVT to bring it to our event for Sunday ....if ya show, Ill introduce you..(well after I meet ya )..he is the head SVT chassis engineer for the 07 Cobra...as well as the 2003 2004 Cobra...great guy too

I work at Barber Ford if ya want to chat 805 642 6701

 

[racegirl1]

Sounds like you like to open track as much as I do. Speed ventures is a good group of guys and they get some of the greatest tracks for us to run on. You should check out there website Speedventures.com

I also run with NASA in there HPDE3 group and try to run most of the So. Cal. tracks. I'm also going to try and make the NASA event at Bottonwillow in November if you ever run with any of these groups I drive a Mineral Gray 01 GT with car number (944) this number is shared with the Porsche of course (944).

Maybe see ya at the local tracks racing.