The Boss is Back
Thread Starter
Registered User
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 375
Likes: 0
The Boss is Back
AutoBlog
In a nutshell:
+ upgraded clutch
+ short-throw shifter
+ adjustable suspension
+ improved brakes
+ 5.0-liter V8 that produces 440 horsepower and 380 lb-ft torque
+ Break 1.0g on skidpad
+ Lap a typical road course two seconds faster than the standard Mustang GT.
+ Faster around Laguna Seca than an M3
In a nutshell:
+ upgraded clutch
+ short-throw shifter
+ adjustable suspension
+ improved brakes
+ 5.0-liter V8 that produces 440 horsepower and 380 lb-ft torque
+ Break 1.0g on skidpad
+ Lap a typical road course two seconds faster than the standard Mustang GT.
+ Faster around Laguna Seca than an M3
Registered User
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 2,330
Likes: 0
From: Scottsdale
dude, if it is actually faster around laguna seca than an M3, I will be not only impressed but simply blown away.
For years, people have been able to justify buying cars like M3s even though they may be slower in a straight line because they are so fast around a track...but dude if it is faster on a track than an M3...well, then BMW is going to step up their game and we'll all win.
For years, people have been able to justify buying cars like M3s even though they may be slower in a straight line because they are so fast around a track...but dude if it is faster on a track than an M3...well, then BMW is going to step up their game and we'll all win.
Registered User
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 6,536
Likes: 0
From: Orlando
Originally Posted by dombey,Aug 13 2010, 11:14 AM
dude, if it is actually faster around laguna seca than an M3, I will be not only impressed but simply blown away.
For years, people have been able to justify buying cars like M3s even though they may be slower in a straight line because they are so fast around a track...but dude if it is faster on a track than an M3...well, then BMW is going to step up their game and we'll all win.
For years, people have been able to justify buying cars like M3s even though they may be slower in a straight line because they are so fast around a track...but dude if it is faster on a track than an M3...well, then BMW is going to step up their game and we'll all win.
I wholeheartedly want it to put the stank on the M3.
It would say a lot given the fact I can think of 4 Premium offerings that cannot.
BOSS.
Trending Topics
Registered User
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 5,387
Likes: 0
From: Palo Alto
I'm not a HP/L person but I have to say 88hp/L out of a motor related to the engine in an F150 is really good*. I wounder how much this thing weighs and how big it is compared to the LS3. One of the things I have liked about the recent Mustang V8s is the high level of refinement. They haven't felt as powerful as the GM V8s but they were BMW refined. I would love to have that motor in a nice RWD sedan that's a bit smaller than the G8. I wounder how hard it would be to transplant that motor into a last gen 3 series...
* (the new motor will see truck duty in different trim)
* (the new motor will see truck duty in different trim)
