More stupidity from you. If a Viper beats a Mustang around a course by a 1/2 second because it has wider tires and rims, then it is not an apples to oranges comparison?
Oh, and nice Wikipedia work from you again on coefficient of drag on the other post. Perhaps if you actually did this kind of work, you would not have to post such a long and involved post to make yourself sound impressive. The facts are as follows. You practice Tax law. You do not have a license to practice engineering, so I guess you have to try make yourself important on a subject where you are not an expert. You also do not have a Masters degree. You also do not have a professional engineering degree. Most likely, you never ever attended an engineering class in your life. I stand by what I said. If the Mustang is so aerodynamically inefficient, then to have that high of a top speed, the car must be making even more horsepower. The Mustang OBVIOUSLY has a greater frontal area, so you just proved my point. NO. YOU PROVED MY POINT. THE MUSTANG NEEDS MORE POWER TO ACHIEVE LESS TOP SPEED AND THAT IS BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED FRONTAL AREA RESULTING IN THE INFERIOR CdA. EVEN 4 MPH FASTER IS QUITE A BIT AT THESE SPEEDS. DO SOME STANDING MILE EVENTS AND YOU WILL SEE THE REALITY OF THIS.
The facts are kind of basic, but you still do not seem to get it. The new Mustang is clearly a great car. It has a superior power to weight ratio to every current Viper produced. It is for sale at half the cost. Heck, Shelby was involved in both the Viper (past) and this Mustang. There is a clear connection. The Mustang is not a luxury car. AGREED A previous edition of the Viper was race ready at 450 hp, but the Mustang is not at over 650 hp? Your bias clearly shows. THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WEIGHT AND SKID PAD RESULTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. Your argument is illogical. And to think that the Mustang will not take sales away from the Viper ( I DO NOT THINK IT WILL TAKE ANY SALES AWAY FROM THE VIPER. MUSTANG BUYERS ( PEOPLE WHO CAN AFFORD THE COST OF THE MUSTANG GT 500) WERE NOT THE FOCUS OF SRT'S EFFORTS. SEE PAGE 42 OF THE JUNE EDITION OF C&D. PEOPLE WHO BUY PORSCHES, FERRARI'S, NISSAN GTRs, Audi R8s AND OTHER, SIMILAR HIGH END VEHICLES WERE. TO MOST PURCHASERS OF NEW VIPERS, A MUSTANG MAY BE A NICE SECOND OR THIRD CAR CHOICE BUT NOT A VIPER SUBSTITUTE. IF YOU DO NOT PERCEIVE THIS BASED ON THE MANY POSTS ON THESE FORUMS I CAN ONLY SAY THAT YOU SHOULD CONSIDER DOING MORE READING OF THE PAST POSTS COMPARING CARS OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS.) would be a business mistake. Have you ever done any engineering, design or technical work for a major automaufacturer? Guess not.
The article says "Viper who".....not "2013 Viper who".....Everyone here drives a Gen I to IV viper. ( THE ARTICLE IS A RESPONSE TO THE 2013 VIPER )
The Mustang will most likely be able to be modified much more inexpensively than the Viper to make it a great choice for racers. ( I MADE THIS POINT ABOVE.)
Lastly, your "bet" for the wounded warriors project is just a dumb attempt at trying to take the higher ground in a subject which you know nothing about. More pablum from you. If you want to donate to them, by all means. Flash your cash somewhere else. ( WRONG AGAIN. YOU ARE SURE OF YOURSELF SO WHAT'S YOUR RISK? WHY NOT TAKE THE BET. IT REALLY IS THAT SIMPLE. AS FOR FLASHING CASH, IF THE AMOUNT IS TOO HIGH FOR YOU ( I FIGURED THAT THE AMOUNT WAS REASONABLE SINCE YOU ARE A PRACTICING, EMPLOYED LAWYER AND THAT $500 WAS A NICE CONTRIBUTION TO A WORTHY CAUSE), PICK A LOWER NUMBER.
Face it.....you spouted to everyone on this board for 2 years that the car would have 700 hp. You created an unrealistic expectation because you did not understand the business model or physics. You were called out on it. You were wrong. Instead, you try to save face more.
Re: GT500 Actually Puts Down 662 Horsepower "Viper Who ?"
Originally Posted by v10enomous
