The mustang offers good grip when cornering hard, and you can really feel what the car is doing. The first car was introduced in 2001 to much fanfare. Automobile allstars winner maybe the sequel should be ford v porsche. Mar 18, 2017 in 2008 ford introduced the second version of their specialedition bullitt mustang. Nov 09, 2019 driving the ford mustang gt4 race car see all 56 photos i was able to do four flying lapssix total including out and inlapsin both the gt4 and gtlm cars. Ford performance offers a behindthescenes look at the process of bringing fords iconic pony car, the mustang, to nascar competition beginning with sundays daytona 500. Aug 15, 2019 ford today revealed the allnew 2020 nascar xfinity series mustang race car, rounding out its presence as fords global flagship in series around the world. The car will debut on the monster energy nascar cup series at daytona in february 2019. In 2008 ford introduced the second version of their specialedition bullitt mustang. Be the best driver you can be finetune your highperformance driving skills, learn safe driving techniques, and gain a further appreciation for vehicle dynamics from the home of the exclusive ford performance vehicle owner programs. Ford mustang shelby gt500 versus ford gt drag race.
It is fords firstever production v8 with a flatplane. Chip ganassi racing driver scott dixon opened up about his gt ownership. This formula 1 inspired supercar is easy to drive while delivering enough excitement to last a lifetime. Top pony, for now the heart of the beast is still an 8,250rpm redline 5. How fords nascar mustang got ready for daytona 500 debut. Contributor haney louka finds the outgoing mustang to be a true muscle car. Mclaughlin won his first race in the nz touring car series in early 2011, becoming the youngest ever driver to win a race in the championship at just 17 years old.
Coupled to the monster motor is a lightweight tremec tr3160 sixspeed manual transmission thats been. Standard wheels on the gt are 17inch painted alloy fivespokes that look like the american racing torque thrust design made popular in. The new ford mustang race car is unveiled at ford motor co. Driveway austin racetrack driving experience xtreme. Drive your dream cars on circuit zandvoort race planet. Fix began racing in amateur competitions in sports car club of america solo ii events in the late 1980s and subsequently started entering series sanctioned by. It was the first day on the job for a few driving instructors in malaysia, they believed it was a regular day and they were teaching a young woman. Aug 11, 2015 the 2015 roush stage 3 mustang is ford fanboys answer to their mopar buddies with challenger hellcats in their garages. Disguised as an excon turned cab driver, jeff gets some revenge on auto journalist travis okulski who cried fake on the original test drive. Feb 12, 2015 ford mustang being driven fast by a female stunt driver. Race car driver ken miles puts a cobra through its paces.
Car and driver offers exclusive car comparison tests. The corvette has long been the bad boy of the racetrack, the bart simpson of supercars. Oct 29, 2019 the ford mustang shelby gt500 stakes its claim as the fastest production mustang ever. Ford claims 625 lbft of torque and a muscular 760 hp, and every one made itself known as the mustang devoured the long back straight at vir, touching 170 mph, lap after lap. Set in the golden era of grand prix racing 1 tells the story of a generation of charismatic drivers who raced on the edge, risking their lives during formula 1s deadliest period, and the men who stood up and changed the sport forever. Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators, have been killed in crashes related to the sport, in races, in qualifying, in practice or in private testing sessions.
The gt4 is based on the shelby gt350rc race car and uses the voodoo 5. But this time around i decided to buy another mustang gt. Last fall, i drove the 2020 ford mustang shelby gt500. A heritage of style, performance, and more race wins than anyone can count. Request a test drive for either a car or commercial vehicle here. Nov 26, 2017 the 1962 ford mustang i is a concept car that shared almost nothing with the car that would go on to wear the mustang badge. Driving a stock mg td at the pebble beach road race, miles was disqualified for reckless driving after his brakes failed. It wasnt long before racerentrepreneur carroll shelby poked into it to produce the performanceoriented shelby 350 and 500 mustangs, along. A true racing classic by every stretch of the imagination, the ferrari 430 f1 delivers 490 horsepower with a 060 mph in 3.
Find out how you can get behind the wheel of a ford vehicle for a test drive today. Based on the dark highland green 1968 mustang gt 390 driven by steve mcqueen in the movie bullitt, this modified gt mustang comes equipped with a 4. Nascar ace jeff gordon is behind the wheel apparently taking an unsuspecting car salesman on a test drive like no other. Get race ready with a little nascar 101 with clint bowyer.
For comparison, the fourthgen mustang gt, with its. Ford engineers explained why the mach 1 was slower through. Ford unveils badass mustang for 2019 nascar cup series. The mustang gt comes with a 300hp v8 and is an absolute hoot to drive, making all the right sounds, hanging onto corners tenaciously, and delivering thrilling acceleration performance. Dont expect sophisticated ride and handling, though. After a brief instructional course youll head out on the track to drive your sessions and join the select few who can say theyve driven the worlds best supercars. Pepsi max teams with race car driver in test drive viral youtube video what do you get. In sport mode, the rear end is totally stable, so the cornering is flat and sharp. His lap times were only slightly off the pace of the f1 race cars. Pepsi max camaro jeff gordon commercial test drive youtube. The 2020 ford mustang shelby gt500 is a forgettable car. Ford mustang female stunt driver plays dumb blonde. A fivestar performance during the nhtsa new car assessment program crash tests counts as a solid performance for the blue ovals pony car. In october 2007 american race car driver russ wicks set a speed record for stock cars.
Check out this hillarious test drive of a chevy camaro by nascar driver jeff gordon. There were about 20 cars to test on the track and road at this event. Clint bowyer walks up to ryan newmans car on pit road and starts throwing punches after the. The occasion for me to race came up at willow springs, because there wasnt a big field and i was sort of there to. Race car driver scares car salesman during test drive. Test drive 2 jeff gordon takes reporter for a wild ride youtube. The new mach 1 and the cobra deliver brilliant acceleration performance with lots of torque for quickly attaining superlegal speeds.
Fords top drivers weigh in on what they expect from the ford mustang in its first year in the monster energy nascar cup series. Michael fassbender, niki lauda, lewis hamilton, michael schumacher. Fortunately, the focus driver wasnt seriously injured in the crash but his car was totaled. Advertisement its got some power, so just get a feel for it, the. Ford drivers react to 2019 mustang fords top drivers weigh in on what they expect from the ford mustang in its first year in the monster energy nascar cup series. Race driver sam posey evaluates 1968s best american.
The 2019 ford mustang gt bullitt is a tribute to the famous steve mcqueen film and like the pony cars greatest hits, says fox. We got our first taste of the gobsmacking 2020 ford mustang gt500 a couple months ago when ford performance hosted the media for a first drive at las vegas motor speedway. Its a trackfocused, 760horsepower howitzer of a car that comes with a caveat the size of. Its a bit of an open question as to what might have happened if the mustang that was offered to the american public was similar to the early concept car a small, lightweight, midengined sports car capable of challenging the corvette. Riding along in the back seat of a preproduction mach e driven by race driver kai goddard journalists will drive the mustang in 2020, the allwheel drive, bigbattery version of the mache. Rude, loud, cheap, unpredictable, and hard to handle. The mustang i made its formal debut at the united states grand prix in watkins glen, new york, on october 7, 1962, where test driver and contemporary formula one race driver dan gurney lapped the track in a demonstration using the second race prototype. Joey logano drives mustang to victory in nascar xfinity. Ken miles, the driver behind fords victory over ferrari at. Jul 23, 2018 so chances are, if you wreck a car on a test drive, the car dealership and its insurance company probably has it covered. Jan 02, 2019 if it were our mustang, we would go one step farther, to the magnetic adaptive dampers, which mute the small quick hits of patchy pavement. Oct 29, 2019 the car runs straight as an arrow down the track, makes one more shift from 2nd to 3rd, and barrels past the finish line.
First thing i am doing is to order new tires and rims to save those huge cup 2s for track day. Ford mustang being driven fast by a female stunt driver. Police arrived on the scene and issued the mustang driver with several tickets. Since its a big risk to let just anyone come in off the street and drive a new ride, car dealerships have several best practices to help minimize the potential for problems. The mustang in 1964 was the first of the pony cars. Especially a car like the 2020 ford mustang shelby gt350r, the most potent pony until the 760hp gt500 goes on sale in the fall. During fords test at an electrify america dc fastcharging station, the mustang mache with the extendedrange battery and rearwheel drive replenished 61 miles of range in 10 minutes, the. One of nascars largest racing teams in the 2000s and early 2010s, roush formerly ran teams in the nascar xfinity series, camping world truck series, arca racing series, transam series and imsa camel gt. Roush fenway racing, originally roush racing, is an american professional stock car organization that currently competes in the nascar cup series. Woman race car driver pretending to be student shocks driving.
We were invited by ford to come to las vegas to experience all 760 horsepower. Not the best start to his racing career, but the experience fueled his competitive fire. Carroll hall shelby january 11, 1923 may 10, 2012 was an american automotive designer, racing driver, entrepreneur, and author. And to keep interest hot, ford has two very cool new mustangs for us to play with, the latest version of their hotstepping cobra, and a retro60s muscle machine, the bullitt. The current mustang ecoboosts standard turbo fourbanger makes 310 horsepower and 350 lbft of torque. Boris said started with the acs express racing team in 2000 and gave the team their first transam series victory in las vegas. On its face, this grouping could be mistaken for an ordinary ofthe moment comparison test. He is the 2018 and 2019 series champion and 2019 bathurst winner. Unable to watch another driver compete in the car he helped build, miles jumped in the driver seat and clinched a victory for ford at the 1965 daytona continental 2,000 km race. By entering your mobile phone number, you expressly consent to receive a text message on your mobile phone. Mar 11, 2020 2020 ford mustang shelby gt500 test drive.
The mustang got five stars for everything, including overall, but given fords growing affinity for safety in recent years that comes as no surprise, especially if we look at how the 2015 mustang doubled the number of airbags and brought its a game. May 31, 20 the 1965 mustang was chosen as the pace car for the 1964 indianapolis 500 race, and a mustang convertible was used in the popular james bond movie goldfinger, alongside an exotic aston martin sports car. Shelby is best known for his involvement with the ac cobra and mustang later known as shelby mustangs for ford motor company, which he modified during the late 1960s and early 2000s. Just like every other race track it takes the whole package to make it work. Apr 10, 2020 this car as i said wont be tracked much and it will be my wifes daily driver. This past february, a handful of ford racing mustang gt race cars were entered in the grandam cup daytona 200 at. Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly and most prominently in the united. Before it became a roush stage 3 mustang, our ruby red test car began life as a nearly loaded 2019 ford mustang gt with a sixspeed manual transmission and. Pepsi max and jeff gordon present test drive with a chevy. Plenty of manufacturers offer their own customer racecars for gt4 racing. A road racingspec mustang equipped with ford racings potent 5. The wing is straight from fords gt4 race car, and the. But those options are a relatively small price to pay for a car this good. Even fords own gt racing drivers had to apply for the car.
Unleashing fords mustang gt4 and gt gtlm racers on vir. Tony stewart shows off his absurd car collection to jeff gordon around the track duration. Nascar s jeff gordon pranks used car salesman with. I think youve got to have a fast race car to go out there and have a chance to win a race, and you have to have a car that can drive good also.
Looks cool, sounds cool if you get the v8, new dampers, excellent optional tenspeed auto. Forget the chevrolet corvette, ever since the original mustang launched back in 1964, motor citys most famous muscle car has been the american automobile okay, so compared to 50 years ago, the good ol us of a is no longer the ultracool kid it once was. Requesting to test drive a 2009 chevrolet camaro, gordon gets in the driver seat with an unsuspecting used car salesman. Nov 18, 2018 2019 ford mustang gt bullitt test drive.
May 19, 2016 the fast times of caitlyn jenner, race car driver. The ford mustang shelby gt500 exceeds all expectations. In a ferrari, a lamborghini, an aston martin, a porsche, a formula car or one of the other sublime cars only at. Join us at the ford performance racing school the only school to wear the ford oval. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. Ken miles, the driver behind fords victory over ferrari. Its quite simply one of the coolest american cars ever built. Get behind the wheel of one of our supercars as the driver in this highspeed 3 to 4lap experience. Its surprising to me that the c8 is faster in the 14 mile. The 2019 ford mustang gt bullitt is a tribute to the famous steve mcqueen film and like the pony cars greatest hits, says fox news autos editor gary gastelu. Test driverace school participants are responsible for any damages and the. The 1965 mustang was the type of car that auto executives and dealers often dream about the right car for the right time. In 2002, he earned the 100 th win for ford mustang in the long running transam series. Ford that is to say, it takes about 10 seconds of driving it on a racetrack to nearly forget youre in a mustang.
Caranddriver 2018 ford mustang gt manual test reddit. The win was the first in 40 years for an american manufacturer in international competition, and it proved miles prowess behind the wheel. Ford has used sema to show off its new global mustang racer. Allow our instructor to strap you in for a drive in our ford mustang drift cars. Apr 29, 2014 the 5 greatest ford mustang race cars. While we dont support test drives likes at gates chevy. You then follow the instructor in the pace car for about 5 warmup laps, he will. Sep 27, 2019 from the october 2019 issue of car and driver. Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing. Nov 02, 2016 much like the standard shelby gt350 and the imsa race car, the gt4spec mustang also uses the naturally aspirated, 5. Sure, the raw horsepower in the hellcat is a bit more substantial, but when. Heavy and frequently feels it, convertible too floppy, handling still lacks finesse, cabin quality. After owning a c5 z06 for the last 10 months or so, im glad to be back in a mustang. The mustang gt brings a visceral muscle car thrill, with its 5.