The 2025s in general have nicer rides than the prior model cars, excluding the older Magneride cars, which have a pretty nice ride.
There is a huge difference in top end with the performance upgrade. 114mph trap speed in the 1/4 mile vs 107mph for a non pu 24-25 GT. Or 102mph at best for a 21-23 GT or GTPE. No jail bars on my GT through the entire 1/4 mile run.The PU doesn't add much to the top end. It's mostly on the low end, from zero to about 35. Yes, it's a little punchier above that, but once in jail bar territory (72+) there's virtually no difference.
The trap speed is mostly due to the 2024+ car being able to hit 60 more quickly with the PU and sticky tires. A rolling race from 70+ would be pretty even. With or without the PU the car has the same horsepower. It just has more peak torque and it's all down low.
It pulls through the entire 1/4 mile. It's not mostly from hitting 60 faster. 3.3 vs 3.7 seconds to 60mph is from the extra torque, yes. Hitting 60mph quicker by .4 doesn't make up 7mph in the 1/4. The tires also have nothing to do with trap speed. That's about 60ft times and ET. The torque curve is much wider, not low end only. There is a difference at 70 plus. That's where you look at 1/8 mile and 1/4 mile trap speeds and the PU gap between the non pu is evident as it keeps pulling away. 87 to 107 for non pu and 91 to 114 for gt PU. That's a large difference up top. Been racing a long time lolThe trap speed is mostly due to the 2024+ car being able to hit 60 more quickly with the PU and sticky tires. A rolling race from 70+ would be pretty even. With or without the PU the car has the same horsepower. It just has more peak torque and it's all down low.
Yup, so have I. In order for a 700 lbs/ft powerplant to make 480 HP, the torque curve needs to drop off prior to 4K RPM since HP = Torque/5252. See the simulation at https://www.automobile-catalog.com/...rd_mustang_mach-e_gt_performance_upgrade.html for an illustration of how fast the torque curve needs to fall off in order to make power the way Ford says the car does.
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Hmm. The extra 100 lb ft of torque must be FM then.
There’s an app I use to keep track of my wallet and keys. For some reason it also provides stats about my driving. I average 14 rapid accelerations per week (balls to the wall). During those times, my efficiency goes to shit. But not during other times when I’m driving like a responsible adult. The torque is there, but I’m not using it most of the time. I don’t think there’s much difference between my GT and my premium from an efficiency perspective.Hmm. The extra 100 lb ft of torque must be FM then.
It would be nice to see a real dyno reading from both units and compare. Fords crank hp/tq numbers vs at the wheels don't translate to what is actually going on between the 2 GTs. What i can see is that the GT PU pulls above 70mph over the non pu based on real world drag strip data.Yup, so have I. In order for a 700 lbs/ft powerplant to make 480 HP, the torque curve needs to drop off prior to 4K RPM since HP = Torque/5252. See the simulation at https://www.automobile-catalog.com/...rd_mustang_mach-e_gt_performance_upgrade.html for an illustration of how fast the torque curve needs to fall off in order to make power the way Ford says the car does.
Ford has never been honest about the power these cars are making. I wish we had a Dyno of a 21-23 GT then a 24 with and without the PU.Yup, so have I. In order for a 700 lbs/ft powerplant to make 480 HP, the torque curve needs to drop off prior to 4K RPM since HP = Torque/5252. See the simulation at https://www.automobile-catalog.com/...rd_mustang_mach-e_gt_performance_upgrade.html for an illustration of how fast the torque curve needs to fall off in order to make power the way Ford says the car does.
Turns out I wound up buying the GT I test drove a couple days after trying it and also a Tesla.
