TAKEN FROM FR 500 REVIEWS
FR 500 Mustang
415 horsepower @ 6800 rpm
4.6-second 0 to 60 time
12.7-second quarter mile
Top speed is about 175 mph
Performance numbers gained on street tires
Under the hood:
A 4.6-liter, 4V aluminum block, enlarged to 5.0-liter displacement by using spray bore technology.
High-flow 4-valve cylinder heads with more radical cam profiles
Variable geometry magnesium intake manifold
Dual 80mm mass air sensors
Dual 70 mm throttle bodies
High-flow stainless steel tubular headers
Powertrain:
Dual-disc Valeo clutch
Tremec T56 six-speed transmission
Metal matrix composite drive shaft
Torsen TR2 limited slip differential
4.10:1 ratio, 8.8-inch ring and pinion gears
Serious suspension tuning (the wheelbase is extended by 5 inches, for instance) gives the car a 50/50 weight distribution. Much of the body is carbon fiber.Top speed has been estimated at 175 mph. Forget Camaro and Firebird here—these numbers go beyond even the 2000 SVT Cobra R, and put the FR500 right up into the rarefied performance air of Corvettes and Vipers.It would be sad if Ford's Racing Technology group and its Special Vehicle Engineering unit were not working together to make a version of the "Ultimate Mustang" that you can buy off an SVT showroom floor.
Until then, the only way to get your hands on Ford's "Ultimate Mustang" is to wait until Davis' engineers make all of the FR500's components available in the FRPP catalog.
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