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[Less Weight]

Honestly, I'm not surprised. Since the S550 debuted in 2015, the GT's performance has remained pretty constant. You could even say stagnated. Whether it's 435 horsepower or 480 something, any power increases have been negated by weight gain. Hell, you could go back even further; the S197 with the 412 horsepower Coyote was about as fast as either the S550 and S650 GT's.

The power plant and transmissions are just fine and more than ample. Those aren't the problems. It's weight and lack of rear end sophistication.

In order for the Mustang to enter into the next level of performance, Ford needs to start with a clean sheet. A 9/10th's sized Mustang. The current car and the S550 before it are simply to large. A Mustang weighing a good 400 pounds less than the current one with a rear architecture devoid of all the slop and crudeness would elevate the GT to another level.

Until Ford takes those steps, no one should expect any meaningful gains. There's a reason that I still have my 2016 GT. Trading up for the "latest and greatest" is simply a sideways move. An exercise in wasteful spending.

 

[robvas]

Interesting that the old one was a little faster...but:

Both cars were sticks

No actual timing etc

Would like to see them at a 1/4 mile track with alternating drivers and actual timeslips

And of course the 2015 isn't stock, and a 2018+ would be a better comparison

But that is a pretty typical used mustang that might roll up on a brand new one o the street.

 

[Crew4991]

Honestly, I'm not surprised. Since the S550 debuted in 2015, the GT's performance has remained pretty constant. You could even say stagnated. Whether it's 435 horsepower or 480 something, any power increases have been negated by weight gain. Hell, you could go back even further; the S197 with the 412 horsepower Coyote was about as fast as either the S550 and S650 GT's.

The power plant and transmissions are just fine and more than ample. Those aren't the problems. It's weight and lack of rear end sophistication.

In order for the Mustang to enter into the next level of performance, Ford needs to start with a clean sheet. A 9/10th's sized Mustang. The current car and the S550 before it are simply to large. A Mustang weighing a good 400 pounds less than the current one with a rear architecture devoid of all the slop and crudeness would elevate the GT to another level.

Until Ford takes those steps, no one should expect any meaningful gains. There's a reason that I still have my 2016 GT. Trading up for the "latest and greatest" is simply a sideways move. An exercise in wasteful spending.

Agreed. Until there is a substantial difference and a real desire to 'upgrade' my 2016 big booty convertible isn't going anywhere.

Would recommend the S650 to anyone that wants to upgrade from the S197 gen or the SN94 gen. That will feel like a pretty big upgrade but to me the S550 and S650 gens do not feel all that much different. The interior is basically the same except for the ipad dash and the exterior really looks like a refresh of our generation. I don't see a compelling reason to upgrade from the S550 but that is simply my opinion.

 

[Trap]

I know with the tighter gearing in the MT-82 on my 13 Boss 302, it is definitely faster the my 2020 GT PP1 with the MT and the wider gearing in the transmission. So the results do not surprise me at all.

 

[robvas]

C&D only went 1mph faster in their 2024 than their 2015 (both manuals)

 

[DopamineQuest]

Idk why they'd even make the vid tbh, the Gen 2 S550 has a tune, an xpipe, clutch....They're both manuals, no timers. Just a waste of time tbh lol

 

[robvas]

Clutch and X pipe are adding how much power again? 3, 4 hp?

 

[EFI]

In order for the Mustang to enter into the next level of performance, Ford needs to start with a clean sheet. A 9/10th's sized Mustang. The current car and the S550 before it are simply to large. A Mustang weighing a good 400 pounds less than the current one with a rear architecture devoid of all the slop and crudeness would elevate the GT to another level.

The GT doesn't need to be on "another level", the other levels are taken up by the higher trim Machs and DHs.

It's better to have choice (especially financially) rather than make the base model a world class car and then price it out of most people's budgets. We already have $60k+ GTs, we don't need the GT to be on another level and have it cost $100k. For those that want the basic cheap fun, you get the EB or base GT. For those with money that want their Mustang to be on another level like you said they step up to the Mach or DH or GTD.

 

[NGOT8R]

I know with the tighter gearing in the MT-82 on my 13 Boss 302, it is definitely faster the my 2020 GT PP1 with the MT and the wider gearing in the transmission. So the results do not surprise me at all.

^^This^^. That MT82-D4‘s gearing is no match for the MT82‘s gearing.

 

[DopamineQuest]

Clutch and X pipe are adding how much power again? 3, 4 hp?

It was also tuned, it's a dumb test

 

[CrackedHorn]

Idk why they'd even make the vid tbh, the Gen 2 S550 has a tune, an xpipe, clutch....They're both manuals, no timers. Just a waste of time tbh lol

I would normally agree here. However, the S650 can't be tuned yet and mods can void the warranty.

If a tune is all it takes for a ,basically, 10 year old GT to keep up with the new $55k version, then we start to see why this is a decent comparison.

 

[Torinate]

Yea. No surprise. How they decided on S650 is beyond me - same basic car really.

But my god, is that back end on the yellow car HIDEOUS! Amazing, seeing the “outdated” 2016 and how much nicer it looks than the styling fiasco of the 24. The front may even be worse. It just blends in like all the other brands. Only thing that says it’s a mustang is the horse emblem. Take that off and it could be a Chevy Dodge or Honda even.

So for 24, you get a car that performs almost the exact same except looks like a complete disaster. For how many more thousands for that “privilege”?

Rant over.

 

[Less Weight]

The GT doesn't need to be on "another level", the other levels are taken up by the higher trim Machs and DHs.

It's better to have choice (especially financially) rather than make the base model a world class car and then price it out of most people's budgets. We already have $60k+ GTs, we don't need the GT to be on another level and have it cost $100k. For those that want the basic cheap fun, you get the EB or base GT. For those with money that want their Mustang to be on another level like you said they step up to the Mach or DH or GTD.

Negative. You missed my point. What I’m trying to say is that the GT has stagnated in isolation. Not talking about other models of the Mustang.

Case in point. The standard, base model of the C7 Corvette was what? A zero-to-sixty of around 3.9 seconds? Then came the base model C8 which lopped a whole second off with a 2.9.

Those were base model, run of the mill Corvettes which remained in the same price point (adjusted for inflation)

The GT in those same years has not made that type of progress.

 

[WildHorse]

2015-2017 GT's, all day, every day.

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