Official '11 Mustang GT vs 370z Thread

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Of course all are going to pale in comparison to the mighty Miata. If only every car was that cheap to operate.

Truthiness. And those doors:

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by OrangeJuice

So far with 1500 miles I see about 17.6 mpg. Mostly city driving in congested areas of Baton Rouge. Not terrible for a v8 I guess.

That's about where I was at that mileage. Now, some 12,000 miles later, I am right at around 18.5 mpg or better for my daily commute (the Z was around 19.5-20) and I see around 25-26 mpg highway on average. That's with the 3.73 gear.

I actually topped 30 mpg on the highway with the Z over flat ground on my way out to St. Louis... that was nice.

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by shadoquad

Truthiness. And those doors:

They're dynamite!

[toxik]

you guys are gay

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by toxik

you guys are gay

Come hang out with the Mid-Atlantic 370Z Owner's Club and we'll show you gay.


Nurse Shado will administer your daily dose of shado'erps.

[toxik]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Come hang out with the Mid-Atlantic 370Z Owner's Club and we'll show you gay.


Nurse Shado will administer your daily dose of shado'erps.

I shaved my Mid-A section last night. it's a little irritated today :\

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by toxik

I shaved my Mid-A section last night. it's a little irritated today :\

The nurse can help you out with that. The male nurse.

[OrangeJuice]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

On track though that's a pretty significant weight difference. The 5.0 is going to be closer in terms of tire, brake, and fuel consumption to the M3 than it would be to the Z.

Of course all are going to pale in comparison to the mighty Miata. If only every car was that cheap to operate.

And those doors! Ooooooohhhhh baby! Shadoquad beat me to it. But still

[shadoquad]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

The nurse can help you out with that. The male nurse.

I just re-administered to toxik.

[m4a1mustang]

Originally Posted by shadoquad

I just re-administered to toxik.

I'm running low. The burn is starting to fade. wink wink.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Come hang out with the Mid-Atlantic 370Z Owner's Club and we'll show you gay.


Nurse Shado will administer your daily dose of shado'erps.

[baldie]

Originally Posted by OrangeJuice

So far with 1500 miles I see about 17.6 mpg. Mostly city driving in congested areas of Baton Rouge. Not terrible for a v8 I guess.

I've averaged 20.3mpg in 10k miles. about 60% city and 40% freeways. So not bad at all.

[Shamu]

Originally Posted by GZ3

dont nismos weigh around 3300? i weighed my 5.0 on accurate scales with out the spare tire and tools n half of tank of gas and it weigh 3512

212 pounds is not soooooo much lol

about gas mileage its pretty good for a V8

Nope weighed my Nismo and it was 3186 lbs on accurate scales with no spare and no tools about 1/2 tank of gas. I have no idea where the they got 3300 lbs for Nismo? Weighed it again during corner balance with full tank of gas and it was 3210 lbs? So even my "porky" Nismo is over 300 lbs less.

And while I know on street ithe moose-tang is ok on MPg I suspect it is very thirsty on the track.

And dudes my Chevy Crew cab work truck with v8 4.8 liter gets 17 mpg with mixed city and highway, it gets nearly 20 when doing hwy Lol! Leave it to Chevy to beat Mustang gas mileage with a huge truck. My Nismo is over 20 mpg combined and over 26 Hwy MPG..... but as I had said on track I suspect your V8 mustangs are terrible. They aren't the most efficient race cars.

[ImportConvert]

Originally Posted by Shamu

Nope weighed my Nismo and it was 3186 lbs on accurate scales with no spare and no tools about 1/2 tank of gas. I have no idea where the they got 3300 lbs for Nismo? Weighed it again during corner balance with full tank of gas and it was 3210 lbs? So even my "porky" Nismo is over 300 lbs less.

300#=30whp. Not even close. As proven before, a stock mustang on chicken-legs handles nearly as well as a 370Z, and the BOSS tears it to pieces.

And while I know on street ithe moose-tang is ok on MPg I suspect it is very thirsty on the track.

That's because it makes another 100whp and 120+rwtq.

And dudes my Chevy Crew cab work truck with v8 4.8 liter gets 17 mpg with mixed city and highway, it gets nearly 20 when doing hwy Lol! Leave it to Chevy to beat Mustang gas mileage with a huge truck. My Nismo is over 20 mpg combined and over 26 Hwy MPG..... but as I had said on track I suspect your V8 mustangs are terrible. They aren't the most efficient race cars.
Trade that Z in for an S2000 so you can talk about hp/L.

Mustang...a "race car"?

[Davey]

Now we're talking about gas mileage and "MPG on the track"?

If the gas cost is the concern, you sure as hell can't afford the tires and brake pads and the paint damage from ending up in the gravel trap.

I suppose if you're talking about performance in road race/track events that require a pit stop it's relevant but now we're about a thousand miles from the concerns of 99% of the buyers of both cars.

To that point... Of the small percentage of people who will do more than drive it to work or go out cruising, the majority will be doing:

- Drag race
- Autocross
- HPDE

I'm sure a pro in a well-set-up Camry SE could probably mop the floor with most drivers of either a 370Z or a Mustang GT in any road racing contests, so really what we are concerned with here is factory setups being used for things most of the buyers will never do anyway, and which, if the car were actually used for that, would never use the factory setup anyway, i.e. "******** magazine racing."

I'm sure there are a few drivers who actually race both cars. I'm sure they can both do very well. But, for most buyers, getting all caught up in this "which car turned a faster lap at Laguna Seca" is kind of retarded, because as much as we all like to think of ourselves as little Mario Andretti's, most of us would be getting passed by a good driver in half the car, or going into a wall at the first turn.