It's not the drivetrain loss, it's Ford purposely under-rating the car. And it also seems like Nissan may have over-rated the Z given what it puts down stock. That's a lot of drivetrain loss for 2wd. My wrx dynoed around 50 hp less than it's advertised 227 bhp, and that was through AWD

Another thing to remember is a solid axle has slightly less drive train loss than IRS. Figures I've heard are something like 15% vs 13% in theory.

Of course it did. The advertised spec from Subaru was (as you said), 227bhp. Most dyno's measure power at the rear wheels, not the crankshaft. About an average of 15 to 20 percent difference.

Mine was the same. My dyno was 7 percent less than the Nissan advertised spec.

for some reason i have a taste for white bread with american cheeze on it and toasted just right. :yum:

Doesn't the 5.0 GT have independent rear?

but drivers on mustangs are considerably heavier on average (due to too much burgerage) so the hyundai (calbee FTW!) is faster even at 333hp.

3 car comparison
 

I think it was Motor Trend that took those 3 cars out on the road-

Maybe on the PCH or something in Cali

The Z won

rep'd
 

+1

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Yeah, but that was the 2010 Mustang, not the new and improved 2011 Mustang.

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OH YES! KALBI FTW! :tup:

Haha I meant galbi, although I love indian food too. :tup:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ko...d-Galbi-03.jpg

Wow datz a big pict of delicious! :yum:

it's a Hyundai sorry doesn't interest me. but to each his own.
the true sports car 2 seater is only for a select group of buyers.
there will always be a ton of people who will never consider the z
because of that no matter how much HP nissan puts into it.

i can't say for sure but i wouldn't be off much there is probably less
than 5 true sports cars meaning 2 seats that cost between 30,000 to 50,000
imho thats who the z competes with.

Dont think adding 30hp or whatever is going to bring the Hyundai down from low 14's in the quarter to low 13's and change the 0-60 from mid 5's to high 4's The latter is what the Z does. Its going to be a cool car, but it will never drive sound handle or feel like a Z.

Brave
 

If Hyundai had some balls they would put a V8 under the hood and watch the competition start to worry, big time.