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Originally Posted by varmint

Troopers said he is a member of a local racing group.[/I]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

I know it is an old story but what is the top speed if the fastest Mustang?

Originally Posted by BSiple

208?

That is serious speed. What kind of Mustang is going to do that?

Now imagine some sort of late model mustang that's been hopped up with twin turbos or a big blower and 800-1000 hp. I suspect a modern-ish car with a crap load of HP could top 200. All it takes is power.

https://www.caranddriver.com/features/flat-out-we-gun-for-200-mph-in-the-2013-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-feature

But this time Ford has dumped hi-test on the terminal-velocity discussion by claiming a 200-mph top speed for the 2013 GT500. In fact, 202 mph, supposedly observed on a test run at the circular, 7.8-mile Nardo Ring in southern Italy.

If so, the new GT500 would be the first factory Mustang to break into the 200-mph club. It also would represent a significant trickling down of speed capability. Suddenly, a $55,000 Mustang might take the working classes to where only plutocrats in their gilded, titanium-trussed exotics once ventured (some never to return).

The Shelby’s specs indicate that 200 was not an anomaly but a hunted target. For 2013, the standard rear-end ratio drops from 3.55 (3.73 with optional Performance pack) to 3.31, making the engine lug in top gear at any speed below 80 mph. But the ratio change—no doubt also to improve everyday fuel economy—puts the 200 mark in fifth gear, the one Ford says it used, at about 6400 rpm, or just below the engine’s power peak.