This is cool and laughable at the same time. I have to wonder if they have a disclaimer that says your brakes might not stop the car unless you buy upgraded brakes. Just building the HP and doing nothing else to the auto is scary to think about it being on the road. I have to think they also say if you want this, then also buy a brake upgrade, suspension upgrades, roll cage, etc.

I wonder how many they sell just as is? 🤔

Power without control is a very bad idea.  They really need to upgrade the brakes and steering STAT.

Listen to the emasculated crew bemoaning the brakes on this wonderful beast.  Modern automotive brakes are sufficient... now if it had drums all around... like hot rods of the 1960's (and humanity SURVIVED) MAYBE then you would have a legit complaint.  Dum-Dum Pops for both of you "guys". 

Do all GTs have Brembo 6-piston brakes? Just skimmed a test where a '18 GT did 60-0 in 104 feet.
Not so sure 'consider brake upgrade' is anything more than hyperbolic silliness.

16 minutes ago, balthazar said:

Do all GTs have Brembo 6-piston brakes? Just skimmed a test where a '18 GT did 60-0 in 104 feet.
Not so sure 'consider brake upgrade' is anything more than hyperbolic silliness.

No. The Brembos are part of the GT Performance Pack which adds $3,995 to the base price.

3 hours ago, ocnblu said:

Listen to the emasculated crew bemoaning the brakes on this wonderful beast.  Modern automotive brakes are sufficient... now if it had drums all around... like hot rods of the 1960's (and humanity SURVIVED) MAYBE then you would have a legit complaint.  Dum-Dum Pops for both of you "guys". 

To much proof of American Auto's with a ton of  Horsepower and still have Brake fad as they never put proper brakes on. Example is our awesome corvette in the 90's and early 2000's had power but stopping was not a strong point.

Great to see per @William Maley that these auto's do come with a performance package that includes better brakes. Power without proper control is a failure as you so nicely point out from our history books.

I would think the Performance Pack would be a no brainer.. I wouldn't buy an 800hp Mustang though, would rather a GT Premium w/Performance Pack or better yet a Bullet, they already are in the 4 second 0-60 range, and actually commute with it as often as not instead of using it as just a weekend fun car. 

The bullet is the best version of this generation Mustang and while some may say the Shelbys are where they’re at, the Bullit really does come full circle, even though all it took was a decent paint job, simple 5 spoke wheels and then a rebadged grille. Ford thinks of these things really well. 

Even i am really impressed by this. They ahve done a fantastic job on this generation of Mustang, and this is just Icing on the cake. Agree with Suaviloquent that a more base GT would be the car I would actually want to own.

I think a wheel and tire upgrade is more importance than upgrading brakes. I would wager good money the OE brakes do a great job but the limiting force would be contact to the ground and putting the power down.

People pissy about brake upgrades should never go to a local drag strip. Their minds would be blown with how many 500-1000hp cars are on the street with stock brakes. 

I've never heard that brake fade is an issue with drag strip runs; they're never close enough, time-wise, to see enough heat build-up/retention to affect braking, besides commonly having between 1000 and 2000 feet to stop from -say- 120 MPH (versus -say- 125 feet to stop from 60 MPH).

^ EXACTLY

And, anybody taking a car like this to a road course track has brain issues. They would know enough that you don't want a car set up like this. 

22 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

I think a wheel and tire upgrade is more importance than upgrading brakes. I would wager good money the OE brakes do a great job but the limiting force would be contact to the ground and putting the power down.

People pissy about brake upgrades should never go to a local drag strip. Their minds would be blown with how many 500-1000hp cars are on the street with stock brakes. 

Exactly. And a tire upgrade is going to be a highly personal choice...track use, autocross use, drag racing, etc. all will be a different application with a dozen good choices in each application.

10 minutes ago, ccap41 said:

^ EXACTLY

And, anybody taking a car like this to a road course track has brain issues. They would know enough that you don't want a car set up like this. 

Most people who run cars for track days make multiple upgrades anyways.

3 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said:

Exactly. And a tire upgrade is going to be a highly personal choice...track use, autocross use, drag racing, etc. all will be a different application with a dozen good choices in each application.

Most people who run cars for track days make multiple upgrades anyways.

Oh definitely. This company/dealership basically gets the expensive stuff out of the way, imo, and leaves the stuff that should be a little more catered to the application left to the owner.

On 10/2/2018 at 11:14 PM, Suaviloquent said:

The bullet is the best version of this generation Mustang and while some may say the Shelbys are where they’re at, the Bullit really does come full circle, even though all it took was a decent paint job, simple 5 spoke wheels and then a rebadged grille. Ford thinks of these things really well. 

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