RE: Sutton CS800 Mustang announced

[AWG]

Quinny said:

thurleigh5 said:

IT IS UGLY! For that money you can go elegant.

Name something with 800 Bhp....

Tuned RS6? Can even fit the dogs in the back.

[great_kahn]

ChemicalChaos said:

It's going to be less than $100,000 as stated by FCA.

This frankly rather hideous Mustang is £80k.

About the same price, then.

Sitting on the wrong side though in the Demon, only thing gonna be overtaking is the back end.

[great_kahn]

AWG said:

Quinny said:

thurleigh5 said:

IT IS UGLY! For that money you can go elegant.

Name something with 800 Bhp....

Tuned RS6? Can even fit the dogs in the back.

RS6 Avant starts at £80k!!!!! ffs.

[lee_erm]

Something tells me this will be a damn site more reliable and thus cheaper to run than a tuned RS6

[Centurion07]

ChemicalChaos said:

It's going to be less than $100,000 as stated by FCA.

Not by the time you import one over here it won't be. And you'll be sitting on the wrong side, as mentioned.

[AWG]

great_kahn said:

AWG said:

Quinny said:

thurleigh5 said:

IT IS UGLY! For that money you can go elegant.

Name something with 800 Bhp....

Tuned RS6? Can even fit the dogs in the back.

RS6 Avant starts at £80k!!!!! ffs.

Where did it say had to be new?? Let's face it MRC can work their magic on the C6 5.0 V10 and still give you change out of the cost of C7.

[alex_123_fra]

The problem is, you're then left with a C6 RS6, which is (dynamically) an understeery, heavy beast with virtually no character. The C7 RS6 (which I had) is miles better all-round but still boring, even with an MRC tune. I'd take the mustang or any American V8 any day. Far more interesting and you don't really need to mod to 800hp. Lots more options for milder supercharged mods which retain driveability.

[Quinny]

alex_123_fra said:

The problem is, you're then left with a C6 RS6, which is (dynamically) an understeery, heavy beast with virtually no character. The C7 RS6 (which I had) is miles better all-round but still boring, even with an MRC tune. I'd take the mustang or any American V8 any day. Far more interesting and you don't really need to mod to 800hp. Lots more options for milder supercharged mods which retain driveability.

Exactly.....my Mustang is currently sitting at 450bhp, with just a few mods, and it's great fun.

Just been to Halfords to get some oil for the mowers and quad, came out to find a load of people hovering around the car and taking photos, then the inquisition starts how fast? How much. Etc....
Never had a car that got so much positive vibe from strangers...

[ChemicalChaos]

IJB1959 said:

lee_erm said:

Something tells me this will be a damn site more reliable and thus cheaper to run than a tuned RS6

What??...It's a yank heap of cheap crap!!

Edited by IJB1959 on Wednesday 19th April 15:51

Are you daft?

Mildly tuned very understressed American drivetrain designed for hundreds of thousands of miles that American cars do, VS a high spec, tight tolerance german motor tuned to within an inch of its life and a reputation already for chocolate gearboxes and ferociously priced spare/repair parts, built by a company that's been cutting quality corners all over the place?

[Rawwr]

IJB1959 said:

What??...It's a yank heap of cheap crap!!

What an odd thing to say.

[alex_123_fra]

IJB1959 said:

What??...It's a yank heap of cheap crap!!

Edited by IJB1959 on Wednesday 19th April 15:51

Yea... I'd fancy my chances more with even a moderately supercharged 5L mustang V8 over a C6 RS6 or C7 RS6 modified to a similar level. See who might need a new gearbox first and how much that will cost.

[Quinny]

How much is a high end Audi service...

My Mustang first year service was £155 quid, although I did supply my own oil, which cost another £50

[HappyMidget]

SturdyHSV said:

Just as an aside, labelling of things as 'Stage x' is such a heap of marketing nonsense.

Yup, Whipple don't sell chargers in stages, only litres.

[Rawwr]

IJB1959 said:

Had a 5.0 V8 GT, and stand by what I said. Never again.

Well, you said something ridiculous with no substance. I don't think I'd be happy to stand by such an unqualified remark. Each to their own.

[IanH755]

alex_123_fra said:

Yea... I'd fancy my chances more with even a moderately supercharged 5L mustang V8 over a C6 RS6 or C7 RS6 modified to a similar level. See who might need a new gearbox first and how much that will cost.

The C6 gearbox can take 800hp and 800lbs/ft without issue as proven by 7+ years of MRC 750+hp cars not blowing up gearboxes left/right and centre with the proviso that the GB is regularly serviced (oil/filter every 20k).

Or you can spend £3k on a GB rebuild and it would take 1100hp and 1000lbs/ft, which is what I've done to my GB.

Mustang looks better though

[neil1jnr]

IJB1959 said:

alex_123_fra said:

Yea... I'd fancy my chances more with even a moderately supercharged 5L mustang V8 over a C6 RS6 or C7 RS6 modified to a similar level. See who might need a new gearbox first and how much that will cost.

Had a 5.0 V8 GT, and stand by what I said. Never again.

Aye ok.

[PurpleAki]

Christ, even on a thread about a Mustang, we end up talking about bloody Audi's!!

Only on PH.

[AWG]

PurpleAki said:

Christ, even on a thread about a Mustang, we end up talking about bloody Audi's!!

Only on PH.

My fault your honour

[smilo996]

Now looking like a parody of a Mustang.

[alex_123_fra]

PurpleAki said:

Christ, even on a thread about a Mustang, we end up talking about bloody Audi's!!

Only on PH.

They're everywhere. Even in Quinny's picture further up page 2, one of them managed to squeeze in the background. Like those camera-starers when film crews are out filming.