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07-01-2005, 10:56 AM
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<STORYTEXT><!--byline-->By Eric Mayne / The Detroit News<!--/byline--> (javascript:scriptsearch('By Eric Mayne','phrase','','','3'))
<!--columnsig--->Racing enthusiasts, the green flag is about to fly for a new Ford Mustang -- and it will have a six-figure price tag.
To satisfy growing public interest in motor sports, and piggyback on the popularity of its redesigned pony car, Ford Motor (javascript:companybox('F')) Co.'s racing division plans to sell 25 specially built 2005 Mustangs.
Designed exclusively for track use -- they will not be street-legal, Ford says -- the so-called FR500C is expected to become available in August at select dealerships. Sticker price: $125,000.
"They are fully engineered, ready-to-rock race cars," said Alan Hall, spokesman for Ford's Special Vehicle Team.
They will be assembled by Toronto-based Multimatic Motorsports, which is running one of a handful of FR500Cs on the Grand-Am Cup road-racing circuit. A Multimatic Mustang won last weekend's race at Mosport, Toronto's famed raceway -- the fourth win by a Mustang in six Grand-Am races this season.
Grand-Am Cup racing features cars such as the Porsche 996 and 997, BMW M3, Cadillac CTS-V and Nissan 350Z.
The FR500Cwill be powered by Ford Racing's 5.0-liter "Cammer R50" V-8 engine that will generate more than 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. The engine will feature the same cylinder heads found in the $140,000 Ford GT supercar.
It will tip the scales at 3,150 pounds. "That's 200 pounds lighter than the base Mustang, with 100 more horsepower," Hall said.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0506/29/D01-231667.htm
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<STORYTEXT><!--byline-->By Eric Mayne / The Detroit News<!--/byline--> (javascript:scriptsearch('By Eric Mayne','phrase','','','3'))
<!--columnsig--->Racing enthusiasts, the green flag is about to fly for a new Ford Mustang -- and it will have a six-figure price tag.
To satisfy growing public interest in motor sports, and piggyback on the popularity of its redesigned pony car, Ford Motor (javascript:companybox('F')) Co.'s racing division plans to sell 25 specially built 2005 Mustangs.
Designed exclusively for track use -- they will not be street-legal, Ford says -- the so-called FR500C is expected to become available in August at select dealerships. Sticker price: $125,000.
"They are fully engineered, ready-to-rock race cars," said Alan Hall, spokesman for Ford's Special Vehicle Team.
They will be assembled by Toronto-based Multimatic Motorsports, which is running one of a handful of FR500Cs on the Grand-Am Cup road-racing circuit. A Multimatic Mustang won last weekend's race at Mosport, Toronto's famed raceway -- the fourth win by a Mustang in six Grand-Am races this season.
Grand-Am Cup racing features cars such as the Porsche 996 and 997, BMW M3, Cadillac CTS-V and Nissan 350Z.
The FR500Cwill be powered by Ford Racing's 5.0-liter "Cammer R50" V-8 engine that will generate more than 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. The engine will feature the same cylinder heads found in the $140,000 Ford GT supercar.
It will tip the scales at 3,150 pounds. "That's 200 pounds lighter than the base Mustang, with 100 more horsepower," Hall said.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0506/29/D01-231667.htm