700HP Ford GT races 641HP McLaren 650S
September 2nd, 2015Check out this race between a 2005 Ford GT and a 2015 McLaren 650S. It’s exotic American Muscle at it’s best with the Ford GT modified by Heffner Performance pushing out 700+ horsepower from it’s supercharged 5.4L V8. Modifications to the Ford GT include a pulley, tune and exhaust that put down 651HP on a DynoJet Dyno.
The 2015 McLaren 650S comes from the UK in stock form with a twin turbo 3.8L V8 putting out 641HP. With 10 years between the model years there is a lot of new technology in the McLaren that the Ford has to compete with, most notably the 7 speed dual clutch transmission with lighting quick ignition cut shifting. The Ford GT uses an old school Ricardo 6 speed manual transmission.
With almost identical power to weight ratios you’ll see just what wins the race and why.