The racing history of Ford mustang.

In the field of motor racing, when it comes to Ford, we can't help but mention a very popular movie recently-the king of flying cars. In this film, carroll shelby, played by Matt Damon, and Kim Myers, played by Christian Bale, built a brand-new racing car, Ford GT40, at the request of Henry Ford II, and finally defeated Ferrari, which had dominated for a long time, with 1966, and won the championship with 65438. This film based on real history fully witnessed Ford's glory in the history of racing. In the real racing history, both Ford GT and Mustang have strong track genes.

Abuse Ferrari? Ford GT40 Conquers Le Mans

Endurance? Racing), as one of the top automobile sports events in the world, has always been a battleground for major automobile manufacturers in the world, especially sports car manufacturers. This event, which originated in continental Europe, was a stage for European automobile manufacturers to take turns to sing operas from the beginning. Especially in the early 1960 s, Ferrari was the ruler of endurance races, from prototype to? GT？ In the group, Ferrari has absolute dominance. In the 24 Hours of Le Mans, France, Ferrari has been the champion for many years since 1960. But in 1966, Ferrari was abused by Ford from America. Back then? 7.0L？ V8？ Ford GT40 engine? MkII not only won the Daytona 24 Hours Endurance and Sebring 12 Hours Endurance in the first two races of the season, but also finished the race in the form of sweeping the top three in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and beat Ferrari by two points at the end of the season to win the manufacturer's championship of that year.

After that, from 1966 to 1969, Ford won the 1966 and 1968 seasons in one fell swoop. The world? Sports car? Champion? Two-year champion of prototype (above 2000cc), two-year champion of 1966 and 1967 seasons? GT？ Group A (with a displacement of more than 2000cc) won the championship, and in the hinterland of European Endurance Race, it successfully proved Ford's unshakable strength on the track for four consecutive years.

Continue the legend? Ford mustang gallops on the track.

Compared with Ford GT's abuse of Ferrari and other European sports cars on the track, Ford Mustang 1964, which came out at the Flushing World Expo in new york, directly opened a brand-new vehicle-level market segment and became this "pony". Automobile market, Mustang won 22,000 orders in the first weekend after its release, and sold 400,000 vehicles in the first year.

At the same time, the Ford Mustang in the stadium is as powerful as the Ford GT. At the Trans-Am Stadium, which attracted young people from North America at that time, Ford and Carol Shelby jointly built Shelby? Mustang rarely meets its opponent. Another Ford car, Mercury? Cougar won the top two in 1967 Trans-Am, 1970 equipped with Boss? 302? The mustang with V8 engine defeated many competitors such as Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger at that time with strong momentum, and won the championship of Trans-Am manufacturer, thus achieving the title of "King? Yes? Pony? The legend of cars.

In fact, besides being all-powerful in Trans-Am, mustang? GT350 and Roush? Racing? Many mustang models, such as Mustang, have also been in Daytona? The track gene of Ford Mustang has been fully proved in the finale and SCCA events. At the same time, GT350R-C and GT4 cars based on GT 350R have also defeated many European competitors such as Porsche and McLaren.

In 2020, Ford Mustang? GT4 won a series of honors in the first season of IMSA Intercontinental Tire Sports Car Championship, including pole position in the first two races (Daytona, Sebring), Sebring, Watkins Glen and American Highway champion.

Power transmission? Ford mustang is born for speed.

As a sports car with excellent track genes, Ford Mustang is not only born for speed in power, but also for speed in performance technology. With the familiar 2.3L? For example, the EcoBoost model is equipped with 2.3L? EcoBoost？ The turbocharged direct injection engine can output the maximum power of 23 1kw at 5500 rpm and the torque of 434n·m at 3000 rpm. With the 65,438+00 speed automatic manual transmission, it not only accelerates ultra-fast, but also accelerates the Ford Mustang? 2.3L？ The EcoBoost model also comes standard with a line lock ejection tire warming function, which can start the tire burning mode with one button, and experience the fun of professional drivers starting tire burning in the smoke generated by engine roar and tire friction with the ground, making you the focus of much attention on the road.

Of course, today's Ford Mustang is no longer a simple American muscle car, its 2.3L? Equipped with EcoBoost high-end models? MagneRide？ The active electromagnetic induction suspension system can adjust the damping of the suspension system by using electronic feedback technology, so that the response speed of the suspension presents a qualitative leap, which can give the best support and stability to the vehicle on any road surface, and make the Ford Mustang cope with sharp turns or deceleration.

Many people are impressed by the skid at the start of high-power rear-wheel drive, but Ford Mustang? 2.3L？ The EcoBoost model is also equipped with a 3.55 limited slip rear axle, which can transfer all or part of the power of the slipping wheel to another tire with better adhesion when starting and accelerating in a straight line, balance the resistance of the two wheels, and better transfer the power to the ground. No matter starting or accelerating, you can take your time. In addition, the limited slip differential can be described as a "drift companion". With it, the driver can give oil earlier when cornering, and at the same time, the accelerator pedal is stepped deeper to obtain a larger drift angle.

In addition to the above performance technologies, Ford Mustang? 2.3L？ EcoBoost models also have five driving modes to choose from: daily, wet/snow, sports, track and linear racing, and its steering mode also has three modes: comfort, standard and sports. Apps track application can display, record and analyze your driving statistics in detail, continuously improve your driving ability and enjoy driving pleasure.

Summary: It can be said that Ford has a glorious history and inheritance on the track. Both Ford GT and Ford Mustang have made Ford's legend on the track in many aspects, especially as a sports car that is extremely close to the people in the domestic market, Ford Mustang not only has outstanding performance, but also has many scientific and technological configurations, so that racing culture and genes are engraved in every car owner's daily driving. This may be the meaning of wild horses.

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