2007 Ford Mustang FR500GT Concept
Encouraged by the first-year dominance of its 420-horsepower stock Mustang race car in the Grand-Am Koni Challenge Series Ford Motor Company has developed what it describes as the ultimate Mustang showroom stock race car. Code-named ‘Man Racer,’ the new 550-horsepower Mustang follows on the heels of the highly successful FR500C, also known as the ‘Boy Racer.’
‘Man Racer represents the reincarnation of the Trans-Am Mustang from the 70s, which was the most powerful showroom-looking pony car at the time,’ said Dan Davis, director, Ford Racing Technology. ‘This car has amazing output from a normally aspirated engine, and the chassis is specially tuned for high-speed performance and handling.’
This concept racer is outfitted with Ford Racing Performance Parts and was featured in the October issue of Car and Driver magazine.
In Detail
| submitted by | Richard Owen |
| engine | Ford Racing Modular V8 |
| power | 391.5 kw / 525 bhp |
| bhp/weight | 373.4 bhp per tonne |
| wheel type | Three-Piece BBS |
| front tires | Pirelli 305/660-18 |
| rear tires | Pirelli 305/680-18 |
| front brakes | AP Racing Discs w/6-Piston Calipers |
| f brake size | x 378 mm / x 14.9 in |
| rear brakes | AP Racing Discs w/4-Piston Calipers |
| r brake size | x 330 mm / x 13.0 in |
| front wheels | F 45.7 x 27.9 cm / 18 x 11 in |
| rear wheels | R 45.7 x 30.5 cm / 18 x 12 in |
| f suspension | Inverted Struts w/3-Way Adjustable Coil-Overs, Adjustable Anti-Roll Bar |
| r suspension | Live Axle w/3-Way Adjustable Coil-Overs, Adjustable Anti-Roll Bar |
| curb weight | 1406 kg / 3100 lbs |
| wheelbase | 2720 mm / 107.1 in |
| front track | 1880 mm / 74 in |
| rear track | 1905 mm / 75 in |
| transmission | Hollinger RD6-s Six-Speed Sequential |
| gear ratios | :1 |
