Ride along with a Ford Mustang GT as it gets crushed by a 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63S AMG.
The Ford Mustang has long been one of the most popular models in the world of drag racing, but the video above shows how a modified muscle car can be beaten down by a stock Mercedes Benz E63S AMG. This race was originally posted in the Kill Stories section by forum member vtknight and it features his 2014 E63S AMG going head-to-head in a quarter mile drag race with what appears to be 2010-2014 Mustang GT.
AMG vs. Coyote
The details on the Ford Mustang GT are short, but we know that it is powered by the 5.0L “Coyote” V8, with some minor modifications and a set of drag radial tires. In factory form, this muscle car offered either 412 or 420 horsepower (depending on the model year) and 390lb-ft of torque. Of course, the Mustang is rear-drive and it sounds like this particular pony car is fitted with the six-speed manual transmission. We don’t know what minor modifications have been made, but based on how badly it gets beaten by this Benz, it likely isn’t making a whole lot more power than it did when stock.
The 2014 Mercedes Benz E63S AMG is stock, packing a 5.5L, twin turbo V8 with 577 horsepower and 590lb-ft of torque being channel to all four wheels via a seven-speed automatic transmission.
So, based on those stock power numbers, it seems like the Mustang doesn’t stand a chance, even though it is lighter than the AMG. However, stranger things have happened and that is why we all go racing.
Head-to-Head Battle
This race comes to us from the CarandRacerYouTube channel and it is is captured from a camera on the rear quarter panel of the Mustang, with the E63S in the left lane. When the green lights drop, the Mustang rips away from the starting line and the Mercedes disappears. At this point, you might be thinking that the Benz is going to take a beating, but around 330-foot mark, the twin turbo sedan comes blasting past and just keeps on walking away.
In the end, the E63S beats the Mustang so badly that we see the Mercedes’ ET of 11.82 flash up on the big board, with the Ford likely running in the low 12s.
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