2002 Maxima vs. 2002 Mustang GT

[hollaback6]

I was wondering if any of you guys would know who would win in a 1/4 mile race. Everybody at school says a Maxima could barely beat a Mustang LX(V6). I personally think there dumb but oh well. Also has anyone every raced a mustang GT?

[mtrai760]

The new GT's are quite a bit faster than the last gen, but still not fast enough...

Beat one? More like he got spanked! :flash:

[AP20thMax]

A stock Mustang GT should destroy a stock 02 Maxima. I think they have similar amounts of HP, but the body of a Mustang is like plastic. The car must be light as hell.

[kwakman]

not sure about the 02's 1/4 time but on a stang GT 5sp, really really good drivers can pull off a high 13's. Most drivers on the GT can get on the low 14's. If u want proof, you can always look up mustang sites with real timeslips. Don't know how those things are so fast...guess it's something with their oil...

[JBL85]

Altima is about 6.2 0-60. Thats with 240 hp and 246Tq, same as new maxima - 15hp. Figure 6 speed tranny 15 more hp, extra weight, probably about 6.1 6.0 if its geared right. I raced my friends gt stang againt an m3, beat that...so i am sure it can take out a nice new max, although I love them, may they r-i-p =P:smoka:

[Amazing2]

Originally posted by AP20thMax
A stock Mustang GT should destroy a stock 02 Maxima. I think they have similar amounts of HP, but the body of a Mustang is like plastic. The car must be light as hell.

Hummm....
I'm pretty sure a mustang GT will beat a 02 Maxima BUT not because of weight. The Mustang 5 speed GT is at 3,624lbs while the Maxima 6 speed SE is at 3,221lbs.

Source:

Ford Canada
http://www.ford.ca/english/showroom/...sModel=Mustang

Nissan Canada
http://www.nissan.ca/eng/cars/maxima/speci.html

[Djnemesis]

You will get spanked pretty bad in the 1/4 mile by a '02 GT.
Traffic light - to - light is another story, if you can get the jump on him he'll only probably beat you by a door or you could possibly beat him.

If it is a real driver, he has your ass and is gonna walk away from you pretty bad. Just speaking from experience in racing with various cars, I don't race my max, too slow.

[2001 AE]

It is not HP but Displacement that wins here and the Stang GT will kick us Maxima owners butts. (From Edmunds.com) Equipped with a 4.6-liter overhead-cam V8, GT output is listed at 260 horsepower at 5,250 rpm and 302 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm. That's good for a 0-to-60 blast of less than 6 seconds. Neither the Max nor the Altima can do this, with all due respect to both since they are passenger cars not sports cars.
For full article see here: http://www.edmunds.com/new/2002/ford.../overview.html

[hollaback6]

umm but i just saw in motorweek that the altima can run the 0-60 in 5.9 seconds and the 1/4 mile in 14.4 seconds. That still probably can't beat a GT but i think it might be able to keep. I always here about people beating mustang gt's too.

[AP20thMax]

Sorry guys, I f'd up. The post should've read -

The Cobras do the 0-60 in 4.7 seconds and quarter in 13.2 (Road & Track-4/00, Car and Driver-4/00).

Motor Trend Magazine had the GTs doing 0-60 in 5.4 seconds and the quarter in 14 flat (12/99).

:eshooter:

[hollaback6]

I have no idea where u got a stock Mustang GT running a 4.7 seconds 0-60 and 13.2 seconds 1/4 mile. I looked up a 2001 Cobra Mustang(320 hp and 317 lb feet) in Motor Week and it ran a 5.3 in 0-60 and 13.7 in the 1/4.

here's the site if u want to look at it also the altima is there too.

http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2105b.shtml

[Chi99limited]

When i went to the track there were new gts running mid 14s all day. I think the max would lose because it would get killed off the line due to the fwd vs. rwd. I raced a manual 01 Gt on my way to school and he beat me by 3 cars without dumping his clutch. My bro has a 2k 5spd with mods and he would have lost too. I have a friend with a 97 SE 5spd with mods and a 50 shot and he smokes gts all day .

[mtrai760]

I fear no Rustang...

[hakka]

yeah..I agree with holla..maybe your getting confused with a Cobra...what 1/4 mile times are you running, mtrai?

[mtrai760]

13.8, looking to get it down to a 13.5 eventually, once I can get some traction...