For anyone familiar with the bay area, I was leaving Half Moon Bay this morning on CA 92 East, following a 2-3 year old Mustang. Twin pipes, horse on the rear deck lid emblem, and a 5.0 badge just behind the front wheels. No GT emblems anywhere.
He gave it the beans down the long stretch before the road becomes a divided highway up over the hill. I tailed him and nailed it once the highway divided. I just about overtook him before the first right hand corner but slowed for the turn, as I was fearful he was going in too hot, and didn't want to chance him wrecking into me. As soon as I hit the apex, I nailed it again and cleanly pulled away.
I was cautious about the next turn - a left hand hairpin, so he overtook me again, and once again at the apex, I nailed it and cleanly beat him to the merge.
I'm pretty sure he was working it hard...you could see his tail get squirrely around the turns. When the road opened back up right before 280, he passed and as we looked at each other, he was scowling. Lo siento, amigo
So I'm wondering, could an otherwise stock 2017 GTI with a JB4 (map 1) take a 5.0 in a third gear roll on? I don't believe it, so I'm thinking it was a 6 with aspirational badging.
He gave it the beans down the long stretch before the road becomes a divided highway up over the hill. I tailed him and nailed it once the highway divided. I just about overtook him before the first right hand corner but slowed for the turn, as I was fearful he was going in too hot, and didn't want to chance him wrecking into me. As soon as I hit the apex, I nailed it again and cleanly pulled away.
I was cautious about the next turn - a left hand hairpin, so he overtook me again, and once again at the apex, I nailed it and cleanly beat him to the merge.
I'm pretty sure he was working it hard...you could see his tail get squirrely around the turns. When the road opened back up right before 280, he passed and as we looked at each other, he was scowling. Lo siento, amigo
So I'm wondering, could an otherwise stock 2017 GTI with a JB4 (map 1) take a 5.0 in a third gear roll on? I don't believe it, so I'm thinking it was a 6 with aspirational badging.