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further improved on GT350 with a cuttingedge injection-molded carbon fiber composite grille opening and optional lightweight tower-to-tower brace. The front
track has been increased while spring
rates and bushings have been recalibrated
all around, with ride height reduced compared to Mustang GT.
For optimum handling, the wheels
need to respond quickly to the contours
of the road and driver input. Reducing
unsprung mass is key to improving that
response, but a balance must be struck
between taking mass out of a suspension
and delivering truly capable braking performance.
Due to the significant speeds the car
can develop, GT350 features the most
track-credible brake system ever offered
on a Ford vehicle in terms of absolute
stopping power, fade resistance and brake
pedal feel. The brakes are two-piece crossdrilled iron discs mounted to aluminum
hats. At the front are massive 394- millimeter rotors clamped by Brembo six-piston fixed calipers with integrated caliper
bridges, while 380-millimeter rotors at the
rear utilize four-piston calipers.
GT350 makes use of extra-stiff 19-inch
aluminum-alloy wheels – 10.5 inches wide
in front, 11.0 inches in the rear – clad in
stateof- the-art Michelin Pilot Super Sport
tires with GT350-specific sidewall construction, tread face and compound. The
custom tires are designed to deliver maximum grip on the road or at the track.
Ultra-quick responsiveness to changing conditions is provided by the first-ever Ford application of continuously controlled MagneRide dampers. The dampers
are filled with a hydraulic fluid impregnated with iron particles; when an elec-

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