Ford fans rejoice, and spectators run for your life – the 2018 Ford Mustang is here, and it comes with a fresh look and more power than ever. To start off, the EcoBoost model – the new entry-level model now that the V-6 has been dropped – maintains its 310 horsepower output, but gains an extra 30 pound-feet, bringing it up to 350 pound-feet of torque. The real news, however, is the is that beast of an engine under the hood of the Mustang GT is 5.0-liters of sheer stomach cramping goodness that’s good for 440 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque. That’s an improvement me of 25 ponies and 20 pound-feet over the 2017 model and enough to make the Porsche 911 Porsche Carrera look like a little bitch with its $94,000 price tag and 4.4-second sprint to 60 mph.

It’s not just the extra power that makes the Mustang so quick, it’s the entire setup, and one could argue that Ford has quite literally found perfection. When you combine the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S tires that come with the Performance Pack along with that increased output, the new Drag Strip mode and the new 10-speed automatic, you get sheer supremacy. We’re talking about a sprint to 60 mph in “less than four seconds” and, while we don’t know official top speed figures, you can bet the updated GT will get you a little closer to God when you finally start to max out. To get the extra power out of that V-8, Ford added in dual-fuel, high-pressure direction injection and low-pressure port fuel injection. Surely there was some other tuning specifics, but Ford has yet to elaborate. Seems hard to believe, doesn’t it? Keep reading to learn more.

Is This the Twilight Zone?

I honestly never thought I would ever have the nerve to tell someone to cross shop the 911 Carrera with the Ford Mustang – not in a million years. Ford has yet to release pricing for the 2018 Mustang, but we’re not expecting prices to increase that much with the update, with the max being around $2,000 at most. That would put the Mustang GT at around $34,000, while the GT Premium will come in around $38,000. Adding in options and the Performance Pack should still keep the best GT available below the $45,000 mark, which means you can literally buy two of these for the Price of one 911 Carrera.

But, here’s the crazy part. The entry-level 911 Carrera comes in at about $91,000 and with 370 horsepower on tap can hit 60 mph in 4.4 seconds on the way to a top speed of 183 mph. Meanwhile, the Carrera S starts out $105,100 and still falls short of the 2017 Mustang GT with a 4.1-second sprint to 60 mph. That model tops out at 191 mph, which could end up being above the Mustang, but we’ll have to wait and see where the 2018 model really tops out.

As I said, I never thought I’d see the day that a stock Mustang would be able to beat out the 911, but here we are. We could be in the Twilight zone, but from what I can tell this is real life, so it’s time to accept it. Now, let’s just hope those cars and coffee meets don’t get too crazy once the 2018 models start hitting dealers, right? What do you think about the specs of the 2018 Mustang? Did you expect to see this kind of power increase and performance? Let us know in the comments section below.

Drivetrain Specifications

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Read our full review on the 2018 Ford Mustang.