FAIL!!

[prjohnson]

http://www.autoblog.com/2011/12/19/watch-what-happens-when-a-ford-mustang-driveshaft-fails-at-135-m/#continued

[Krawler00]

holy crap! The article explains it all. What the freak is Ford thinking?  </LMAO/>

[DOUG]

DANG!  That's ridiculous.  When the front joint fails and car has no safety loop, it usually drops and catapults the car into a forward flip.

Amazing a V6 can do that today...  as strong as an old small V8

My stock driveshaft failed at about 135MPH, so if these cars are run flat out in the real world without the ridiculous speed governor to keep them together, the drivetrain is not actually designed to handle the power of the engine. Major damage caused by the broken shaft included a hole in the metal floorpan, major exhaust system and muffler damage, broken transmission shifter, broken parking brake, broken interior plastic trim parts, etc. My 1997 Mustang Cobra could run 152MPH for unlimited time periods and this new car only held together for about 15 seconds under full throttle!!!

[Danny Kinder]

They removed the video!  {no}

[Krawler00]

Ford covering their arse? I would have burned that video. The guy is an idiot to begin with. Filming the dash at 120+ constitutes a fail to begin with and then the noises before the break... it sounded like it was about to fall apart 10-15 seconds before and he kept wailing on it. {first}