Rumor - The GT500 thread

Trappen · Feb 3, 2017

machsmith said:
If Ford could put the voodoo in a ME platform...at around 3000 lbs +. No reason at all that car should start above 120K . Sure, a bit of R & D and a new chassis but I bet they could sell 15,000 at that price without problems. Look at how many corvettes sold the last few years. Shit loads and a lot of those were around 100K I believe there are a lot of ford enthusiasts that would love a corvette competitor. I am one of those people!!

For me a American made ME car is a life long keeper, depending on reliability and timelessness. Make an affordable, performance ME and they will come.

just a quick link http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1096198_2019-chevrolet-corvette-c8-spy-shots

Kinda like this one? http://www.mustangandfords.com/news/1505-a-mid-engine-boss-429-mustang-yes-its-true/

likeaboss · Feb 3, 2017

Topnotch said:
Demon is a somewhat street-able Drag Strip car with no passenger and rear seating but still weighs over 2 tons...talk-about niche market.
The ZL1 is not selling at $70K+...
Ford Performance has 12 cars slated before 2020

If you're paying $70K +on a ZL1 you're over paying. They can be had close to $60k.

ttime500 · Feb 3, 2017

I just hope they don't just build a glorified Roush and go for HP bragging rights. Yes, I wanna see it have 700+ HP but I hope it's not just a tire shredding straight line machine, with some track ability. I hope it's an actual Halo mustang that closes the gap on the corvette significantly, not essentially a Ford equivalent of a ZL1 or Hellcat.

hated · Feb 4, 2017

So the next se mustang has been leaked. The bullit is back with some stickers, green paint, and 10 more horsepower on paper. GREAT!!

Stage_3 · Feb 4, 2017

ttime500 said:
I just hope they don't just build a glorified Roush and go for HP bragging rights. Yes, I wanna see it have 700+ HP but I hope it's not just a tire shredding straight line machine, with some track ability. I hope it's an actual Halo mustang that closes the gap on the corvette significantly, not essentially a Ford equivalent of a ZL1 or Hellcat.

I agree. I've been writing it over and over again.
I hope the new GT500 has gobs of power and torque and is a real performer!!

hated said:
So the next se mustang has been leaked. The bullit is back with some stickers, green paint, and 10 more horsepower on paper. GREAT!!

LOL

Yeah,....that car doesn't interest in the least.

Tommy V · Feb 5, 2017

Sorry if posted already,this thread is all over the place lol,but has anyone seen the horsepower kings utube vid of the 2018 gt500 testing at the strip?Rumored that lowest pass of the day was a 10.9.

Twin Turbo · Feb 5, 2017

Tommy V said:
Sorry if posted already,this thread is all over the place lol,but has anyone seen the horsepower kings utube vid of the 2018 gt500 testing at the strip?Rumored that lowest pass of the day was a 10.9.

That's just a click-bait website, so take everything they post with a pinch of salt. Those cars testing were, in fact, GT350s.

Stuntman · Feb 5, 2017

ttime500 said:
I just hope they don't just build a glorified Roush and go for HP bragging rights. Yes, I wanna see it have 700+ HP but I hope it's not just a tire shredding straight line machine, with some track ability. I hope it's an actual Halo mustang that closes the gap on the corvette significantly, not essentially a Ford equivalent of a ZL1 or Hellcat.

Which Corvette? The 350TP is as fast as a C7 Z51, and a 350R is quite a bit faster...

ttime500 · Feb 5, 2017

Stuntman said:
Which Corvette? The 350TP is as fast as a C7 Z51, and a 350R is quite a bit faster...

Well when talking about a halo mustang I thought most would think Z06!! The R is a little behind the GS. Z06 is in another league. I'd like to see a halo mustang at least be close to the Z06 and clearly ahead of the ZL1.

9secondko · Feb 6, 2017

ttime500 said:
Well when talking about a halo mustang I thought most would think Z06!! The R is a little behind the GS. Z06 is in another league. I'd like to see a halo mustang at least be close to the Z06 and clearly ahead of the ZL1.

We will see what happens when the Mustang is FI.

But in reality, the Vette is a completely different type of car. It eschews convenience for performance. Zero back seat and tiny trunk space. It's literally 4 wheels and an engine in seran wrap. That the Mustang is so often compared to it is quite the compliment for a humble "pony car."

Be interesting to see what the GT500 ends up doing. Traditionally, they have been big power and not much else, though the '13-14 versions could handle pretty dang well for a solid axle. GT350R on steroids AKA GT500KR would be insanity. And I imagine it comes very close to the Zo6 - or possibly beats it with 755+ HP.

legendary mustang · Feb 6, 2017

9secondko said:
We will see what happens when the Mustang is FI.

But in reality, the Vette is a completely different type of car. It eschews convenience for performance. Zero back seat and tiny trunk space. It's literally 4 wheels and an engine in seran wrap. That the Mustang is so often compared to it is quite the compliment for a humble "pony car."

Be interesting to see what the GT500 ends up doing. Traditionally, they have been big power and not much else, though the '13-14 versions could handle pretty dang well for a solid axle. GT350R on steroids AKA GT500KR would be insanity. And I imagine it comes very close to the Zo6 - or possibly beats it with 755+ HP.

755 for the new COBRA is fine BUT,the demon might have 800 + hp.if 755hp is gonna be for the COBRA then a 850hp GT500 KR is needed.:lol:
:cheers::ford:

ttime500 · Feb 6, 2017

9secondko said:
We will see what happens when the Mustang is FI.

But in reality, the Vette is a completely different type of car. It eschews convenience for performance. Zero back seat and tiny trunk space. It's literally 4 wheels and an engine in seran wrap. That the Mustang is so often compared to it is quite the compliment for a humble "pony car."

Be interesting to see what the GT500 ends up doing. Traditionally, they have been big power and not much else, though the '13-14 versions could handle pretty dang well for a solid axle. GT350R on steroids AKA GT500KR would be insanity. And I imagine it comes very close to the Zo6 - or possibly beats it with 755+ HP.

They are different but unfortunately Ford does not offer an affordable alternative. Believe it or not the hatch in a Corvette is much larger then you think the problem is it has no partition between the seats. Its possible that with 755 hp it could come close/beat it, but my concern is it'll have that power only 315 tires and won't be able to actually put the power down.

Hack · Feb 6, 2017

ttime500 said:
They are different but unfortunately Ford does not offer an affordable alternative. Believe it or not the hatch in a Corvette is much larger then you think the problem is it has no partition between the seats. Its possible that with 755 hp it could come close/beat it, but my concern is it'll have that power only 315 tires and won't be able to actually put the power down.

That's the big knock I've heard on the ZO6 is that it has too much power for the chassis. It's dangerous to drive with the nannies turned off. Motor Trend even called it "unfinished".

mike.s · Feb 6, 2017

hated said:
So the next se mustang has been leaked. The bullit is back with some stickers, green paint, and 10 more horsepower on paper. GREAT!!

where you see this info?

1mic · Feb 6, 2017

^ lol if thats true the Bullitt has always been about the badge. The sad part is the owners think they are worth something. Perhaps the late 60's Bullitt (did Ford ever make a Bullitt model of that era?) is worth something, the SN95 and s197 bullitts are just over priced GT's with a badge and a minimal power bump.
Money better spent on a regular GT and some long tube headers + tune.

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