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What are the chances we are in for a GT500 surprise? With the show only a few weeks away how long could they keep it under wraps if it is to be released?
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Nice! How the hell did I miss that article! Counting down the days!!!!
 

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Without wishing to burst your bubble:

1 - The GT500 will NOT be at Detroit
2 - The 4.8 isn't happening
3 - Horsepowerkings just makes stuff up!


Seriously, there are good people on here giving good information. Read all the threads on the upcoming refresh and you'll soon learn who gives good information, and who just makes stuff up.


:)
 

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TopNotch has also hinted already that a special edition Mustang might be revealed at the New York Auto Show, with Detroit most likely being reserved for the 2018 Mustang and F-150 refreshes.
 

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Without wishing to burst your bubble:

1 - The GT500 will NOT be at Detroit
2 - The 4.8 isn't happening
3 - Horsepowerkings just makes stuff up!


Seriously, there are good people on here giving good information. Read all the threads on the upcoming refresh and you'll soon learn who gives good information, and who just makes stuff up.


:)
There are only 15-20 credible industry news sources reporting on the 4.8, so let's just wait and see.
 

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Yes. ONE of them posted an 'update' of total speculation.

I'm content to wait it out, personally... no real desire to be "right" on this lmao
 

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Without wishing to burst your bubble:

1 - The GT500 will NOT be at Detroit
2 - The 4.8 isn't happening
3 - Horsepowerkings just makes stuff up!


Seriously, there are good people on here giving good information. Read all the threads on the upcoming refresh and you'll soon learn who gives good information, and who just makes stuff up.


:)
Thank you. Don't know why people read that fake news site. Any links should just be banned because its trash.
 

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Yes. ONE of them posted an 'update' of total speculation.

I'm content to wait it out, personally... no real desire to be "right" on this lmao
The problem with all these news outlets these days is that all it takes is one poorly researched story and everybody else runs with it, especially if it's likely to generate a lot of clicks. Only some of these magazines that actually research stuff bother to go back and correct their mistakes. The rest are already on to the next 10 clickbait stories. A new union agreement was just posted this week saying that the 5.0 will continue to get "significant technology improvements". Confirmation of the continuation of the 5.0 doesn't get any more sure than that.
 

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Absolutely and HPKs are the worst for this.

That being said......nothing is official until Ford says it is and I, too, am happy to wait for their confirmation.

In this instance the "no smoke without fire" was true though. Ford were developing a 4.8 V8 but managed to achieve their desired MPG targets by adopting the port and direct injection on the 5.0. Again, that info was supplied by one of our reliable sources on the forum.

Does that mean we won't see the 4.8 in the future? I never say never :)
 

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The problem with all these news outlets these days is that all it takes is one poorly researched story and everybody else runs with it, especially if it's likely to generate a lot of clicks. Only some of these magazines that actually research stuff bother to go back and correct their mistakes. The rest are already on to the next 10 clickbait stories. A new union agreement was just posted this week saying that the 5.0 will continue to get "significant technology improvements". Confirmation of the continuation of the 5.0 doesn't get any more sure than that.
Let's not lose sight of the fact that nothing you've stated says that Ford won't have a 4.8

I mean how many V6es do they make? Pretty sure they could throw down another V8 too...
 

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Let's not lose sight of the fact that nothing you've stated says that Ford won't have a 4.8

I mean how many V6es do they make? Pretty sure they could throw down another V8 too...
Sounds like you're really hoping for that 4.8...It's process of elimination. Why would they offer options for both a 4.8 and 5.0 in the same model? If the 5.0 is gonna be in the Mustang then that basically eliminates any hope of a smaller V8. Not to mention that union agreement made no mention of a 4.8 either.
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