Buckwampum
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- 2020 GT350 (which replaces my 2011 GT500, which replaced my 2002 Z06)
Well, the correct statement is:Man, those Shelby owners are gonna be pissed! They've been swept away into the dustbin of history and it's not even 2021 yet. Also, I guess this means the GT500 is chopped liver and not the "most track ready" car in the inventory... Somehow I think there's a stern talking-to coming and a hat-in-hand, sheepish apology.
2021 Mustang Mach 1
The all-new Mustang Mach 1* becomes the most track-capable 5.0-liter Mustang ever, courtesy of a newly designed front end, plus Ford Performance parts from Mustang Shelby GT350® and Shelby GT500® models and an available Handling Package for greater at-limit handling.
Packing a specially calibrated 5.0-liter V8 engine that produces 480 horsepower at 7,000 rpm and 420 lb.-ft. of torque at 4,600 rpm, Mach 1 is a fitting celebration of a nameplate born more than 50 years ago.
Source:
https://www.ford.com/future-vehicles/#mach1
So now we can stop all the hysteria around what Ford's strategy is.
With the PP2 and Bullitt discontinued, the Mach-1 is the mashup of the Bullitt's 5.0 powerplant and the PP2's handling bits, with a smattering of leftover GT350 parts thrown in and a few pixie dust parts from the GT500, to get some halo effect.
It's interesting that the Mach 1 gets the GT350's trans but not its clutch. I guess the power isn't too drastic over the regular 5.0, so the GT clutch is adequate.
I don't think anyone sees the Mach 1 as a replacement for the GT350. The GT500 replaced the GT350. The Mach 1 replaces the Bullitt and PP2.
It streamlines Ford's product offerings and gives some status to the buyer's who used to pick the PP2, which was invisible to the average person. Can't miss the Mach 1 on the street.
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