I don't have any proof but I heard from a friend at Ford that the GT350 is only a 2 year run. We will see how truthful that is but I feel as if he may be right. 2018 may have a couple special models and 2019 will be the GT500.
I heard this also but its a good chance I might of read it on this site. With a refresh coming I think its unlikely the car in the current form will be a 5 year run. Especially with the drop in sales of mustangs.
I dunno, Tesla seems to be doing just fine with their performance numbers. I highly doubt it will take 40 years as it is already being done today in a number of ways. Especially if auto giants like Ford, GM, BMW etc start putting devolpment money into the fight.I said it before, and I'll say it again...the new CAFE standards are going to burst the bubble of today's glory days of hot rodding. Much like the insurance rate hikes and the oil embargos of the early-mid 70's killed the muscle car (and to a certain degree, the original CAFE regulation in 1975, although it was a bit late to the party - muscle cars were gone long before then), I'm afraid the EPA is going to eventually take our toys away from us yet again sometime soon. I hope I'm wrong, but the mandate for 54.5 MPG fleet averages is looming, and Ford along with every other automotive manufacturer is going to have to spend more money on R&D for fuel efficiency rather than raw performance in the coming years.
Maybe the Voodoo lives for a few more years, or maybe it was just for a two year run in the GT350. Maybe we get an 800 HP Ecoboost V8 in the 2018 GT500, or maybe Ford adapts the GT's V6 for the next halo car. Either way, the performance we are seeing today cannot last in the face of such ridiculous fuel economy requirements. It will take auto manufacturers another 40 years to get where we've been in the last few and still meet those requirements.
That's my opinion, and you're entitled to it.
I actually think u are making the point that ur not trying to make.For anyone with a bad case of exclusivityitis, maybe this will help.
Now try to convince me that Ford should quit while they are ahead.
Using lots of electricity is no better than using lots of gas, if you really think using energy is wrong. Especially here in MN where most of the electricity comes from burning (whisper) COAL!!! :eyebulge:
I wasn't and nor am I going to get political. I was only responding to the post that states we won't be able to replace the performance we have in the GT350 now with other means. It's already in the works and being done.
Agreed, Same situation with the 07' Gt500. No company in their right mind in today's economy is going to invest the time and money of R&D for one to two years of ROI. They will milk this thing until the cows come home.
Not to sound rude (because I am not trying to be, honestly!), but Ford hasn't said ANYTHING, about any of it ever, even though they should have! My impression has largely been from reading these forums for the past year or more (months prior to my joining), especially the "looking for," and "adm," threads. There is little hard information about ANYTHING from Ford regarding this car, but most of the innuendo form interviews, not to mention general consensus on the boards, points to a two-year run (yes there were dissenting opinions).