2019 "GT500" Mustang Spied in Full Camo Wearing Large Tires

[Conedodger]

That hood profile says twin turbo. Center is to low for a blower.

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[likeaboss]

During the GT350 Track Attack last week Jim Owen's spoke with us because we had media attending the event since they were driving the Ford GT the next day. He hinted at a few things as we all were trying to get some info out of him.

-They have a lot more Ford Performance vehicles in the pipeline to meet their original commitment of 12 new vehicles by 2020. Right now the Raptor, GT350, GT350R (yes the R counts as a separate offering), Focus RS, Ford GT and Fiesta ST count against that original number. That leaves six more new Ford Performance products by 2020.
-The next hipo Mustang will not be a one trick pony...no pun intended.

Not much to go from other than he was adamant the next Ford Performance Mustang would go fast in a straight line, but still be able to handle well so don't expect a Dodge Demon style GT500.

 

[Storm]

If those are indeed 21" rears as the first post says, then the rears are either 305/25/21 or 325/30/21. Those are the only two wide 21" tires for the pilot sport 4s. Seeing that the rears look wider, I'd go with 325/30/21.

http://www.michelinman.com/US/en/tires/products/pilot-sport-4s.html

 

[65Terdlingua]

If you take one of the side shots of the car and put the image in paint, a circle running along the inside edge of the tire on the front looks to be the same size when moved to the back. I would guess front and back are 20" at this point.

 

[BmacIL]

That hood profile says twin turbo. Center is to low for a blower.

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[BoomBoy]

It think it would look weird if the rear wheels are bigger in diameter.

 

[NoVaGT]

The GT500 will use an Ecoboost V8 which may very well end up being an actual, Parallel Twin Turbo. This Twin Turbo V8 will displace anywhere from 5.2 liters all the way up to 5.8 and produce OVER thePill's initial 808hp. Dodge eventually used "808" as the base (yes, Google it, the Demon makes 808 on pump gas).

I still honestly believe there is a Hot V Twin/BiT being tested too, we just haven't seen it yet. You can see the old "Snake nostrils" thePill specifically talked about on the hood and you can already see how the headlamps work with those large "air buckets" below them. The design language is the same... it already appears like a more open and aggressive GT350 as is.


See ya soon guys!

Are you......referring to yourself in the 3rd person singular???

 

[screamingsix]

It's probably at Ford development center in Dearborn, Michigan.


I guess this is the Kona Blue in the back.

It actually isn't there. Nearby, but not it. The building in the background is Roush's Allen Park center, just off Rotunda.

 

[Storm]

It think it would look weird if the rear wheels are bigger in diameter.

Corvettes do it on a lot (if not all) of their models

 

[FlowForm_Wheels]

Corvettes do it on a lot (if not all) of their models

Corvettes, Vipers, M4 GTS, Porsche GT3 RS does this as well. Not really that uncommon nowadays.

 

[Synyster06Gates]

It think it would look weird if the rear wheels are bigger in diameter.

It was done on the 11+ GT500s (with SVTPP) and looked great. 19 front 20 rear.

 

[Stage_3]

Now this is getting good!!! I am anxiously waiting Ford.
Just please make it with gobs of power/torque with great handling performance/straight line performance.

 

[9secondko]

Its really just that one guy crying about it over and over.

No it's really not.

 

[Whiskey11]

Ford really needs to give up on staggered ANYTHING wheel setups. If you can't design the wheel arches to make the front wheel diameter look good in the back then stop designing wheel arches and design cup holders or something less complex. Staggered wheel setups should have died ages ago. They suck for anyone even remotely concerned about wear and tear on tires or about purchasing aftermarket tires, especially in odd sizes like 21".

To add, Ford would be crazy to put a supercharger on these cars. Those wide front tires suggest handling orientation or at least thought at track day style events. Superchargers do nothing more than make gobs of heat that is a pain to remove and add a lot of weight to the nose of th ecar. Turbo's are better (if only just better) and are less strain on the motor's various bearings but I'd still much rather have N/A power in a lighter weight setup.

Frankly, I don't know why Ford doesn't take a hard look at their 6.2L 2V block and modify it to give us a 7.0L N/A Ford OHC motor with an aluminum block akin to the Roush 777 motor. 700 N/A HP @ 7k RPM and 7.0L of displacement. Doesn't need to make 700 HP, but that'd be pretty nifty.

 

[Stage_3]

Ford really needs to give up on staggered ANYTHING wheel setups. If you can't design the wheel arches to make the front wheel diameter look good in the back then stop designing wheel arches and design cup holders or something less complex. Staggered wheel setups should have died ages ago. They suck for anyone even remotely concerned about wear and tear on tires or about purchasing aftermarket tires, especially in odd sizes like 21".
To add, Ford would be crazy to put a supercharger on these cars. Those wide front tires suggest handling orientation or at least thought at track day style events. Superchargers do nothing more than make gobs of heat that is a pain to remove and add a lot of weight to the nose of th ecar. Turbo's are better (if only just better) and are less strain on the motor's various bearings but I'd still much rather have N/A power in a lighter weight setup.
Frankly, I don't know why Ford doesn't take a hard look at their 6.2L 2V block and modify it to give us a 7.0L N/A Ford OHC motor with an aluminum block akin to the Roush 777 motor. 700 N/A HP @ 7k RPM and 7.0L of displacement. Doesn't need to make 700 HP, but that'd be pretty nifty.

That's all great and nifty, but I think most of here, including Ford, want the GT500 to surpass the Hellcats, ZL1s and Z06 cars. If not, then at least hang with them. So,.......a N/A engine, no thanks. I don't think it could be done N/A and still be emissions compliant. After all, if this car is indeed the new GT500, it needs to be Ford's affordable" top dog". (Compared to the Ford GT, of course.)
As far as the staggered wheels, why wouldn't you want more grip in the rear? :shrug:

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