2019 Bullitt Mustang Officially Revealed at NAIAS!

[Mspeedster]

In March go in and order a striped down version. If anyone pays ADM for this car they are nuts!!! There is no limit on the number of units produced. You can walk in and order the car you want with no ADM. If not on the day order banks open, one month after you will.

Especially when competing with the GT500.

Good luck with that.

With the GT350 coming to an end, greedy dealers will be looking to ADMs on this Bullitt for sure. That's just what they do. Really wish Ford would do something to limit this dealer behavior. Probably will need to wait until next year, after the initial hoopla is over, to get better deals on the Bullitt.

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[Houston Kid]

Good luck with that.

With the GT350 coming to an end, greedy dealers will be looking to ADMs on this Bullitt for sure. That's just what they do. Really wish Ford would do something to limit this dealer behavior. Probably will need to wait until next year, after the initial hoopla is over, to get better deals on the Bullitt.

I understand your point but those cars were "limit production" cars. Meaning Ford said only X would be produced greatly contributing to the ADMs craze. Maybe Ford is trying to kill the ADM with the Bullitt by saying hey, we will produce as many as people want so no need to pay an ADM.

That's my guess and hope anyway. Big difference between only X number of GT350/Rs will be produced and we will make as many as people are willing to buy for the Bullitt.

 

[Bullitt]

I understand your point but those cars were "limit production" cars. Meaning Ford said only X would be produced greatly contributing to the ADMs craze. Maybe Ford is trying to kill the ADM with the Bullitt by saying hey, we will produce as many as people want so no need to pay an ADM.

That's my guess and hope anyway. Big difference between only X number of GT350/Rs will be produced and we will make as many as people are willing to buy for the Bullitt.

I think you’re exactly right with that theory. They were very vague when I asked about productions limits, only saying the idea is that everyone that wants one should be able to get one. It would be pretty clever on their part to keep production a mystery until it’s over or act like it’s unlimited even if it isn’t, just to keep these dealers from getting too excited. But again, plenty of dealers out there that will gladly sell at MSRP.

 

[Bullitt]

Also, interesting to see that Ford.com under the Bullitt page in the fine print says “available June 2018”. Sounds a little soon if 2019 production only starts mid-June. Maybe the production schedule has been moved up?

 

[Houston Kid]

If you remember, Molly mentioned several times her father wanted an affordable car.. and she mentions that several times.

Maybe Ford will be holding Bullitt ADMs over the head of dealerships when it comes to the GT500. Meaning Ford says we want the Bullitt to be an affordable car and if you charge an ADM for a Bullitt, you will not get any GT500s to charge out of the ass for???? You can make your ADMs on GT500s not Bullitts.

Just one another of my theories.

 

[jake_zx2]

1. Noted possible price increase for 2019 but did not include it in the calculations as clearly stated. Cars increase in price every new model year. Thus reasonably anticipated that a 2019 base price will be higher then a 2018 base price. Although with 2018 being a short production yr--who knows.

2. The Bullitt comes with the active exhaust system with unique black tips as standard equipment (-- it is clearly set forth in the Ford Press documents which are in post 1 of this thread.

"An active valve performance exhaust system is standard with new Black NitroPlate™ exhaust tips, and retuned to give the car a signature burble, as well as new Open Air Induction System and Shelby GT350 intake manifold with 87mm throttle bodies and powertrain control module calibration for optimal performance."

3. Do not anticipate incentives upon release (unless some minor $500 thing). Yeah OTD...for under $50k - what a joke of an idea. Many states once you add registration (dmv fees) and sales tax etc your adding 10% to the car. So oh yeah...$49.5k car (won't be that cheap) plus tax and reg takes it to $55k and your gonna get it out the door for under $50K. Well maybe a toy car model of it for under $50 but that is about it.

The GT350 was offerred in theory by Ford in a stripper mode for $49.9k. Very few were built--Dealers didn't want them. The Bullitt is gonna be the same...the Bullitt Electronics pack is gonna be almost standard. The issue being the Recarros. Most dealers will check off that box (they did for the 12/13 Boss 302) thus those wanting the powered seats are gonna have to get a custom order in...

1. Prices DO NOT usually go up every year, especially for mustangs. Max prices may go up every year due to added options, but BASE price usually stays the same between each generation/refresh. Thus, totally unreasonable to think that there would be some crazy $2k price hike from one year to another with absolutely NO noticeable changes.

2. Sorry I didn't catch an axle-back on a car that is not really much of a huge deal to me. But to imply that I don't know anything about the auto industry because of that? I'm an automotive mechanical engineering student with some pretty close ties to guys in the industry.

3. How are you going to tell me not to anticipate incentives (which are actually fairly static) yet anticipate a "price hike" that has absolutely NO backing? Did I ever say "OTD"? Direct quote from my post: "My guess is that Bullitt will start in the $47k range"... no mention of OTD, is there?

Just because dealers don't have them readily available doesn't mean you can't get them. It's quite simple actually... walk in, ask "do you have this car in this spec?" they respond "No", you respond "okay, well then I'd like to order this car in this spec" and you'll get that car in that spec. Hell, you'll probably get the car for under sticker too! my GT Premium 401a is at $42k OTD right now with a $47k MSRP

 

[jake_zx2]

Also, interesting to see that Ford.com under the Bullitt page in the fine print says “available June 2018”. Sounds a little soon if 2019 production only starts mid-June. Maybe the production schedule has been moved up?

Maybe it means available for order in june? Probably won't be hitting dealerships until late July at the earliest

 

[Ericc B]

Maybe it means available for order in june? Probably won't be hitting dealerships until late July at the earliest

A dealer has already confirmed that the Bullitt order banks will open mid March. This means it coincides with the start of the order proces for the regular 2019's.

I do however share the wonder over 'available in June' since 2019 production only starts in June.

 

[falcongtho3]

Good luck with that.

With the GT350 coming to an end, greedy dealers will be looking to ADMs on this Bullitt for sure. That's just what they do. Really wish Ford would do something to limit this dealer behavior. Probably will need to wait until next year, after the initial hoopla is over, to get better deals on the Bullitt.

Ford tried to get over the ADM thing with the Ford GT order/lottery process and we all know well that's gone. Dodge did something similar with the Demon, and it's gone nearly as 'well'. Supply and demand.

 

[Zelek]

Glad I'm not the only one sticker shocked at the prices these Mustangs are coming in at. 50k is too much, and with ADM? Not a chance! Even a normal GT with my similar options is way too high. By the time you can get $8000 off MSRP, the next refresh will be available which will be buying time.

 

[Tony Alonso]

My guess on price of a no option car after hearing the content announced - $49,995. Content bundling, balanced against what is most unique and least amortized (wheels, engine enhancements, exhaust sound tuning), might have more of an effect than ordering a GT Premium with 401A interior array. Adding options would push it over $50000 at that point.

 

[bootlegger]

I've got a PP2 on order, I don't think the Bullitt is swaying me away from it. Probably September or October delivery and I'm tired of waiting. Plus I can just get a Bullitt intake manifold on my PP2 and have the best of both worlds. The green is awesome though.
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You may want to check out the IM comparison thread before investing in the GT350 IM. It barely makes more power than the 2018 IM, and is much lower on power through most of the powerband. Personally, I won't give up the low and mid range grunt for a small bump at peak. You would probably just be better off with a decent tune.

 

[UAmach1]

You may want to check out the IM comparison thread before investing in the GT350 IM. It barely makes more power than the 2018 IM, and is much lower on power through most of the powerband. Personally, I won't give up the low and mid range grunt for a small bump at peak. You would probably just be better off with a decent tune.

I believe those we're also untuned. Just bolted on and dynod.

 

[bootlegger]

I believe those we're also untuned. Just bolted on and dynod.

There was also a dyno comparison before the Edelbrock comparison that showed the 2018 IM making more peak power. I wonder if this was tuned. I think the 87mm TB might be worth considering, but I doubt I will swap on a GT350 IM.

 

[GreenS550]

I'm thinking with a Ford Performance tune on the 2019 Bullitt using the 2018 engine with direct injection we are going to see RWHP in the 430-450 range maybe. We already know the 2018 GT engine dynos with 25 more rwtq rwhp. I just interpolated it. I think the Bullitt is going to be incredibly fast. As I am guessing very low 12s out of the box with a manual transmission. I'm good with that. This is a Bullitt I won't need to mod.

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