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'23MY seems sooooooooooo far away :frown:

I know we have the '20 GT500 coming in a week or so but I wonder if Ford will give S550 any further updates to the GT and EB before the '23MY......perhaps the lightest of refreshes for the '21 & '22MY :question:
 

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If we were still in the pre-Hackett era chances would have been good on that, but now... I doubt it. Would be cool though, on the S197 the second facelift was a major improvement.
True, with cost cutting the way it is at Ford, the chances are probably slim :frown:

However, Ford putting all their eggs into a Truck/SUV/Mustang basket, they can't afford for those key products to become stale. And a 5 year model run ('18-'22MY) is pushing it, when 3 years is more like the industry norm.

But.....if it means more budget/resources are being allocated to S650, perhaps it'll be worth it. I sure hope so.
 

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However, Ford putting all their eggs into a Truck/SUV/Mustang basket, they can't afford for those key products to become stale. And a 5 year model run ('18-'22MY) is pushing it, when 3 years is more like the industry norm.
I think car companies would go broke in today's market if they did a whole model generation change every 3 years.
 
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True, with cost cutting the way it is at Ford, the chances are probably slim :frown:

However, Ford putting all their eggs into a Truck/SUV/Mustang basket, they can't afford for those key products to become stale. And a 5 year model run ('18-'22MY) is pushing it, when 3 years is more like the industry norm.

But.....if it means more budget/resources are being allocated to S650, perhaps it'll be worth it. I sure hope so.
I think car companies would go broke in today's market if the did a whole model generation change every 3 years.
The 5-year run Twin Turbo is talking about is on a refresh. You have to start the clock at 2015 for the model generation. 6 - 7 years with a refresh after year 3 or 4 is pretty much industry normal. Stretching it to 2022 makes it a 5 year model off the refresh, 8 years total on the generation. That’s a bit long. Especially for a car that is largely style driven.
 

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^^ Thank you, Sir, you explained it much better than me :like:
 
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I know Chris Stevens designed the Bullitt and GT500........but was he responsible for the '18 refresh? I don't recall him claiming that design as his.
 

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Ignore that.......it would appear he did! (although the signature is very different!)






I have to say, this new image does look very GT500-like, just with a pony in the grill!



 

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Don't let Christopher Stevens design the new Mustang without supervision/medication, I fear it will look like a transformer.
Please go get Kemal Curic to help out !!!!!!!
 

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Bring it on! The GT500 look on the last 2 years of the S197 was magic.
True, but that was the last two years of an old platform, not the start of a new one. That being said, it could work.

And talking of Shelby.......I really hope Ford are bold enough to give us a rear end like this:rockon:
S650 Render 5.jpg
 

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It could also be a sketch of the second facelift...
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