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Ok, to summarize: - S650 is a reworked S550 (as that was a reworked S197, as that was a dumbed-down DEW98 - all share hardpoints), whose primary purpose is to add room for a small battery pack for a gas-hybrid engine, and secondarily to update the interior in major ways and suspension in minor...

Very clearly, without a doubt, the existing PP1 brakes are on the Mach 1.

A "track god" without coolers is useless on a road course. The PP2 debacle in published tests has proven that. This looks like another poor effort. Look at the coolers on a Camaro SS sometime, and then look at a 1LE. The Mach 1 cannot compete with that. This is going to be another "close but no...

That is not a Focus wagon... it is a mule built off of a Focus wagon, lengthened (note the cuts and additions to length and slightly to width), and with a new rear suspension. It's intended to compete with something like the Subaru Outback - a very successful and popular vehicle. It's been...

D6 does *not* mean the Mustang will be larger. That is a misconception. It's a platform designed for different users, and can go wider or shorter as needed. That's how modern platforms are developed. D6 will be good news... the rear suspension is similar to what we know now and the front could...

So far there is nothing new to be seen here. Good news - and thank you Ford! - is that there are no fake or pointless scoops. Disappointing: ye olde iron rear caliper. Unknown: coolers, which is desperately needs for track days, and for competition with the Camaro (which has them on many model...

It's not the same Tremec. Also, it woud be interesting to see the new double-clutch behind the Bullitt's engine instead of the A10. Sharp as the A10, it, the new DCT shifts far faster and is far more responsive with it's advanced array of sensors. And the acceleration would be considerably...

A "new" V8 has been discussed in Ford labor negotiations before... it existed at one point and may still be in the queue for consideration. And several U.S States (with more joining) have cleaner emissions standards than the Federal standard. Some additional technology will be needed for the...

Lets hope there are NO fake scoops, shakers, or other non-functional appearance-only parts... the Mustang has suffered from these silly things for too long. Rear fender scoops that go nowhere and never could, scoops on the hood for non-existent carbs, a "shaker" scoop that does nothing and...

Nice, but the 6G Mustang will be replaced inside of 3 years with an all-new generation platform.

This is the dumbest idea... that much horsepower on stock internals. It's not going to last very long in the real world, and just try collecting on that warranty when they will download the history of what you were doing at that very moment. Look at what was required for the GT500 internals of...

This is written after the fact... but shortly after it's introduction the ZL1 came out that cost just a little bit more, but out-performed it by far... especially when the 1LE package was added. And then there is there is the Performance Data Recorder... very powerful and conveniently built in...

Ok... well.. PP2 is a waste of time, doesn't compete with anything. Even the SS has coolers + Brembos all around. GT350 doesn't compete in performance with ZL1 (and certainly not with ZL1 + 1LE). GT350 is however priced lower. GT500 is an unknown... it certainly competes in performance with...

I've talked to the engineers of the GT350 about this at the GT350 press launch event... It does make sense and they know it because there was previously only a single knuckle for everything except the GT350 (and GT500, presumably). They had money so they optimized it further for the GT350 model...

The HP and torque specs that may or may not be announced next week may not be the final specs... if Ford history is a lesson it will depend on when the car actually starts production. If it's several months off, that means there is more time to calibrate and tune.. so the numbers might be a bit...

Well... there is a lot going on in the next several months. The C8 vette is apparently delayed, and the C7 will look like a Model T next to a Model A when the C8 is out. Future of ye olde Chevy small block? Not in the long term. The Camaro will have the new DOHC engine eventually. And just like...

And to clarify, the S550 was NEVER meant to go to all aluminum body shell. There was never any kind of discussion on that, and the costs would have been far far far outside of the Mustang budget. Keep that in mind when you hear F-150 enthusiasts talk about how "now" the entire line or Ford...

It's a Camaro ZL1 1LE competitor and that's the sole competition in cars that turn. I hope they don't think of focusing on any kind of drag mode to compete with the Challenger Hellcat mojo. And of course it can't compete with a Corvette ZL1 due to the simple laws of physics. The GT500 is...

As for a "fatcat killer", the question is "justified how" and "built on what platform". Justification - 4-door sedans aren't selling, the market is changing, and Ford's strategies are rapidly changing. Yes, maybe a halo performance 4-door would help such a product sell (it has kept Dodge's old...

Ford Performance does NOT need another Coletti running the show. During his time there were repeated and severe engineering, testing, and manufacturing issues with every single product (except the SVT Focus and Contour from Europe that he could not claim credit for - although he tried). The...