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And still there are people who refuse to accept it despite all of the info. Trust me you are not doing yourself, or others, any favors.

On the other hand weight is not the end all be all. I have also heard from many, many people that it drives exceptionally well.

I believe that was just in response to people who said it would lose 100 pounds. Seemed to me he was lowering expectations, without actually confirming it gained weight. I believe Jarstang also said something about potential weight gain a while back. All of this, to someone like me who has...

For what it's worth I have not heard 2-300 pounds. ~100 or slightly more was floated around a while back.

I have been saying this since early last year. Other people in the know on this forum have also strongly hinted at it (do a search for it). Unfortunately it's hard to hear the truth behind a chorus of wishful thinkers and guys who drop bad info they heard at the local auto show. Wait for hard...

Yes it has and there is this: Even with better audio quality we would not know for sure but I have a feeling these are related. Time will time.

3.5L. It was being considered for the S550, I heard possibly for a SE. Grain of salt, but this could be it.

This information was accessible and confirmed by many dealers, not just one. Model year designation has very little significance (other than potential for another anniversary model) and is not a precise indicator of when a vehicle will be available. I was told 15MY but also 15CY availability...

Also, this is wrong, not in 2016. With few exceptions, dealers don't get any special info besides some early access to order info. Ford certainly is not discussing specs with them, especially for refreshes.

You're in serious denial if you think the only improvement is the IRS. Just wait until the reviews come out. The only people with buyer's remorse from a performance standpoint will be recent S197 buyers. I still can't understand why people are so focused on power. Chassis and suspension...

There is a good amount of overlap in terms of personnel and some of the on the ground engineers that started with the S550 program have been shifted over to the SVT program. I know that engineering resources being spread too thin was a reason SVT got delayed at one point due to all the refreshes...

I have a feeling you will be eating those words soon. I dont work for Ford, I am supplier side, but I know others close to the program and DMV's info has been spot on so far. If what he says about order banks is true I am sure that info will be out very soon. I've got very little on the GT350...

I would guess they are just covered up or it's an early prototype issue. S550 might be a world car but as of now there are no plans to sell the SVT there officially.

Is that what it says in the magazine? What a bunch of hacks. S stands for sports vehicle, as has been the case for the last decade.

These are S550 shells gutted to be put on the line for tooling trial. Probably why it mentions "getting ready for production" which is technically accurate for the plant at least.

You think saying it will be lighter will make Chevy and Dodge do what exactly? The weight should be known around April unless they expect people to place orders blindly. I'm not seeing how those few months of silence gives Ford any advantage.

Some strange marketing my friend. Saying over and over it'll outperform the Boss 302 does way more to kill 2014 sales than saying it's lighter.

Yes 150 or close to it. If it adds 150 and adds even more with safety equipment and they get it to almost break even isn't that aggressive weight savings for a car that is the same dimensions? BMW system is not identical. Different strengthening requirements for the weight delta of each car and...

It wont. The GT will come in at or slightly above the current GT's weight. That means a 50-100lbs lighter I4 will still give the S550 the distinction of being lighter than the current gen cars. The ILIRS added around 150lbs and Ford looked at every part to get that number down. You can look...

Just to clarify something, production parts were used for ALL of the reveal cars. There is nothing prototype about it (as in no unfinished parts). I've heard from friends intimately involved with the reveal that the events were scheduled in time for all production parts to be available and hand...