Correct. The only things that have been promised officially are a global car (including right hand drive for market like the UK, Japan, and Australia), a more powerful 5.0L V8, and the Ecoboost 4-cylinder. Weight has never been officially mentioned.
To be fair, the M3/4, current and former, make more use of materials like aluminum and carbon fiber, the latter of which is not cheap, and the prices reflect that.
My guess would be a few weeks to a month, maybe longer. I don't remember how long it took the first S197s to hit dealers, but I do remember they held the first of the 2011 cars for like a month or so for quality checks before they let them go to dealers.
This probably isn't really the thread for it, but does anyone know when production of the current car is scheduled to end (if it hasn't already)? I would imagine that it would be soon, as Ford keeps saying 'fall 2014' for when the new car will be on dealer lots, plus they have to retool the...
To be fair, according to an article in Car & Driver a few months ago, the V6 originally wasn't part of the plan for this car; it was added back to keep the initial price of entry low. The lack of a Premium trim for it can likely be explained as 1 of 3 things: either Ford thinks that most people...
I actually like the design of the GT PP wheels (love me some BBS mesh type wheels), but don't I know if I'd like them in black. I'm more of a silver painted/machined face guy.
My guess is shock and strut valving, as they mention things like heavy duty front springs and an upsized rear bar.
I'm confused about the GT Performance Package: is it available with the auto or not? I know the footnote below it says it's not, but if that's the case, why is there a footnote about the 6-piston Brembos being only on manual cars? Its a redundant footnote if that's the case.