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With all the rumors of a big NA motor in the next GT500, at this point, I think anything less would be catastrophic for Ford.
They have already pushed away much of their Ford core enthusiast type with their EcoBoost push.
The 5.2 FPC is great for a car like the GT350, but GT500 needs to be a fire breathing NA monster.
With the Demon and ZL1 making their respective debuts, a supercharged 5.2FPC would be a joke, even if it comes close in HP to it's competitors.
In my opinion, Ford would need to announce something like a modern day LS7 variant if they want to re-establish and re-solidify who they are among American performance cars.
In other words, a big, naturally aspirated motor pumping out 800+ horsepower from the factory.
DOHC, Direct injection, cylinder deactivation, different fuel/octane modes.
It can be done. It's beyond doable. This isn't ten years ago. The LS7 from the C6Z made 505 horsepower on comparatively low tech pushrod over a decade ago. Then, take it a step further and ONLY offer a 6-speed manual transmission. The GT500 would take on a early Viper like reputation and since halo car profits are negligible anyways, the exclusivity of a manual transmission would be a huge middle finger to the internet crowds who raise their blood pressure arguing with others over the .2 tenths of a second difference between DCT and stick. Regardless, Ford isn't even close to perfecting a DCT, so why try - but I digress.
In my opinion, anything less than a big NA motor will keep the GT500 in last place. I'm hoping the spirit of John Coletti and SVT will come through, but unfortunately I think that spirit has left many years ago.
They have already pushed away much of their Ford core enthusiast type with their EcoBoost push.
The 5.2 FPC is great for a car like the GT350, but GT500 needs to be a fire breathing NA monster.
With the Demon and ZL1 making their respective debuts, a supercharged 5.2FPC would be a joke, even if it comes close in HP to it's competitors.
In my opinion, Ford would need to announce something like a modern day LS7 variant if they want to re-establish and re-solidify who they are among American performance cars.
In other words, a big, naturally aspirated motor pumping out 800+ horsepower from the factory.
DOHC, Direct injection, cylinder deactivation, different fuel/octane modes.
It can be done. It's beyond doable. This isn't ten years ago. The LS7 from the C6Z made 505 horsepower on comparatively low tech pushrod over a decade ago. Then, take it a step further and ONLY offer a 6-speed manual transmission. The GT500 would take on a early Viper like reputation and since halo car profits are negligible anyways, the exclusivity of a manual transmission would be a huge middle finger to the internet crowds who raise their blood pressure arguing with others over the .2 tenths of a second difference between DCT and stick. Regardless, Ford isn't even close to perfecting a DCT, so why try - but I digress.
In my opinion, anything less than a big NA motor will keep the GT500 in last place. I'm hoping the spirit of John Coletti and SVT will come through, but unfortunately I think that spirit has left many years ago.
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