I think Ford is working on the new GT500 now, and on another motor for the s650.Remember Ford did trademark the name ecobeast.i think that might come in the next generation mustangExcitement is at an all-time low for the car, It's about 2 years late to the show. All this wait just to have it get beaten by the next generation Camaro Z28.
Agreed that the wait for the GT500 has been lengthy and frustrating but suggest that the wait will be worth it.Excitement is at an all-time low for the car, It's about 2 years late to the show. All this wait just to have it get beaten by the next generation Camaro Z28.
If we look at the recent history for the most recent GT500's the horsepower rating started out at 500 HP for the 2007MY and elevated up to 662 HP over a period of 8 production years culminating with the 2013/2014 cars.
I love Mustangs but would never pay the kind of money these higher end versions fetch (even if I could afford it). They're cool and somewhat exclusive, I guess. Anyway, it's always cool to see what Ford can do.I really have to smile when I see these posts that Ford is going to come up with 850 HP to 900 HP for the upcoming GT500 and anything below that is just unacceptable.
As you so correctly mentioned the new GT500 needs to have a balance between useable horsepower/torque and what the chassis, suspension, tires and transmission is set up to handle.
A great example of too much horsepower with a suspension and chassis that is not up to task is the 2019 Corvette ZR1 whereby it has 755 HP in a car with a curb weight of 3650# but it's chassis and suspension are no match for all the horsepower and torque of that engine let alone a transmission that is slow shifting which is unacceptable for a $130,000 automobile. I am not a big BMW fan but for pretty much the same price the M5 is a much more balanced automobile with performance figures of course a little less than the ZR1 but outstanding for a 4 door sedan.
No doubt that the GT500 will be very fast in a straight line/quarter mile sprint but this car will be intended to be much more than that and will end up being a very well balanced track car with terrific straight line acceleration and will definitely will not be in the 850 to 900 HP range.
Yep, it's not just about power, how does the rest of the car cope? Cooling? Fuel system? Driveline? Hell, even NVH and other considerations. Here's the bean counters: "Screw 900+ horsepower out of this car, marketing genius! Oh by the way, we're out of cheddah. Here's a few dollars more, send it all through a transmission made out of K'Nex and a driveline using untwisted paperclips."
I agree with you that watching what Ford can and has done with their Pony car over the last ~55 years has been exciting and would suggest that these FPC GT350's and in particular the R model are still one of the best performance values on the market today.
Ah, um, OEM finished product. I have more optimism. Wait to see what it is before passing judgement (just like the rest of us).
Again, people completely fail to understand the concept of well thought out OEM levels of integration. Taking all the pieces of the car and creating a complete SYSTEM.
I have to disagree with this, I think the Z/28 was an incredible car. 500hp 7 liter N/A V8 in a car faster through corners than their ZL1? Yeah, it was definitely the best Camaro of the 5th Generation (And personally, one of my favorite Camaros, especially in the looks department). The only turn off of that car was the price, but had it been $10k cheaper, it would've been an incredible bargain.Assuming that Chevrolet does come out with a new 7th generation Z28 I sure hope that they come up with a much better product than the 5th generation Z28 which provided us with a porker of a Pony car, underwhelming performance from a left over NA Corvette engine and a price tag that was absolutely ridiculous ~($76,000 with AC).
The bang for the buck for the limited edition 2014/2015 Z28's was horrible with the GM crowd confirming just how underwhelming this car was.
I appreciate and respect good competition and hopefully GM/Chevrolet will have their act together on their next generation Z28 Pony car.
Or, you could just simply take a whipple and slap it on a GT...…. Hmm, I wonder why Ford didn't think of that?
Incompetence.
Disagree with Harry at your own risk. Actually maybe not a bad idea.... That's how I got to know him better.
You know I was making fun of the "just slap a whipple on it" crowd, right?Incompetence.
Ha, yes. Hence my "shut up" because "we're wrong."
