Rumor - The GT500 thread

[hated]

Well for it to be considered a 2017.5 it will need to be available in April or May at the latest. Would be nice but I doubt it. We will see if the lawsuit against ford because of the gt350 performance issues has any impact on delaying future product or the early death of the gt350. I would think that if enough bad press comes from this you can kiss the gt350 goodbye, not that it is going to be around much longer anyway. You would think that ford would try to make this better before it came to this. Maybe they have and this is a non issue.

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[thePill]

Well for it to be considered a 2017.5 it will need to be available in April or May at the latest. Would be nice but I doubt it. We will see if the lawsuit against ford because of the gt350 performance issues has any impact on delaying future product or the early death of the gt350. I would think that if enough bad press comes from this you can kiss the gt350 goodbye, not that it is going to be around much longer anyway. You would think that ford would try to make this better before it came to this. Maybe they have and this is a non issue.

In my opinion, the 2017.5 was likely cancelled due to a few reasons. The major reason being the Ecoboost V8 the GT500 will use had to wait for Direct/Port Injection to make 800hp. Initially, I believe the GT500 was suppose to showcase this new DPI tech but they moved it to the base GT instead (good idea).

A Supercharged V8 had always been the backup plan but even with DPI, a SC 5.2 only gets ya' 650-675 anyway.

Regardless, the GT500 will most likely host Fords first Ecoboost V8. There is a possibility that the SC'd 5.2 makes it to the dealership BUT, I believe they may have reserved that for a Birthday Mach 1 in 2019. The last of the Supercharged Mustangs...

People are rather shocked how low the hood is. I would be completely shocked if they did indeed find a way to use an honest Twin Turbo... I think there were several engine options Ford could have used.

 

[loubif]

* It will be a MY2019
* You will see it first at the 2018 NAIAS
* Will go on sale in the summer of 2018
* Will not be a TT
* Will have a larger fixed wing on the back that you have seen in pictures
* Will beat the current GT350 around the track
* Will be an absolute monster

Found it for you [MENTION=13387]Go Time[/MENTION], may I ask where this "fixed wing" has been spotted before?

 

[Stage_3]

One month before we get to see this beast!
I can't wait. :ford:

 

[machsmith]

Notice he said CURRENT Gt350 around the track. Makes it sound like NEXT gt350 will be faster

 

[r1racer]

Not that it means squat but my Ford dealer seems to believe the next gen will have a turbo charged voodoo under the hood.

 

[mbollman]

Hi everyone, first post here, but have been a mustang fan for more than 20 years now. I don't currently own a late model mustang myself, but do have a foxbody. I have been following the GT500 rumor mill for a while now in hopes of possibly scoring a crate motor as an engine swap for my foxbody.

Anyway, the latest rumor posted here includes a photo with what is rumored to be a 5.2L supercharged engine for the GT500.

http://www.fordnxt.com/news/leaked-images-confirm-2019-shelby-gt500-is-real/

Just wanted to pass it along.

 

[Grimace427]

Hi everyone, first post here, but have been a mustang fan for more than 20 years now. I don't currently own a late model mustang myself, but do have a foxbody. I have been following the GT500 rumor mill for a while now in hopes of possibly scoring a crate motor as an engine swap for my foxbody.

Anyway, the latest rumor posted here includes a photo with what is rumored to be a 5.2L supercharged engine for the GT500.

http://www.fordnxt.com/news/leaked-images-confirm-2019-shelby-gt500-is-real/

Just wanted to pass it along.

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2087059&postcount=1652

 

[rick81721]

Hi everyone, first post here, but have been a mustang fan for more than 20 years now. I don't currently own a late model mustang myself, but do have a foxbody. I have been following the GT500 rumor mill for a while now in hopes of possibly scoring a crate motor as an engine swap for my foxbody.

Anyway, the latest rumor posted here includes a photo with what is rumored to be a 5.2L supercharged engine for the GT500.

http://www.fordnxt.com/news/leaked-images-confirm-2019-shelby-gt500-is-real/

Just wanted to pass it along.

 

[mbollman]

my bad. I have been following the other thread and somehow completely missed this.

doh!

apologies all

 

[Falc'man]

I missed it too, thanks for sharing.

 

[Fatguy]

No 7.0? If this is true then my next sports car is a Corvette. What a let down! I’ll
still drive my little V6 Mustang as my DD. But I wanted a big engine in the Mustang and thought the GT500 was it.

 

[65Terdlingua]

No 7.0? If this is true then my next sports car is a Corvette. What a let down! I’ll
still drive my little V6 Mustang as my DD. But I wanted a big engine in the Mustang and thought the GT500 was it.

To be fair, there was never anything linking the 7.0l engine to the Mustang, and it was a stretch for anyone to think that would happen. There was more reason for that not to happen then for it to be at all plausible.

 

[Austinj427]

No 7.0? If this is true then my next sports car is a Corvette. What a let down! I’ll
still drive my little V6 Mustang as my DD. But I wanted a big engine in the Mustang and thought the GT500 was it.

Not gonna happen.

Even GM is moving to smaller displacements with their next Corvette apparently.

The 7L is going to be a workhorse engine.

 

[Hack]

No 7.0? If this is true then my next sports car is a Corvette. What a let down! I’ll
still drive my little V6 Mustang as my DD. But I wanted a big engine in the Mustang and thought the GT500 was it.

It would be so awesome if Ford did a Boss 429 with either a 7 liter NA motor or a 4.29 liter twin turbo V8. I'd be happy with either.

Not gonna happen.

Even GM is moving to smaller displacements with their next Corvette apparently.

The 7L is going to be a workhorse engine.

I'm still hoping to see the CAFE requirements rolled back to 1990s or so. There's no good reason to keep winding them tighter and tighter. Most people want vehicles with larger engines, not tiny s-boxes.

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