This car will be the poor man's McLaren...

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Anyone local to Pocono Pa in October/September that can actually drive a car on a roadcourse to potential, is welcome to do a back-back test of my GT500 and an assortment of McClarens :)
 
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biminiLX said:
While not all wrong, you might be a bit harsh on the FCA twins. Formula is not totally flawed.
The S550 chassis is relatively new, and if not able to be shared economically across other vehicles, we could be stuck with worse.
I’d love to see the current chassis lightened and updated, or just like FCA, throw a ton of power at it :)
A Mcleran isn’t as comfortable as a street car anyway right?
-J
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My main complaints about FCA products in general are build quality and reliability. For the Charger/Chally twins it's the outdated interior, the weight, and the understeer. They do great cruising at high speed on an interstate though and actually have usable backseats. And are the only true muscle-cars still for sale.

GTSpartan said:
These days in the automotive world, with a total obsession and focus on leveraging scale, it will be extremely difficult for a single model platform, selling somewhere ~100K or less a year, to stand on it’s own. The numbers just don’t work out.

FCA model has worked out brilliantly. With relatively modest updates over the years, they’ve been able to keep their offering relevant. Ford and GM dump unimaginable amounts of money into all new generations, only to see their sales drop off a cliff after 3 models years. Rinse and repeat. It’s a vicious cycle.

I think it is very likely that the next gen stang utilizes a shared platform. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. I know we like to give the new Camaro a hard time, but it sits on a fantastic platform that is shared with other models. It can be done.
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Great post. I think you're exactly right and it's why S650 is many years off now.

biminiLX said:
Agreed, it would be very cool to have 2 and 4 door variants built off the Mustang platform.
There is no chance Ford stops production of the Mustang, so why not use that as the starting point in chassis design, but allow the base design to be stretched for a 4-door and accept both AWD and hybrid tech.
Now that they’ve invested into aluminum trucks, I can’t imagine they can’t expand that investment into a relatively low volume coupe/sedan platform.
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I would absolutely love to have an AWD 4-door V8 from Ford with high 400- low 500 horsepower. It would actually be a usable daily driver in CO.

Klaus said:
If GT500 is a poor man's mclaren, is a 1998 Civic on 20 lbs of boost a poor man's GT500?
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Aftermarket vs factory. Bad analogy.

Franz said:
Bruce McLaren rolled in his grave at the very notion that a 4,200 lb Mustang would be used in the same sentence as one of his cars.
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I'm going to leave this here for you...

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Great pic to demonstrate how lucky we are to be living in the second and even stronger Golden Area of American Muscle and Horsepower wars.
Probably the last also, at least of ICE as the future will be hybrid/electric and just a different animal.
I feel like the 2020 GT500 will be special with the DCT and IRS; just as my 2014 is special as the last of the solid axle, manual trans and ‘big block’ big stroke Ford.
I still love the Shelby saying his favorite car was the next one :)
-J
 

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