Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?
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For a marketing guy that should be detail orientated, he sure sucks.
I can't wait to see this hot vee TT 5.0L 10 speed auto GT500. I'm really anticipating finding out what this car is all about because it definitely must have totally changed many times and is in no way exactly the same car it was always going to be, with the same hardware it was always going to have, dating back to conception.
Really? That would make me sad tbh.
If the latest photo is indeed what we are going to see in production I'll do my best to come up with something else. An anozized, deep laser etched plate, with something more appealing. Ready to do something in Solidworks, just need to see how Ford is attaching it.
Curt@injected
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I get your thought process but it's been what 6 years now since Ford produced a gt500? The muscle wars have been forging ahead all while ford is on the sideline. They're either constantly going back to the drawing board because of dodge and chevy offerings, or what many of us loyal Ford guys are afraid of is coming true. Ford no longer has any priority in our segment of the car enthusiast culture. I think the lack of a V8 offering in the Ford Gt and Raptor may point toward the latter.
I sincerely hope I am wrong.
It took Dodge lots of seat time, over 300 passes iirc, perfect air, and perfect prep. They stated all of this themselves. So. I just don’t get what the big deal is.
I waited 43 years for the Saints to win the Superbowl so waiting on the GT500 is nothing. 
Curt@injected
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I waited 43 years for the Saints to win the Superbowl so waiting on the GT500 is nothing.
Imagine being a Falcons fan.
great, only another 1.5 months of circle jerking
Pretty sure no one can comprehend your Superbowl pain. If it makes you feel any better I chose to like the Saints as a kid because I thought it was neat that their fans wore bags on their heads.....
The car is the highest horsepower car Ford has ever produced, is the fastest Mustang ever produced (in a straight line and on a road course - by far), and has a gigantic ****ing blower sitting on a high-rpm V8.
Settle down.
Settle down.
A closer look at the latest snippet Ford is showing...
I don't think the 650 number was random and was likely a shot at the ZL1/1LE. Note to the ass at Ford that felt this was appropriate - we all get under rating power numbers prior to release, followed by a healthy bump when official numbers come out. Problem is, sources direct from Ford have publicly stated (along with Ford corporate in the form of the long ago released CGI clip) that the number would be over 700hp. The 650 number does nothing but create ambiguity. It doesn't add to the excitement. Stick to your guns and stay the course.
I don't think the 650 number was random and was likely a shot at the ZL1/1LE. Note to the ass at Ford that felt this was appropriate - we all get under rating power numbers prior to release, followed by a healthy bump when official numbers come out. Problem is, sources direct from Ford have publicly stated (along with Ford corporate in the form of the long ago released CGI clip) that the number would be over 700hp. The 650 number does nothing but create ambiguity. It doesn't add to the excitement. Stick to your guns and stay the course.
It just means they're pretty much specifically stating they're targeting the ZL1/ZL1 1LE and not even thinking about the Hellcats. And I'm betting it's still gonna be faster than the Hellcats in a straight line.
Maybe they have a KR version for the Hellcats/Demon? Crosses fingers.....
I agree with all of that... including your last sentence. It was 40 degrees outside, heated track, lots of glue and the driver had over 500 passes in the Demon. They invented the perfect conditions to make the numbers. And they were 100% up front about it.
So 650-700 or is it 700+? I mean they at least have to go over 662 right?
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