Is the GT500 already under development?

[NlGHTMARE]

2017 Shelby GT500 is coming, could crack 740+ HP w/ Twin-Turbo EcoBoost 5.0



Thoughts? Just read a new article claiming it will be designed more of a straight line car, may appear as a 2017 model?

700+ Hp anyone?

 

[DSG2003SVT]

They've seen a few mules on the street already in heavy camo. I'm sure they're going to be aimed at dethroning the hellcat. No doubt it'll be 700+.

 

[13COBRA]

I think those mules were GT350's. JMO

 

[Devious_Snake]

Based on the Q&A when an engineer was asked about it he said " well the S550 has really good bones so..."


I think there will be a big boy a year after the GT350

 

[ON D BIT]

I'm not sure at what pace svt can develope. Raptor next gen is on their plate too.

 

[Chris!]

I'm 80% sure I'm not buying a GT350. So I'll have to find something to hold me over til 2016...

 

[13COBRA]

I'm 80% sure I'm not buying a GT350. So I'll have to find something to hold me over til 2016...

13-6 kit....lol

That's what's on my horizon.

 

[Chris!]

13-6 kit....lol

That's what's on my horizon.

My car has been gone since September. So I gotta find something to hold me over

 

[13COBRA]

My car has been gone since September. So I gotta find something to hold me over

Oh, well in that case.... I'd go with a 2015 white Z06

 

[DSG2003SVT]

I think those mules were GT350's. JMO

Could've been. They had very tall hoods, which is why I'm thinking GT500. That may have just been camo. I believe that Ford will be going after the hellcat very soon though.

 

[Chris!]

Nah not a vette guy

 

[RedVenom48]

All that beautiful work on the vette and STILL has pushrod part numbers in its engine. Imagine a TT Trinity in her? GOOD. GAWD.

@ S550 GT500: Twin Turbo Ecoboost with a FPC Trinity as the long block. Same boost with no power loss from driving the blower, theres your Hellcat killer.

 

[DSG2003SVT]

All that beautiful work on the vette and STILL has pushrod part numbers in its engine. Imagine a TT Trinity in her? GOOD. GAWD.

@ S550 GT500: Twin Turbo Ecoboost with a FPC Trinity as the long block. Same boost with no power loss from driving the blower, theres your Hellcat killer.

They'll never be able to make a 5.8 FPC, that's way too much rotating mass to balance. The 5.2 was difficult enough. Many people said that couldn't be done, and it took a lot of work for them to figure it out.

 

[Voltwings]

Plus the difficulty of turboing a FPC motor. The point of the flat plane crank is to rev sky high, which is great for N/a and turbos alike, but think about the internals. The internals on an FPC motor need to be light for the aforementioned balancing and high revs, but if its boosted they need to be stronger (read: Heavier) ... i think by definition the needs contradict themselves. A Turbo FPC motor from the factory just doesnt make sense.

 

[1971mach1]

Chris, what are your thoughts on whether or not ford will build a gt500 and if so what will it be powered by.
thanks

 

[Chris!]

Chris, what are your thoughts on whether or not ford will build a gt500 and if so what will it be powered by.
thanks

There will be one. As for Powerplant- I'd expect something turbo. But I'm not 100% sure

 

[93SVTvenom]

What if the decreased the liters ... say 4.8ish and ecoboosted the heck out of that? Just spit-ballin here. I am no engineer but if size is the issue ... good ole Boost could be the equalizer and still be pushing past 700hp??? Maybe??? Even if they stuck with the trinity and turbo'd it I think it would easily surpass the supercharged version? I think I read the blower cost approx. 100FWHP ..

 

[04svtsnke]

What if the decreased the liters ... say 4.8ish and ecoboosted the heck out of that? Just spit-ballin here. I am no engineer but if size is the issue ... good ole Boost could be the equalizer and still be pushing past 700hp??? Maybe??? Even if they stuck with the trinity and turbo'd it I think it would easily surpass the supercharged version? I think I read the blower cost approx. 100FWHP ..

More than likely it'll be based closely to the coyote/roadrunner than the FPC for the reasons stated above( although I'd like to see a high revving turbo car as they go hand-n-hand). I'd really like a completely different motor that has nothing to do with the coyote/roadrunner and is gt500 specific but I don't know if its cost effective. I'm also thinking an ecoboost V8 of some sort with 725 to beat the hellcat. If it isn't more, it'll be close enough and will still beat the hellcat in the 1/4.

 

[SCalla1384]

They'll never be able to make a 5.8 FPC, that's way too much rotating mass to balance. The 5.2 was difficult enough. Many people said that couldn't be done, and it took a lot of work for them to figure it out.

Just like you said many people said a FPC 5.2 couldn't be done, but it was. I'm sure down the road they could figure it out on a 5.8 FPC

 

[72MachOne99GT]

Hybrid super car power plant, 800hp

60k dollars

Reality