It's Been Awfully Quiet Out There: GT500 News

[VoodooBoss]

It seems the GT500 rumor mill has dried up. Anyone got any good solid info on when it will be available? I'm hoping for 2018 but unless it makes it's car show debut soon that won't happen. I was hoping to get surprised with an intro at the L.A. Auto Show but it wasn't there.

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/11/21/2018-ford-mustang-details-leaked-10-speed-auto-no-v6/#slide-4225382

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/2018-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-spy-photos-news

 

[Grant 302]

Heard most of the stuff from the first two links and the third one isn't working.

Not necessarily for the GT500, but I heard 4.8L mentioned. Could make sense for CAFE to have a smaller TT V8 with direct injection.

 

[byronj]

I don't see it until a year or two after the GT350 run.

 

[VoodooBoss]

Well ok then will there be a 2018 GT350 or is 2017 the final year of production?

 

[302BOB]

I'm betting on 2018 GT350 availability. I checked with the dealer that I got my Boss from yesterday & they only have 1 '17 GT350 coming & NO R's at this time. So maybe demand will keep them going past 2017...........That FPC motor is one sweet sounding machine!

 

[byronj]

I thought the GT350 run was slated for 5 yrs. 2015-2019, but I'm pretty good at being wrong.

 

[302BOB]

A five year run seems very probable with the money invested in the GT350 & R.

 

[50Deep]

my guess is the 18 350 doesn't happen given the current oil consumption issues and the open recall. That test mule I would suggest was the GT4 car and Ford will move on from the FPC

 

[Racerpilotalan]

CAFE policy?
Untill a few weeks ago CAFE standard relief seemed unlikly.
The GT500 may have been a victim of the standards growing so much higher.
The last I saw the EPA was full speed ahead to up the numbers.
A number of automakers had asked for relief.
Ford may have calculated that a GT500 would not fit into the mix.
That day is coming with the current standard.
I will look for the story.

 

[VoodooBoss]

Hmmm

 

[mattlqx]

Hmmm

To which I counter AGAIN (serious, this happens every 6 months) with...



It's a quirk of Ford's site to optimize for SEO. Because SEO is king. Or whatever. But you could do this a year ago, two years ago. As long as they've been on the same framework and there have been prior models to search.