2019 / 2020 GT500

[coupe3w 394]

So is this going to be another attempt to take the HP lead over FCA or is Ford going to trounce the Hellcat Redeye? I say they will fall short as usual!

Edited November 29, 2018 by coupe3w

[Trailhiker 279]

With the Shelby name attached, this should be more track oriented, and I am not talking about the 1/4 mile straight line track.

Dodge and Ford are going for different clientele, and I am glad there are still both choices out there.

[coupe3w 394]

2 hours ago, Trailhiker said:

With the Shelby name attached, this should be more track oriented, and I am not talking about the 1/4 mile straight line track.

Dodge and Ford are going for different clientele, and I am glad there are still both choices out there.

At 4,225 Lbs it sure ain't no track car. And with 55/45 weight distribution to boot it's going to be a handful.

Maybe they will do an R Model.

Edited November 29, 2018 by coupe3w

[akirby 16,891]

2 hours ago, coupe3w said:

So is this going to be another attempt to take the HP lead over FCA or is Ford going to trounce the Hellcat Redeye? I say they will fall short as usual!

Neither.  Because that's not their goal.

[coupe3w 394]

What is their goal? Oh I know ROI. I got it.

[MY93SHO 406]

2 minutes ago, coupe3w said:

What is their goal? Oh I know ROI. I got it.

Your goal seems to be to constantly piss and moan.  The car could have 1200hp and get 30mpg and you'd still find something to bitch about.

Edited November 29, 2018 by MY93SHO

[coupe3w 394]

16 minutes ago, MY93SHO said:

Your goal seems to be to constantly piss and moan.  The car could have 1200hp and get 30mpg and you'd still find something to bitch about.

No not at all. It's all about the competition. If you are going to build a car like this and you know what the bar is why not beat it?

Edited November 29, 2018 by coupe3w

[akirby 16,891]

41 minutes ago, coupe3w said:

No not at all. It's all about the competition. If you are going to build a car like this and you know what the bar is why not beat it?

That depends on what it takes to "beat it" and whether it's worth the trouble.  To do anything more than a supercharged 5.2L would be very expensive for what would amount to nothing more than bragging rights on the internet.  And dialing up the boost too high would cause durability issues.   Nobody is going to look at a hellcat and gt500 and pick the one that has 10 more peak hp just because it has 10 more hp.

The GT500 will probably be easier to drive every day and get better fuel economy than a hellcat.

Like I said - different goals.

Internet bragging rights and bench racing is stupid.

[LSchicago 160]

2020 GT500 is going to be an automatic!

Edited January 12, 2019 by LSchicago

[fuzzymoomoo 7,552]

10 minutes ago, LSchicago said:

2020 GT500 is going to be an automatic!

Yeah, I told you all that months ago....

[LSchicago 160]

2 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said:

Yeah, I told you all that months ago....

We could hear it in the spy videos too, but this is confirmation. 

[fuzzymoomoo 7,552]

Side bar: preproduction builds are supposed to start in Flat Rock sometime next month 

[fordmantpw 3,211]

If you watch that pic closely, you can see the fuel needle drop.

[ice-capades 4,877]

Ford Frontline Magazine (distributed to dealership employees) article on the 2020 Shelby GT500

Ford Frontline Magazine_2020 Shelby GT500.pdf