fuzzymoomoo Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, jcartwright99 said: The GT500 should of been out at minimum a year earlier than it was. There's a very good reason it wasn't out a year earlier than it was though, and GT350 has absolutely nothing to do with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcartwright99 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 44 minutes ago, fuzzymoomoo said: There's a very good reason it wasn't out a year earlier than it was though, and GT350 has absolutely nothing to do with it. You're right....If the GT500 didn't get delayed would the GT350 been given a slight refresh (engine block, suspension and aero tweaks) and produced in 2019 and 2020? I heard that if the GT500 had been on schedule, that wouldn't of happened. That was the only point i was trying to make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 14 minutes ago, jcartwright99 said: You're right....If the GT500 didn't get delayed would the GT350 been given a slight refresh (engine block, suspension and aero tweaks) and produced in 2019 and 2020? To put it simply, no. I don't know why GT350 is ending now but I don't think GT500 has much to do with it beyond the Niche Engine line in Romeo being tooled up for the new engine. Why both can't be built at the same time I have no idea. Edited June 17, 2020 by fuzzymoomoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolScoop Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) Another awesome new Mustang! Though IMO it dosen't have much resemblance to a Mach 1. But at least I'm relieved I won't have to trade my '03 now... can't give up that cool scoop and don't want to change my username! Edited June 18, 2020 by CoolScoop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpd80 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, jcartwright99 said: We can agree to disagree but that's not correct at all. How it was explained to me by multiple people is the GT350 was a late 2015 add (very few were produced). Initial production run was supposed to be to 3-4 model years for GT350. The GT500 should of been out at minimum a year earlier than it was. Do you think they planned on doing a slight refresh for the GT350? That is what they did to keep it relevant. Both versions now run on different blocks as the original 2015-2018. We can thank the GT500 for that. Once they planned the refresh for 2019, it was planned to do a slight overlap with GT500. The Mach 1 will now occupy that space in 2021. I did say a maximum of five years, three to four years is probably all that Ford initially wanted but did their usual trick of extending - that I would believe, especially with Fields pushing back new models. The 2015 GT350 Was always intended as a limited production run celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the GT350 but, Details of the total production was leaked to a dealer with total production limited to 27,500 that means an annual split out of 5,000 GT350 & 500 GT350R. (Autoweek article March 18, 2015) Edited June 17, 2020 by jpd80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKII Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Bring on the multiple MACH variants ? whatever MACH stands for anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailhiker Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 22 hours ago, akirby said: Is there really a practical difference between 480 and 500? Yes, imagine they went the other way, and used the standard 5.0 GT engine with 460hp. The villagers would be out with pitchforks and torches. I swear there have been times I wished for another 20hp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 It would be a shame for the 5.2FPC not to soldier on in another vehicle. It is an excellent motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 4 hours ago, tbone said: It would be a shame for the 5.2FPC not to soldier on in another vehicle. It is an excellent motor. Seems to be some issues with it engines popping with the 1st gen versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 36 minutes ago, silvrsvt said: Seems to be some issues with it engines popping with the 1st gen versions. I heard oil consumption could be an issue if one didn't keep an eye on things.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovaltine Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 22 hours ago, CoolScoop said: Another awesome new Mustang! Though IMO it dosen't have much resemblance to a Mach 1. But at least I'm relieved I won't have to trade my '03 now... can't give up that cool scoop and don't want to change my username! Crocodile Dundee: <points to the white car> "That's nawght a Mawck 1!!!" Crocodile Dundee: <points at the red car> "Now THAT'S a Mawck 1!!!" ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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