The Ford quote above mentions a race track, though, so leads me to believe it's an on-road vehicle.   Guess it depends on the definition of race track lol.

That Dakhar style off-road supercar thing that keeps getting mentioned is also likely as there's a clear motorsports connection there. A cheaper mid-engine car would be awesome, but part of me has started to lose faith in the idea. 

I thought the engine bay was designed for the 3.5 EB only/the V8 wouldn't fit?   I don't know if I see them rehashing the outgoing GT, considering Multimatic is now building the GTD.

Good point.  Maybe it’s a reworked GT with a hybrid V8 and active aero and suspension.  

Funny thought (at least in my mind) ...last car I bought for my EX was a Mystique.....

I missed that.   Meh, I'll believe it when I see it.   They also call the Expedition/Navigator and F-150 "all new" when they share the outgoing door stampings/cab structure.

M for Mercury - Marquis, Mystique, Mountaineer, Mariner, Milan, Montego , Monterrey

Nope the actual Ford press release said All-New.   To me this says it’s not a Mustang or a new GT.  It doesn’t sound like a Dakar rally Mustang.  Maybe they’re finally going head to head with Corvette with a hybrid mid engine car. - basically a cheaper GT.  Not sure what else makes sense.

They tried for EX lol.

Crazy that the JL's sales were 240k when it debuted.  I'd imagine we'll see a spike whenever the new model comes out.   Good to see Bronco has been doing better, I see them everywhere now.  It'll be interesting to see if sales continue going up next year with such a big jump this year (plus elimination of a indirect internal competitor - Edge, will have evened out next year)   Either way, competition will make both better.