Incorrect.
Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?
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Incorrect.
To me, the tea leaves read that Dodge bet on shorter term America, while ford operates on long term calculations.
Dodge was and still is in a smaller and hungrier position to be able to do so. Less risk to hurt overall numbers when in all honesty the volume is not high. Ford is bigger and less free to do as the enthusiast pleases. Ford likely calculated on a tightening economy, higher emission regulation, tighter labor field, and expanding costs.
I’m proud of Dodge for doing what they did. I’d like Ford to have had the courage to do so as well.
If Ford were ever to assume too much into Mustang loyalties as being too difficult to hedge or break, it’ll be a sad chapter or possibly bookend.
Dodge was and still is in a smaller and hungrier position to be able to do so. Less risk to hurt overall numbers when in all honesty the volume is not high. Ford is bigger and less free to do as the enthusiast pleases. Ford likely calculated on a tightening economy, higher emission regulation, tighter labor field, and expanding costs.
I’m proud of Dodge for doing what they did. I’d like Ford to have had the courage to do so as well.
If Ford were ever to assume too much into Mustang loyalties as being too difficult to hedge or break, it’ll be a sad chapter or possibly bookend.
Ford internal search of "2019" shows Ford saying 10 models of 2019 Mustangs to choose from:
Internal Search | The Official Site of Ford Vehicles | Ford.com
Clicking on that link for #10; reveals only 8 models currently listed. We know the GT350R version is an option and not a seperate model, so...
2019 Ford® Mustang Sports Car | Models & Specs | Ford.com
Internal Search | The Official Site of Ford Vehicles | Ford.com
Clicking on that link for #10; reveals only 8 models currently listed. We know the GT350R version is an option and not a seperate model, so...
2019 Ford® Mustang Sports Car | Models & Specs | Ford.com
Hand raised in interest only (reserves the right to lower hand once more details emerge).
"If" I really like the car and I can order it the way I want, I would buy one at sticker, "if" I get what I want for my trade-in. Definitely would.
There's a couple of big "if's" though.
Not only is the GT500 ridiculously delayed, We are going to have to play the stupid ADM game all over again for a year or 2 and thats where my interest starts to dip off. There are dealers around here in CA still trying to get ADM for GT350's SMH. Going to be hilarious watching this ADM crapfest when you can walk into a Chevy dealer and pick up its direct competition, A ZL1 thats been on the market almost 2 years now for a discount.
I might end up just going the 2013/14 GT500 route
I might end up just going the 2013/14 GT500 route
If that were a real concern to dealers, they would've already dropped the ADMs on the GT350s. They were/(are) still charging and getting ADMs for GT350s while ZL1s are selling at big discounts. I'm not saying that as a slam against the ZL1. It's just that the GT350 is still a highly desired car, even among non-Mustang and non-domestic car people.
Nothing wrong with that if you can get a super low mileage and clean '13 or '14 GT500 and build it.
Would be beast!!
Ford has consistently beat Dodge and Chevrolet in the game of selling at or above MSRP on their specialty vehicles.
I am seriously interested... but things have to go right for me.
First and foremost, I don't buy first year cars anymore. I might wait 2 years just because I waited until 2016 for my GT350 and still ended up as part of the beta test pool (whole trans cooler thing). Let other people figure out whats wrong, have Ford fix the issues and I'll buy the refreshed version.
Second, I don't pay ADM.... ever. I'm sick of the attitude of "the car is worth a $30,000 ADM... unless you're trying to trade it in, then its worth 1/4 of MSRP even though its only 1.5 years old with 3,000 miles on it." The private party market isn't that great either.
And all that is assuming I like the car and there is a big enough performance jump for me to justify it. It would be nice if it has the brute force acceleration of the Hellcat with the cornering fineness of the GT350.
You're talking about a 4400 lbs RWD car. How "brute" can the acceleration really be? I'm guessing it's no better (and probably less than) what the average modded (or stock '13/'14) GT500 feels like.
Same here. And I’m ok with that.
Stock for stock, my 16 Hellcat and my 13 GT500 ran the exact same ET and MPH in the 1/4 mile. The HC feels faster which is odd. Maybe because its am auto.
This is the HC on 275 all seasons...
This came in the mail today. Not a fan of the grill.
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YUP!!
I know it's AWD, but the Trackhawk traps about the same in at 5500lbs!! 0-100 in about 8 seconds,......NASTY!
5500lbs! lol
God,.............I hope not!! lol Hate the front end and the flares.
Probably just a proto-type rendering.
Yeah, those flares are horrendous.
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