Anyone else frustrated with Ford over the next GT500?

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I'm lucky enough to know a few people that know. :) I just wish more could be shared. Or that Ford would get the ball rolling so we wouldn't need to try so hard to dig anything up.
Anything on the EPA engine certs?
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Been checking for EPA/CARB certifications regularly. Nothing, unless small displacement (very small) engines are your bag.

Tremec Wixom state of affairs..radio silence.

Ford has a tight grasp on leaks. Those with specific knowledge of the car are keeping their mouths shut and I'm sure many can't wait for the release so they can finally breathe.
 

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Supposedly, Ford introducing something new Friday at Woodwood cruise. GT500? Bronco?
I think these might be a couple of the cars they will be unveiling then.
The 2019 Shelby GT and Shelby GT convertible.
 

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Yup....looking more and more like the Mustang died in 2014.
So it died in 2014, even though its now the best selling sports car in the world, because you don't like the design?

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I feel the same way. The Mustang that I grew up with, while designed with SCCA competition in mind, gave birth to the Pony Car, which was a light weight, mid range HP car that would either keep up with or beat the GT / Muscle Car in a straight line or in the curves. It was supposed to be very affordable and it was supposed to have primary appeal to women as far as looks went.

I think that 2014 was that last year the Mustang fit that category.

The new Mustangs are still attractive and geared toward the SCCA competition, but they are straight-line dogs compared to the muscle cars on the street today. They are not cheap, either.

I love the new Mustangs... but they share very little in common with any of their predecessors.

Edit: There is an upside. The Mustang II and the SN95 broke away from the original mindset, but Ford came back to it with the New Edge and S197. We'll see what the future brings.
 

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I was curious who buys mustangs nowadays so did a little looking around to find out what demographics have helped it get so popular- around me I see young boys and girls driving them, but clearly that may not be what is going on nationally and overseas, right? well I found this from an interview in 2017 and I will just leave it here (I wonder if Ford would prefer we not build the wall too?):

Ford said the Mustang is the best-selling sports car in the U.S. and around the world, but the upgrades aim to grab the attention of the young, diverse and international customers the company says are showing a growing interest in the brand.


"The Mustang is appealing to a greater audience nowadays," said Corey Holter, Ford's group marketing manager for North American Cars, in an interview with CNBC. He said the car is now the top-selling sports car among the growing population of Hispanic Americans, and among millennials, who had had a reputation for foregoing car ownership (though that assertion has been recently challenged.)

"We have seen significant sales growth among both of those audiences," Holter said.
 

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