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2020+ Shelby GT500 Mustang
only 180 mph
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<blockquote data-quote="Tob" data-source="post: 16587065" data-attributes="member: 83412"><p>Well you certainly can't see it as anything other than an impressive accomplishment in the 2013 time frame. The fact that Ford had the balls to go after it at all (200 mph goal) says a lot. I always liked the fact that Ford spent quite a bit of time at the Ring during development as well. Jamal and Co. did a heck of a job given what they had to work with.</p><p></p><p>And I'd love to have been a fly on the wall when the arguments were laid down for the engine that was to power the upcoming GT350. The 5.8 was ready to go and would have made the 2015 and later GT350 an instant beast without having to wait all the way until 2020 for the next GT500 iteration. Jamal stated a while back that the TR6060 was never even considered for the GT350. If that was literally the case, then there probably was no argument made for the 5.8 to live on either. I know Jamal also said he always wanted to do a FPC engine but was it that simple and over that quick in terms of any discussion?</p><p></p><p>Regardless, the '13/'14 was at the top of the culmination of a number of years of various chassis Mustangs that came before it that had manual transmissions and solid axles. We waited a long time for that car and I think Ford delivered what many wanted. The '20-'22 S550 GT500 is kind of an anomaly, or an in between. It is likely to be the only Mustang ever to use a DCT and may very well be the last mega power, ICE only, Mustang as well. The sad thing is I have a feeling the S650 program has already distanced itself from the type of powerplants we've been used to for quite some time now. The GT500 and the Mach1 will carry the banner for a couple years and then its a whole new ballgame.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tob, post: 16587065, member: 83412"] Well you certainly can't see it as anything other than an impressive accomplishment in the 2013 time frame. The fact that Ford had the balls to go after it at all (200 mph goal) says a lot. I always liked the fact that Ford spent quite a bit of time at the Ring during development as well. Jamal and Co. did a heck of a job given what they had to work with. And I'd love to have been a fly on the wall when the arguments were laid down for the engine that was to power the upcoming GT350. The 5.8 was ready to go and would have made the 2015 and later GT350 an instant beast without having to wait all the way until 2020 for the next GT500 iteration. Jamal stated a while back that the TR6060 was never even considered for the GT350. If that was literally the case, then there probably was no argument made for the 5.8 to live on either. I know Jamal also said he always wanted to do a FPC engine but was it that simple and over that quick in terms of any discussion? Regardless, the '13/'14 was at the top of the culmination of a number of years of various chassis Mustangs that came before it that had manual transmissions and solid axles. We waited a long time for that car and I think Ford delivered what many wanted. The '20-'22 S550 GT500 is kind of an anomaly, or an in between. It is likely to be the only Mustang ever to use a DCT and may very well be the last mega power, ICE only, Mustang as well. The sad thing is I have a feeling the S650 program has already distanced itself from the type of powerplants we've been used to for quite some time now. The GT500 and the Mach1 will carry the banner for a couple years and then its a whole new ballgame. [/QUOTE]
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