I've been reading about Ford's announcement of the upcoming 2019 GT500 release making 700"+" hp which has had me scratching my head for some time. The only V8 engine platform Ford currently has is the 5 liter Coyote and the 5.2 Voodoo which the rumor are it will be a 5.2 with a cross plane crank. Considering the last GT500 ford needed to stretch the mod motor based engine to 5.8 liters achieve 662 hp I'm wondering how they are going to make 700+ hp working with only 5.2 while still honoring a 100,000 warrantee?
It appears that Ford will soon be releasing a hybrid electric Mustang and when you think about it this would be a logical step to take the GT500 in the same direction to achieve their horsepower goals augmenting a 5.2 with an electric motor. This got me curious and did a web search and found people asking the same questions. This actually makes a lot of sense from a corporate perspective as it will showcase Ford's new electric vehicle platforms and what better way to do that than with a fire and spark breathing GT500 to usher in Ford's step into the future of transportation. From an enthusiast perspective, adding a battery and an electric motor to the platform will likely take the car past the 4000 lb mark while adding a whole new sub-system for hot rodders to contend with. If this is done before they retire the S550 platform it will be more of a retrofit finding a place to locate the battery and provisioning the electric drive components (will it have regenerative braking as well?). The S650 will have those provisions built into the chassis.
I think this will be welcome news for some consumers but not so much for car enthusiast having the deal with the extra weigh and complexity that comes with it. Nothing like a caged internal combustion engine growling under the hood to get your adrenalin flowing. I wonder if Ford will shut off the engine at a stop light or around town like many of todays hybrid electric cars which will help with both CAFE and emission regulations. Imagine sitting next to a 2019 GT500 at a light that made less noise than a pin drop? Not very inspiring. The tealeaf's tells me this is what Ford is going to spring on us in the new GT500.
It appears that Ford will soon be releasing a hybrid electric Mustang and when you think about it this would be a logical step to take the GT500 in the same direction to achieve their horsepower goals augmenting a 5.2 with an electric motor. This got me curious and did a web search and found people asking the same questions. This actually makes a lot of sense from a corporate perspective as it will showcase Ford's new electric vehicle platforms and what better way to do that than with a fire and spark breathing GT500 to usher in Ford's step into the future of transportation. From an enthusiast perspective, adding a battery and an electric motor to the platform will likely take the car past the 4000 lb mark while adding a whole new sub-system for hot rodders to contend with. If this is done before they retire the S550 platform it will be more of a retrofit finding a place to locate the battery and provisioning the electric drive components (will it have regenerative braking as well?). The S650 will have those provisions built into the chassis.
I think this will be welcome news for some consumers but not so much for car enthusiast having the deal with the extra weigh and complexity that comes with it. Nothing like a caged internal combustion engine growling under the hood to get your adrenalin flowing. I wonder if Ford will shut off the engine at a stop light or around town like many of todays hybrid electric cars which will help with both CAFE and emission regulations. Imagine sitting next to a 2019 GT500 at a light that made less noise than a pin drop? Not very inspiring. The tealeaf's tells me this is what Ford is going to spring on us in the new GT500.
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