Will there be a 2015 Shelby GT500?
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I missed this thread somehow. Anyhoo, there will be a next-generation GT500. The only question is when. With all the special edition cars, Ford never has an "SE" version the same year as the all-new car. That is why I expect a new Shelby GT500 for the 2016 model year). They will let the new car get its day in the sun for the whole model year before the Shelby comes out.
Look at when the Shelby 1st came out. That car was a 2007, even though the car came out in 2005. Another car, the Focus ST, will be a 2013, even know we all knew about it for almost 2 years. They let the regular car sell its 1st year before releasing the hi-po model. Just my thoughts
Look at when the Shelby 1st came out. That car was a 2007, even though the car came out in 2005. Another car, the Focus ST, will be a 2013, even know we all knew about it for almost 2 years. They let the regular car sell its 1st year before releasing the hi-po model. Just my thoughts
8/27/12, 01:12 PM
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I wouldn't say always. If we look at svt's history the first cobra was in 93, the 94 mustang was heavily revised and pretty much a new design. Ford gave us a cobra right away. The same with the 99 and 10 updates. I think the reason for the gt500 being delayed a couple model years was simply they fell behind schedule. Originally Ford execs claimed the svt model would be out 6 months after the initial launch. I'm hoping for the gt500 out at launch with the rest of the lineup.
8/27/12, 01:17 PM
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I missed this thread somehow. Anyhoo, there will be a next-generation GT500. The only question is when. With all the special edition cars, Ford never has an "SE" version the same year as the all-new car. That is why I expect a new Shelby GT500 for the 2016 model year). They will let the new car get its day in the sun for the whole model year before the Shelby comes out.
Look at when the Shelby 1st came out. That car was a 2007, even though the car came out in 2005. Another car, the Focus ST, will be a 2013, even know we all knew about it for almost 2 years. They let the regular car sell its 1st year before releasing the hi-po model. Just my thoughts
Look at when the Shelby 1st came out. That car was a 2007, even though the car came out in 2005. Another car, the Focus ST, will be a 2013, even know we all knew about it for almost 2 years. They let the regular car sell its 1st year before releasing the hi-po model. Just my thoughts
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8/27/12, 03:18 PM
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Going to a completely brand-new design, I doubt very much they will introduce a Shelby the very same year the next generation Mustang hits showroom floors. They won't need to, and (this is just me thinking like the engineers at SVT) I want that car to have a year or two's worth of customers ferreting out all the bugs and problems that Ford can fix, and that SVT doesn't have to spend time fixing themselves--that way, they can focus on what they do, which is designing a higher-performance car around a tested chassis/engine.
8/27/12, 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by kcoTiger
Going to a completely brand-new design, I doubt very much they will introduce a Shelby the very same year the next generation Mustang hits showroom floors. They won't need to, and (this is just me thinking like the engineers at SVT) I want that car to have a year or two's worth of customers ferreting out all the bugs and problems that Ford can fix, and that SVT doesn't have to spend time fixing themselves--that way, they can focus on what they do, which is designing a higher-performance car around a tested chassis/engine.
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8/27/12, 07:45 PM
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Probably not but I'd say similar to the 1993 to 1994 change and Ford carried over the cobra engine. Why not do what they did for the entire 2010 lineup, new car carry over the 5.8 until they have something better
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