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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole
The GT350R is 2 trim levels above the SS 1LE. And the 1LE still puts up an impressive fight. The GT was the match for the SS. The GT PP was the match for the SS 1LE. And the thing is that the SS was soo good that it had to fight in a higher weight class. None of the Mustang guys had a problem comparing the GT350(R) to the 5th Gen ZL1 and Z28. Why? Because the Shelby outperformed those two cars. But now that it gets it's ass kicked it isn't a fair comparison? LOL. Now we have to compare NA to NA? Weren't you just comparing a modded NA GT to the ZL1? And that was fair because you thought the GT would win. But now we have to be apples to apples with the Shelby because it won't win right? And even if the GT500 does show up, yet again, late to the party Ford. They haven't had an 11 sec car or a car over 600 hp in 4 MYs at this point. Well at least not one that costs less than damn near half a million dollars. By 2019 it'll be 5 MYs and that is IF it comes out for 2019. Nobody is impressed.
Ford is not going to put all of that in a Mustang. If they did then it would be damn near $100K if not over that amount. Even the Ford GT doesn't have AWD and that thing is $400K. And Ford has never put an auto trans in a Shelby...not that I can remember. So they'll have to break tradition which I don't see them doing. The purists would all have heart attacks if the Shelby was a AWD auto trans car like the GTR. They'd all drop dead. It'll be a 5.2 liter supercharged RWD car with M6 or maybe M7 trans. It'll likely have 700 hp, 725 max. It'll have decent handling and some good brakes with a really good tire. I expect it'll do a low to mid 11. I'll be surprised if it does more than that.
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I don't know who started that rumor but there is 0 chance the GT 500 is AWD. I can't believe we are still hearing the tune and tire BS. The GT is slower than an SS. PERIOD. Jesus I'm starting to think all these "fanboys" are butt-hurt Ford S550 engineers.
These guys need to go back to their own forums and talk about how nice it is to "see". And how much more comfortable the GTs seats are and how they have a car that is much easier to live with.... because when your PP with better tires and more horsepower gets beat by a 4 year old drivetrain and runflats you really have nothing else to say.