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Originally Posted by ST1LE

Not chasing lap times is, IMHO, the right option. They already offer the GT350, that IS Ford's track car. There will be no reduction in GT500 sales due to track times, regardless of what they are. Strip times will be the important performance metric for most buyers.

IMHO, offering a 1/4 mile King, packed with comfort and features, allows them to easily keep the GT500 at ZL1 prices. A GT500 1/4 killer, no limited production, at ZL1 prices, is the biggest punch in the face Ford can deliver to GM IMO. Offering a GT500 that is north of $70K would not be the decision that would sell the most cars. Who would buy a GT350R if you could get a GT500 that is faster around a track?

Also, I don't intend to state Ford may not offer an "R" version, and I dont think anything said anywhere can lead to counting out that option later. GT500 won't chase laps times, but maybe the GT500R will.....time will tell, but again a base GT500 at ZL1 prices and the possibility of an R version later seems like a great plan to me.

What more could they do to the TP GT500 to make it a R? It has the CF wheels and cup2 tires, has all the aero! Rear seat delete. So basically everything that makes the R over the gt350.