5.0 NOT revealed ... i'm NOT funny
12/2/09, 09:35 AM
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Cali is all about the CAFE...So Ford will show the Fiesta...which is huge for Ford...Showing a Mustang that has 305HP and delivers 30MPG is a hard on for Cali...(Hoping the GT/CS would show up). They have done a lot to this V6 Stang and will milk it for a month... Coyote will show up in Detroit just in time for the MY2011 orders to open. This will clear a coupla extra GT's of the lots before New Year.
SMS and Steeda are supposedly launching their big dogs at the show.
SMS and Steeda are supposedly launching their big dogs at the show.
I don't disagree with your logic, but if they can show that the GT gets a decent improvement in mileage (which I would think it would see some improvement), then why not show it. Now you've got people who can sit here and deduce that something better is coming, and most likely still won't pull the trigger on a 2010 because of the V6 info already out.
I say just get it out in the open so that people can put the rumors to rest. Save the GT500 for NAIAS, that way you still have your 'ace in the hole', and call it a day.
12/2/09, 09:53 AM
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I am wondering if anything about the 5.0 will really be revealed at the LA Auto Show. I say this because of the recent AutoWeek article, which says at the end "Ford plans to show the 2011 Mustang V6 this week at the Los Angeles auto show. Upgrades are also in store for the Mustang GT, which Ford plans to introduce in January at the Detroit auto show."
12/2/09, 09:55 AM
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That makes a lot of sense. Ford really made a big deal out of the new V6 Mustang press release, and the Fiesta is another big reveal for the LA Auto Show, saving the GT reveal for the NAIAS in Detroit is a smart move. As much as I'd like to find out about it right now, I will be going to the NAIAS again (LA is too far away and too expensive) and it will make the trip to Detroit even more special for me and my friends.
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If Ford is releasing 2011 info in step with the auto schedule, then that would mean that the '11 GT500 would be revealed in Chicago, a little over a month before Job 1 for 2011 is scheduled.
12/3/09, 10:38 AM
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12/3/09, 10:44 AM
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Your point? I see none. Point is "it's too heavy" isn't the reason as there is already a heavier engine in a Mustang. Something tells me you don't know the differences between a 4.6 and a 5.4 other than displacement...
12/3/09, 11:05 AM
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If you know the differences, please enlighten us. My guess is you're all talk. 
Muscle cars were originally made with engines developed for non-car applications. That's the core of the idea, really. I don't get why you're all hot and bothered by what was an obviously playful remark.
12/3/09, 11:20 AM
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'its heavier than what they want in the mustang, and would throw off the front end more than they want, it eats gas like candy'
there's a reason they ditched the 5.8L variation of this engine to go with the new 5L family.
Case in point, 3 guys all weighing the same weight aren't created equal.
250lb guy can be a fit/tall guy, medium height chunky guy, or a short fat slob.
12/3/09, 11:55 AM
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Hehe, I didn't think of it that way. 
It's gotta be difficult being Boomer, knowing what's probably going to be what and then standing around the unwashed masses letting little teases flash by.
Or maybe Boomer's not the nice guy he posts as and is really just enjoying this.
It's gotta be difficult being Boomer, knowing what's probably going to be what and then standing around the unwashed masses letting little teases flash by.Or maybe Boomer's not the nice guy he posts as and is really just enjoying this.
