I think common assumption has it that this photo shows the GT500 up front, followed by the V6 with the V8GT bringing up the rear.

Now, in my eyes, the V6 facia actually looks more agressive than the GT. Whilst I'd be amazed (but nicely suprised) if the GT facia was for a one-year run only, does anyone else think the 2011 GT might sport a revised front end? This would help differentiate that nice 400bhp V8 in the nose. Or maybe the 2011 will revert to a colour co-ordinated front end, which would be a much cheaper way to differentiate them.

Of course, I could be completely wrong

 

At least from my perspective...the V6 healights appear taller...giving the "polite" look. The GT healights appear shorter...giving the "squinting" look. I actually preferr the look of the V6 from the pics I've seen to date...but we'll have to wait and see...They could be the same, but just look different from the pics. I cant tell.

 

I think the GT in the rear looks more agressive then the V6 model. The V6 model has taller grill between headlights and facia looks like its smiling, were the GT looks sleeker and mean ready for action....(or maybe frowning cuase its behind the V6, )

And one thing i don't like about the new shelby is it looks very dodge charger like in the grill/headlights.

 

Every time i look at that pic, it strikes me that the red one (assumed to be a V6) is so much like the shelby that it would make more sense to have it be something between the GT and the shelby, perhaps a shelby GT.

I know there was the grabber blue that was reported to be a V6 and I am sure there were others with the same front that were reported as V6s, its just that the style is so much like the shelby, its hard to imagine Ford putting it on a V6 then going with the new GT front then back to a modified V6 front for the shelby.

Nothing but speculation, it just seems more logical, at least to me, that the red one would be sporting something like a shelby GT front due to the similarity with the GT500.

 

The bottom grill opening is so much larger than the current one. The 5.0 with 11.1 compression must require a lot of cooling especially if it is aluminum. The v-6 looks happy , the gt indifferent :/, and the 500 looks like an evil grin lol.

 

Whether or not the GT's front in the rear looks more "aggressive" (grrrr, snarl, grrrrrr....), I think the V6 nose looks better - more integrated top and bottom grill openings and more iconically "Mustang" (like the '67-'68 GT 350/500 and the current GT500). I highly doubt the '11 GT will look any different given how the current GT's styling was essentially frozen in place from day one, not to mention the time and effort to get the 5.0 motor online.

 

Look at the tires on the second vehicle. Look awfully aggressive for a base V6, to me. Thoughts?

 

This doesn't make sense.... Why would the V6 have a colored trimmed nose and the GT500 have a color trimmed nose and the GT be blacked out??? Doesn't really flow with the transition from base to Shelby. Or............. Does the GT have an extra wide opening at the bottom to allow for the Ecoboost?? (Just speculating here)

 

TTV6?

 

Wouldn't that be nice!!!

 

..I think the V6 looks the least aggressive.. it looks chubby-cheeked, mild, and smiley.

 

Maybe it isn't blacked out on the gt maybe the color of the this car is black?

 

Look at some of the other spy shots of GTs and the Ford official teaser photo.
There is a black shroud on the GTs.

 

I think it is quite possible for a quick revision if it is disliked by the buying public. In the past, cars with unpopular styling were rushed to change for some reason the only models off the top of my head are the Subaru Tribeca and Imprezas they had 2 or 3 year runs before minor tweaks. The same can be said if people really complain enough about the tail lights too i bet.

 

have we seen any gt's without the pillars blacked out?

 

hard to say. How many GTs have we seen? We don't even know that for certain. But all that we have seen which had 4 lamps AND were uncovered also had the blackout.

 

Couple of the spy shots didn't have it... but that doesn't really mean anything.

 

I agree, although it's a hard picture to judge by, the tires look pretty wide for a base model. Could have an optional wheel package on it?

Or maybe, and this is seriously wishful thinking, THEY HAVE BROUGHT BACK MY BELOVED "LX"??!!

God knows I'm not the only one who has been whining about it for the last 15 years.

Mmmmm, cheap car, big engine You can keep your bells and whistles!

 

 

That would make a great SE. Especially with the 5.0 coming.