Originally Posted by laserred38 (Post 6689329)

Frontal shot. Lights are on too! I'm calling LED headlights standard (they are on the dang Corolla and MKZ!). Also note the lower amber running lights.

Funny, the back wheels look more concave than the fronts. Almost looks like a square setup for the tires. Hood vent looks similar to the 07-09 GT500 hood.

Originally Posted by Overboost (Post 6689337)

Anyone else notice the Pilot Super Sports it's riding on? Solid tire choice.

Originally Posted by Blacknight2007 (Post 6689430)

Mustangg6 has it all wrong, this is a Gt with the track package. Those brakes are for sale from ford racing right now, minus the slotting of the rotors. They are 14 inch in the rear and 15 inch up front. As for the scoops, think about it the track pack in the past kinda sucked. It needed more cooling. Well here they made sure that was no longer a problem. I am sure the hood scoop feeds air to the rotors. The back fender scoop is so the air has some where to escape. As ford gets closer to there release you guys are going to see more and more new stuff. Ford will not release a svt product on 2015. Ford will use the special edition mustangs to up sales in later years.

Originally Posted by Overboost (Post 6689452)

You are wrong on so many parts.

Originally Posted by newpony (Post 6689473)

I'm still recovering from "hood scoop feeds air to the rotors."

Originally Posted by laserred38 (Post 6689343)

I did!

Here's some more pics, for those who don't want to click the 6G link.

The brakes look beefy. The whole car looks beefy. I think this is going to be the one. I love the stance. I love the wheels. I love the width and presence it has on the road. That steering wheel looks disgusting though. All the multifunction crap! Just like the ST Focus wheel. I don't want that crap on my wheel!

Originally Posted by Overboost (Post 6689491)

Regarding the steering wheel, it has some Fusion in it:

But also has some Mustang and Jag influence in it:
http://media.caranddriver.com/images...s-1280x782.jpg

Originally Posted by rhumb (Post 6689501)

General S550 comment: the more I see, the more me likely. While the S197 was good, really good, I think the S550 will be great, really great.

Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs (Post 6689507)

I agree

Originally Posted by denlem (Post 6689503)

Hmm.... that's a 2013 photo but that nav screen looks nothing like a 13. At least mine anyway.

Originally Posted by 2k7gtcs (Post 6689508)

We've come light years since 1993

Originally Posted by rmurer (Post 6689567)

lol you quoted yourself..

Originally Posted by Overboost (Post 6689452)

You are wrong on so many parts.

Originally Posted by Blacknight2007 (Post 6689430)

Mustangg6 has it all wrong, this is a Gt with the track package. Those brakes are for sale from ford racing right now, minus the slotting of the rotors. They are 14 inch in the rear and 15 inch up front. As for the scoops, think about it the track pack in the past kinda sucked. It needed more cooling. Well here they made sure that was no longer a problem. I am sure the hood scoop feeds air to the rotors. The back fender scoop is so the air has some where to escape. As ford gets closer to there release you guys are going to see more and more new stuff. Ford will not release a svt product on 2015. Ford will use the special edition mustangs to up sales in later years.

Originally Posted by Blacknight2007 (Post 6689430)

Mustangg6 has it all wrong, this is a Gt with the track package. Those brakes are for sale from ford racing right now, minus the slotting of the rotors. They are 14 inch in the rear and 15 inch up front. As for the scoops, think about it the track pack in the past kinda sucked. It needed more cooling. Well here they made sure that was no longer a problem. I am sure the hood scoop feeds air to the rotors. The back fender scoop is so the air has some where to escape. As ford gets closer to there release you guys are going to see more and more new stuff. Ford will not release a svt product on 2015. Ford will use the special edition mustangs to up sales in later years.

Originally Posted by Boomer (Post 6689620)

or signaling

Originally Posted by black_bullitt (Post 6689649)

Did this make sense when you wrote it?? Because... I've read it 4 times and I'm struggling here. :screwy:
Are you really suggesting Ford is producing separate hoods and fenders for a simple track pack?






Btw, is anyone else seeing this (or at least a version of this) in the fender opening?

https://sphotos-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/h...00326570_n.jpg

Originally Posted by mustang_lurkers (Post 6689766)

I am sold! I will buy one of these but the cost will be high. A fully loaded one of these will cost between 65K and 70K. I will need 15K to put the recommended 20 percent down for one. That puts me in well equipped Corvette range or low end Porsche range. I hope this GT350 will be worth the money! The current version is nice but it is just a giant engine with seats. I need more than a big engine with a seat FORD!

Originally Posted by db2797 (Post 6689629)

I'm going to say something that I'm sure will be controversial :stirpot: but I really hope the next SVT has an auto. I've been a Manual guy my entire life, and have currently have a MT V6. But now I also own an auto GT, and while MT's are fun to drive, they have just really fallen behind when it comes to performance driving. Nothing matches these modern auto's. After driving my AT GT at the track it now feels like I'm shifting in mud and rocks trying to drive my V6.

So crossing my fingers on an Auto with paddle shifters in the Shelby. :metal:

Originally Posted by Overboost (Post 6689667)

Hood scoop feeds air to the rotors?!? Re-read that. This isn't an F12 Ferrari. Likely, they chose to use a setup similar to the C7 Corvette and previous SVT vehicles, where the hood venting helps with heat extraction and provides grip up front, and the fender vents help mitigate brake cooling and provide additional grip. They are NOT connected.

Originally Posted by Vickstang (Post 6689300)

Hi-po version (whatever its gonna be called) spied! :metal: http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851

Originally Posted by CCTking (Post 6689999)

Im wondering if it will still come with the adjustable bilsteins or have a new set-up? Maybe partner with Eibach so it has great ride quality while also being a tad lower. Eliminate that wheel gap and youve got a killer stance!

Originally Posted by mustang_lurkers (Post 6689766)

I am sold! I will buy one of these but the cost will be high. A fully loaded one of these will cost between 65K and 70K. I will need 15K to put the recommended 20 percent down for one. That puts me in well equipped Corvette range or low end Porsche range. I hope this GT350 will be worth the money!

Originally Posted by The_Munk (Post 6689760)

that fusion/evo grill looks 100% better without the lower grill/opening whatever that thing is called

Originally Posted by bob (Post 6689780)

I'm curious, do you intend to track the car or is it just a preference for a light handling machine?

I admit the GT500 can seem ponderous as it trades handling for outright speed but its capable of doubling any suggested speed limit in a turn and can easily land you a reckless driving ticket on just about any road from speed alone. Its my observation that while it doesn't seem to exceed most peoples expectations it exceeds their capability.



They need to, while I don't really check out the transmission when I spot a ZL1 from what I hear most of them left the lot with a slush box.




I wonder if the fender vents are there for the brakes and built up pressure in the wheel well, the problem there is picking up crap flung off by the wheels and dispersing it down the sides of the car, especially from a wet surface unless Ford has some way to separate the crud from the air but that brings about another problem with having to dump the separated crap from the car. My bet if they are functional, its additional venting for heat and pressure under the hood.


Anyways, I was checking out the rear brakes, nice to see a 4 pot set-up back there, hate to say it, but having Brembos or Brembo style brake calipers all the way around is justification enough to pony up the extra money for an SE due to the ease of brake jobs alone. I really hate the rear brakes with winding pistons.

Originally Posted by thePill (Post 6690156)

Wait a minute now, you have to see the one with the lower jaw too before you say that...

https://sphotos-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/h...26075148_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...34288379_o.jpg

Originally Posted by Twin Turbo (Post 6690017)

Yeah, my '03 E46 330i Sport has a much better stance (stock!) than my Mustang lowered on Ford Racing springs.

Originally Posted by mustang_lurkers (Post 6690171)

No I don't plan on tracking the car just as I don't track the current car that I have now but I will drive it in a spirited fashion. Mustangs in the past looked great and got you great performance for real cheap and that was great when I was 20. I am older now ann I want more than just a big engine with seats. My 2005 mustang has cruise control, power windows, power door locks, interval wipers....BIG DEAL :( My father had a 1978 T-Bird that had the same features and a bigger engine (351) 5.8 in it to boot. It is time to move in to the 21st century, no more solid rear axel and upgrade the interior and add all the bells and whistles. I can handle 60K or 70K to pay for a car but I am not going to buy another mustang unless it is worth it but I think the new Shelby GT 350 will be. I know people will say "Why not buy a 14 GT 500 and get 662 HP" but that car is just a bigger engine with seats and a half *** version of sync added on top of it. If it were just about power I would invest in a new engine and transmission until I got 700 hp but I would still be stuck in the past adding an FM modulator for Sirius, riding with a blue tooth device in my ear, stuck with a GPS unit on the wind shield, rear axle hopping as I corner hard on a bumpy road, manually adjusting my seat back etc etc etc :(:screwy:

Originally Posted by bob (Post 6690338)

Heh :D, well if the rumors are true, the GT350 will have a big engine, its supposed to displace 5.3 or 5.4 liters while the GT will be getting a 5.0 . I don't know how Ford is going about getting the extra displacement. It might be a proprietary design only marginally based off of the coyote or a coyote derivative taken to the extreme.

However, I understand what you are saying, your after a much higher level of refinement and the panache of a very high tech luxury performance vehicle like the M3 and its high revving 4.0 liter V8.

Originally Posted by rhumb (Post 6690366)

I think Ford will be striving for a much higher level of, well, everything on the '15 than the '05. The latter reflected the "good enough" attitude that pervaded Ford back then. The '05, while a really good car and immense improvement over the neolithic SN95, was nonetheless hobbled by some significant compromises that reflected low penny-pinching over high value.

However, Ford of late really has been striving for and quite often achieving world-class "greatness" and I think Ford really will swing for the fences with this car. I suspect that whatever modest increase in price will be far more than offset by much greater overall value.

Yeah, it might cost a few more bucks but you'll be getting much more car for each buck than now -- again, the difference between low price and high value.

Originally Posted by Vickstang (Post 6689300)

Hi-po version (whatever its gonna be called) spied! :metal:

http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851


http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/atta...1&d=1379430317

Originally Posted by El Coyote GT/CS (Post 6690444)

I don't know about this. It looks like a tent on wheels. They should call it the "Burka 350" or something sexy like that! This middle-east stuff is getting out of control...

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I've heard those Kevlar blankets can stop a 37mm round! But I just don't see where they're gonna mount one or two of these babies:

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Anyway, I bet they'll sell at least a couple dozen of them when they finally come out.

Originally Posted by bob (Post 6690428)

We'll see, still like my Shelby's with a big (relative to the more common V8 Mustang) V8 :p

I'll be glad when something more concrete appears for the next SVT car. if its 55k and matches the acceleration of the current GT500 and can wrangle with a Corvette Stingray on a road course that would be a helluva deal in my book. 65-70k not so much. Hell if Ford is planning on benching the Z/28 with more conventional technology that would be really encouraging seeing as how the Z/28 has to use some pretty racey stuff to achieve its mission (CC brakes, spool valve dampers, et al).

Originally Posted by El Coyote GT/CS (Post 6690444)

I don't know about this. It looks like a tent on wheels. They should call it the "Burka 350" or something sexy like that!

Originally Posted by db2797 (Post 6689629)

I'm going to say something that I'm sure will be controversial :stirpot: but I really hope the next SVT has an auto. I've been a Manual guy my entire life, and have currently have a MT V6. But now I also own an auto GT, and while MT's are fun to drive, they have just really fallen behind when it comes to performance driving. Nothing matches these modern auto's. After driving my AT GT at the track it now feels like I'm shifting in mud and rocks trying to drive my V6.

So crossing my fingers on an Auto with paddle shifters in the Shelby. :metal:

Originally Posted by rodriguez256 (Post 6691204)

Options are always nice. People who prefer manuals can still have what they want. No need to force others to have it. Especially when you pay that much for a car.

Originally Posted by CCTking (Post 6691721)

Is it kust me or do those brakes look bigger? Especially the rears

Originally Posted by Twin Turbo (Post 6690917)

Yep, gotta say I'd take an SVT variant with an auto (with paddle shifters). I'm guessing we'll get carry over 6-speeds, but it'll be interesting when the 9/10 speed autos come along :)

Originally Posted by BigRed412 (Post 6692938)

Private vid?

Originally Posted by Twin Turbo (Post 6692942)

I can see it...........and hear it :metal: Nice find. I've been hitting F5 on M6G all day and even emailed Admin in the hope it'd be up soon. I need my fix! If that's a flat plane crank V8, it's the best sounding one I've ever heard :cool: Of course, one (conspiracy) theory is that the video was posted on the site and then a couple of black Lincoln Navigators turned up at M6G HQ.......and the rest is history :( :stirpot:

Originally Posted by Automagically (Post 6692979)

More like x pipe than flat plane

Originally Posted by K.Lysius (Post 6693016)

I'm still amazed it sounds that good on a cell phone video.

Originally Posted by K.Lysius (Post 6692937)

Weird, saw that Mustang6g is down but this just popped up on my youtube from their page. Anyways, this thing sounds insane.:metal::metal::devil: Source: Mustang6g Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgRjVdJYgrk

Originally Posted by Ethanjbeau (Post 6692975)

It's certainly got some nice sized rubber on it. Oh and sounds nice too.

Originally Posted by Free Agent (Post 6693137)

Sounds awesome, but...

Does anyone else think it is strange that Ford is testing the 2016 GT350 the same time as the 2015 base and GT? Seems like it would be coming along later than this if it isn't due until 2015 as a 2016 model year. Could there be a chance that this would also make it for the 2015 model year? And could there be a chance that this could also be just the GT, not the GT350. Any guesses?

Originally Posted by rmurer (Post 6693148)

i had this same thought as well. seeing both tested almost at the same time has me wondering.

Originally Posted by Overboost (Post 6693192)

C&D has a new batch of photos up, and one caught my attention: Carbon brakes are being tested! Woo! Also not a 295 TIRE on the FRONT. Link to other pics: http://www.caranddriver.com/photo-ga...py-photos-news