I'm gonna have to disagree with the steering wheel stuff lol. I'm dying for more controls on the wheel. I'm tired of reaching over just to switch radio stations (which i realize is only relevant to older stangs)

Everything else we an see though... Loving the thinner rockers too, especially with the coherence it gets from the rear aero stuff (noticed thanks to the post in the 6g thread) And those headlights look pretty mean sneaking through the mesh

 

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


But also has some Mustang and Jag influence in it:

 

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.

 

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

 

I agree

 

We've come light years since 1993

 

Someone mistakenly put an image of MFT on the nav screen. It still has the old, non MFT based nav system.

 

lol you quoted yourself..

 

I'm that good

 

Maybe that's a GT auto and he's paddle-shifting with his left hand.

 

or signaling

 

I'm going to say something that I'm sure will be controversial 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.

 

Maby i am, but we will not know for sure who is right or wrong until the release of the new Mustang.

 

Did this make sense when you wrote it?? Because... I've read it 4 times and I'm struggling here.
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?

 

Allow me to break this down:

-The brakes seen may resemble the '13 GT500 brake kit from Ford Racing, but there's no definitive proof they are the same. We can only infer based on a limited set of photos. If I had to guess, based on previous major model changes, I'd say they aren't the same. The rotors appear to be a 2-piece drilled design, which is something not seen before.

-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.

Of course, as the camo falls off (if it does) we will notice more. I do agree that we won't see this car as a 2015MY though. Let the base car come out in full fanfare, then roll this out in 2016-2017MY on it's own.

 

Agreed, there doesn't seem to be a paddle on the inboard side of the wheel. Not that a paddle couldn't be obscured.

After having had the displeasure of using a Chrysler 200 for about a week, I think I would prefer buttons on the backside of the steering wheel for manual operation of the transmission (seriously doubt we will see a robo-manual on the 15 unless somebody has figured out how to make a very affordable high torque self-shifter). The buttons in this case were for radio control but they were easy to use and didn't require any real change in grip to operate.

Then again, I hope to never find out how Ford intends to implement manual operation of the automatic transmission.

 

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

 

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!

 

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.

 

The Hood and Side Vents Have Nothing to do with the Brakes. They are there to relieve built up heat and pressure under the hood. Cars have used them for decades. If there are any vents or scoops for the Brakes that air will be vented in from those massive inlets on either side of the bumper, under the headlights and directed toward the inboard side of the Brakes where it will pass over the rotors and be exhausted through the wheels.