2019 Shelby Mustang GT500

Bossxr8 · 16-01-2018, 03:15 PM

Finally announced as going into production as a 2019 model. Over 700 hp, final power figure not released till a later date. Strangely just a teaser video at the moment.

https://media.ford.com/content/fordm...lby-gt500.html

Blueford260 · 16-01-2018, 04:11 PM

Just saw it on Facebook, wonder if we will get it here?

Mercury Bullet · 16-01-2018, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueford260

Just saw it on Facebook, wonder if we will get it here?

I'd fall off my chair if we did.

Seems to me One Ford is a thing only when it suits Dearborn.

I would have bought a GT350 in a heartbeat.

They have the car, why won't they build it?

**Fordman1** · 16-01-2018, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercury Bullet

I'd fall off my chair if we did.

Seems to me One Ford is a thing only when it suits Dearborn.

I would have bought a GT350 in a heartbeat.

They have the car, why won't they build it?

I think it’s the cost of converting the 5.2 to RHD, that’s why I find it unbelievable that they wouldn’t at least do the Bullitt which is a nobrainer - as most of the work is done (and there would be zero development cost for RHD).

I think there is zero chance of a GT350 or a GT500 here.

Bossxr8 · 17-01-2018, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercury Bullet

I'd fall off my chair if we did.

Seems to me One Ford is a thing only when it suits Dearborn.

I would have bought a GT350 in a heartbeat.

They have the car, why won't they build it?

I think initially the RHD Mustang was a toe in the water exercise to see how it would go. And it has gone way past where they thought it would. Maybe now that the initial trepidation about the RHD Mustang has passed they will be more willing to grow it's appeal with more models in the range?

Makes more sense. Why limit it's appeal?

The GT350 was too early in the program for potential RHD. Maybe cause the GT500 is much later they will look to make it in RHD?

Ashdaw · 16-01-2018, 04:16 PM

Will no doubt be priced SO high that no one in Australia can afford it.

stazza · 16-01-2018, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashdaw

Will no doubt be priced SO high that no one in Australia can afford it.

People paid over $200k for a commodore so....

Bossxr8 · 17-01-2018, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ashdaw

Will no doubt be priced SO high that no one in Australia can afford it.

I'd expect it to be around 100-120k. Thousands of people were willing to throw that sort of money at Commodores so it's not even an issue.

The 2014 model was 55k US so about double what a Mustang GT was. So I think if you double the price of a GT here you would be in the ball park.

BENT_8 · 18-01-2018, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

I'd expect it to be around 100-120k. Thousands of people were willing to throw that sort of money at Commodores so it's not even an issue.

So let me get this right, in the Camaro thread you suggest people would have rocks in their head to lay down 90k on a Camaro, yet here you suggest a 120k Mustang is quite acceptable because thousands of people dropped that sort of money on Commodores...

Bossxr8 · 18-01-2018, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BENT_8

So let me get this right, in the Camaro thread you suggest people would have rocks in their head to lay down 90k on a Camaro, yet here you suggest a 120k Mustang is quite acceptable because thousands of people dropped that sort of money on Commodores...

Cause the Camaro SS is comparable in price to a Mustang GT, yet it will be 30k more expensive here after conversion. My point was it is massively overpriced to a comparable car.

Nothing to do with a GT500. If it was a ZL1 for 90k I would not be saying people have rocks in there head for buying one.

Missed my point entirely

BENT_8 · 18-01-2018, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Cause the Camaro SS is comparable in price to a Mustang GT, yet it will be 30k more expensive here after conversion. My point was it is massively overpriced to a comparable car.

Nothing to do with a GT500. If it was a ZL1 for 90k I would not be saying people have rocks in there head for buying one.

Missed my point entirely

Sorry, im not talking about the cars in particular, im talking about why people spend what they do on what they buy.

Since when has price point matter to Aussie performance car buyers, you could buy an FGX XR8 Sprint for 70k but pleanty of people bought the 100k Commodore even though the Sprint was the better buy bang for buck.

People will buy what they prefer, its just hard to take anything you say serious because its all roses and rainbows for Ford and doom and gloom for Holden/HSV.

Mercury Bullet · 18-01-2018, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BENT_8

So let me get this right, in the Camaro thread you suggest people would have rocks in their head to lay down 90k on a Camaro, yet here you suggest a 120k Mustang is quite acceptable because thousands of people dropped that sort of money on Commodores...

Two completely different cars, one is bottom of the barrel the other is top of the tree.

Not my style of car but at 120k a gt500 would be a comparative steal.

BENT_8 · 18-01-2018, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercury Bullet

Two completely different cars, one is bottom of the barrel the other is top of the tree.

Not my style of car but at 120k a gt500 would be a comparative steal.

It is not bottom of the barrel at all.

When there is no alternative for someone who wouldn't be caught dead driving a blue oval product, 90k for a Camaro is that mans steal.

jpd80 · 18-01-2018, 01:14 PM

Allocate 1,000 builds to RHD and watch UK and Australia snap them up.

naddis01 · 19-01-2018, 03:35 PM

BENT_8 · 19-01-2018, 03:37 PM

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I know, all i did was miss his point and he had to get abusive..

CoupeKing · 26-01-2018, 03:42 PM

Mercury Bullet · 26-01-2018, 04:26 PM

Showroom cars pulling 9s.

Dragstrips will become barren places.

Wretched · 26-01-2018, 11:09 PM

hmmm interesting comment.
I'll wait and see. I thought the Demon was focused on the strip whereas the GT500 was circuit, taking GT350 to the next level (hence all the spy pics featuring the camo GT500 with a GT3 in tow).

MITCHAY · 26-01-2018, 11:18 PM

Surely with all the sales we deserve this. Only in Australia you can flog a Camaro for $90k so this should be a done deal.

Wretched · 08-03-2018, 10:59 AM

but funnily enough it works...brutal in a good way.

SpoolMan · 08-03-2018, 12:08 PM

The car I like, the Ford Raptor grill not my thing..
(just encase you don't know it's a Ford)

Fab · 16-03-2018, 06:40 AM

Ford released a teaser....

Wretched · 16-03-2018, 09:51 AM

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Ford released a teaser....

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looks brutish!! i like it.

CoupeKing · 16-03-2018, 10:27 AM

I like how they've gone with the non-intimidating look.

If you had serious plans to purchase one and you seen that, you'd be pretty excited I rekon

Nu66et · 16-03-2018, 06:44 PM

Im not a fan so far. Much prefer the GT350 front end. This reminds me too much of the Galpin Rocket

Bossxr8 · 17-03-2018, 03:23 PM

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Im not a fan so far. Much prefer the GT350 front end. This reminds me too much of the Galpin Rocket

Bit early to be making that kind of judgement when a lot of it is hidden under darkness.

Interestingly they appear to be using headlights from the 2015-17 models with the more upright front end, and not the 2018 syle front end and headlights.

Nu66et · 17-03-2018, 05:52 PM

Well, theres plenty that isnt hidden as you have made your own comparisons. If theyre not going with a full height grille, they want people to believe it will have one. Again though, not a fan.

jpd80 · 17-03-2018, 06:08 PM

"I'm sorry but because y'all live in Australia, we don't service that region with performance variants,
Y'all like diesels and four cylinder thangs...M'Kay."

**Fordman1** · 17-03-2018, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jpd80

"I'm sorry but because y'all live in Australia, we don't service that region with performance variants,
Y'all like diesels and four cylinder thangs...M'Kay."

I think it’s RHD volume vs Development cost that is the issue.