I guess the rumors are true

Kinja'd!!! "Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
12/09/2016 at 14:08 • Filed to: Tips

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Google results for ‘Shelby GT500' bring up a link on Ford’s website with a blurb about it. Link takes you to the configurator with a V6 base model

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DISCUSSION (6)


Kinja'd!!! SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Jayhawk Jake
12/09/2016 at 14:16

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They’re rounding 300 hp to 500?


Kinja'd!!! Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Jayhawk Jake
12/09/2016 at 14:37

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Clearly that means the new GT500 will have a version of the 3.5L Ecoboost that is in the Ford GT.


Kinja'd!!! Sam > Jayhawk Jake
12/09/2016 at 14:45

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I would have been more worried if Ford *didn’t* do a new GT500, to be honest.


Kinja'd!!! Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Jayhawk Jake
12/09/2016 at 14:45

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I fully expect an ecoboost V6, because “future”, and I’m okay with that.


Kinja'd!!! NJAnon > Jayhawk Jake
12/09/2016 at 17:07

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Well we’ll all know together in another year apparently (2018?)


Kinja'd!!! 03mach1 - Now has a Fiesta ST > Jayhawk Jake
12/09/2016 at 17:27

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This has actually been up since the 2015 Mustang came out. Every year it has said 2015, 16, and now 17 GT500. It means nothing. It shows the exact same specs and words about it as the 14 as well. You can do this with the Boss 302 and that is for sure not coming back anytime soon. This all has to do with something weird on Ford’s site apparently.

That’s not to say a GT500 isn’t coming, but this isn’t any confirmation of anything unfortunately. There’s a shot we could be seeing it sometime next year but probably more likely as an 18 or 19. Ford Performance has been a little bit busy with the Focus RS, Raptor, GT among other projects.