New mustang supercar?

https://youtu.be/fMGhaAfCnIY

Please watch

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Originally Posted by HSE2

What do we think of Ford doing a hero car like this in these times.

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I think fuck yeah!

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Originally Posted by Donut King

....... This makes me proud to be a Blue oval supporter again.

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Absolutely

yeh retracted after reading the comments.. i'm out !!!

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Originally Posted by HSE2

What do we think of Ford doing a hero car like this in these times.

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Too Late i'm afraid.

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Originally Posted by Donut King

From my perspective, this is a statement of intent the likes of which we haven't seen from Ford perhaps since the original GT40. As a Ford fan it's pretty bloody exciting place to be.

I mean we've seen GT cars since then, concepts like the GT90, the production GT's of the mid '00's and 2010's which have appeared commercially successful and with some success at Lemans, this is a whole different level.

My ears pricked up back with S650's launch where they mentioned they were going back to Lemans and I wondered what that would look like. I would never have dreamt it was leading somewhere like this.

To compete outright at Lemans in a current hypercar there's not much of a relevance back to a road car offering that doesn't really lend itself to a Mustang style offering. That obviously changes in the GT kind of classes that have been dominated for so long by the 911.

But a 911 and a Mustang aren't really comparable. Or at least they weren't. The beloved pony car has never really been in the pure sports car style mould. S550 took a half step there, S650 seems to be leaving the half step safety net behind.

The sports credentials have been turned up to 11, or so we thought. GTD may just make that 15. There's a range of offerings that are unprecedented. Who really saw this coming?

This is special. I'm floored. It's something Ford claimed to still embody. We saw pockets of it in GT-F, the Falcon Fanatics with FGX's launch, in Sprint. In S550 if you watched the "A faster horse" documentary, in the S650 launch which was very fan focussed.

We saw pockets. Never any evidence that those pockets could produce something like this.

I can't wait to see a car like this on track at the Bathurst 12hr. This makes me proud to be a Blue oval supporter again.

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Won't ever happen...

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Originally Posted by 13726548

Won't ever happen...

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See how close this is to the GT3 version. Bodywork is likely close, might be more surprises on the way when it comes to driveline?

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Originally Posted by HSE2

What do we think of Ford doing a hero car like this in these times.

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I like it. Will never probably ever see one but I like it. It's great to see that Ford have staff with that bit of passion and have had a "what if" moment and then followed it through. If this has been the case then it follows scenarios like the Sprint which is pleasing. I like the look, love those rims, and the overall idea behind it. Does it seem crazy in a time where we are pushing towards hybrids and EV's? Absolutely, but what is wrong with being a petrol head in these times? Nothing.

As far a timing I'm afraid that we'll have to agree to disagree on this one Daz. As Ford fans we are the first to whinge about the badge and when they have done something that we feel doesn't live up to our expectations (yes I am talking directly about Supercars). Then when they do something like this we then go "it's too late". Would we rather Ford just didn't do anything? I like it and hope that Ford keep this side of the business alive. Give us crazy cars that sound mean, look outrageous and remind us that there is still people working there with a heart beat.