supersnake94 Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Will it be a new 2013 GT500 Super Snake? a 2013 Shelby GTS? Something different? Stay tuned! http://mustangsdaily.com/blog/2011/12/23/shelby-to-unveil-new-mustang-at-the-2012-detroit-auto-show/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Awesome ..... Can't wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J&DGT500 Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Shelby Focus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmor Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Hmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stngfever Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Shelby Focus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY500SS Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Shelby Focus? It's not a Mustang but you may have something. A little birdie pointed out two undercover Focuses running around the Proving Grounds at Dearborn 2011. Said "You Shelby enthusiast may want to take a close look at those". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMcGuirk Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 Think 50th Anniversary Super Snake and 50th Anniversary GT350........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svttim Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 Shelby Fusion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersnake94 Posted December 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Think 50th Anniversary Super Snake and 50th Anniversary GT350........ Think that for 2017 for the Super Snake and 2015 for the GT350. It would be too early for both of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersnake94 Posted December 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 It's not a Mustang but you may have something. A little birdie pointed out two undercover Focuses running around the Proving Grounds at Dearborn 2011. Said "You Shelby enthusiast may want to take a close look at those". Shelby Fusion! Shelby Focus? Guys, it's from Mustang daily.com and the headline says NEW SHELBY MUSTANG. I don't know where you guys are getting Shelby Focuses and Fusions from, but I assume they will do that later on in 2012. But then again, you may be right because they said in the article "new Shelby vehicle." We will just have to wait and see in a month. If it's an economy car, let's hope it is either a Shelby Focus or Fusion, both modified ecoboosts and manual transmission. I will not be forced to using just an automatic. Also when Luft took office, everyone was worried about bean counters and them making a Shelby Focus and now everyone seems interested. Something's fishy around here and I also smell irony. Sherlock Holmes is on the case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500-07 Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 2013 SUPER SNAKE 2013 KING COBRA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010KonaBlueGT Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Also when Luft took office, everyone was worried about bean counters and them making a Shelby Focus and now everyone seems interested. If Shelby/Luft is smart, they will EMBRACE the "Ricer Market". The "Muscle Car" market is a dying breed (with more stringent emission standards from EPA in the pipe) and if they (SA/SAI) don't change, they will die right along with it. Don't resist change, it will happen without you! Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010KonaBlueGT Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 If Shelby/Luft is smart, they will EMBRACE the "Ricer Market". The "Muscle Car" market is a dying breed (with more stringent emission standards from EPA in the pipe) and if they (SA/SAI) don't change, they will die right along with it. As Roger Penske said, "People don't plan to fail, they just fail to plan." Don't resist change, it will happen without you. Phill Pollard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svttim Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 The "Muscle Car" market is a dying breed (with more stringent emission standards from EPA in the pipe) and if they (SA/SAI) don't change, they will die right along with it. As Roger Penske said, "People don't plan to fail, they just fail to plan." Don't resist change, it will happen without you. Phill Pollard John is a very smart man, rest assured. So far, the muscle car markey has not wained, despite a tanked economy. Depending what happenes with elections, that could change. Im not sure whats comming but, the Focus ST would be hard to beat. I have not heard of any performance verson of the Fusion, despite being the poster child for NASCAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMcGuirk Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Think that for 2017 for the Super Snake and 2015 for the GT350. It would be too early for both of those. Special editions to honor the 50th anniversary of Shelby American - golden anniversary you know - so think unique colors........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dh777 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 This might be a hint http://www.worldcarf...er-crate-engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersnake94 Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Special editions to honor the 50th anniversary of Shelby American - golden anniversary you know - so think unique colors........ If that's the case, do you think it there is the possiblity of a mystichrome Super Snake or different color stripes like gold, silver, yellow, red, etc. Maybe a mystichrome stripe too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportscars Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 2013 SUPER SNAKE 2013 KING COBRA My understanding is that the King Cobra moniker is owned by Jamie Allison - head of Ford Racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertlane Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 King Cobra is a trademark owned by Ford Motor Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygator Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 The "Muscle Car" market is a dying breed (with more stringent emission standards from EPA in the pipe) and if they (SA/SAI) don't change, they will die right along with it. Phil... With all due respect... How can you justify this statement with the resurgance of the Camaro, Challenger and the Mustang? The demographic of buyers ranges from young to old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygator Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Special editions to honor the 50th anniversary of Shelby American - golden anniversary you know - so think unique colors........ Here's a member that has some inside scoop. I was fortunate enought to see/stumble upon the pics of the these "Golden" anniversary editions. Stay tuned... They are hot, hot, hot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygator Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 John is a very smart man, rest assured. So far, the muscle car markey has not wained, despite a tanked economy. Depending what happenes with elections, that could change. Im not sure whats comming but, the Focus ST would be hard to beat. I have not heard of any performance verson of the Fusion, despite being the poster child for NASCAR +1 This may be old news, but this Focus ST-R is pretty dayum hot. I wouldn't mind seeing SAI getting involved with this vehicle. http://www.fordpedia.org/2011/12/15/the-98000-ford-focus-race-car/ Phi... Wouldn't this be a way for Ford/SAI to address the "ricers"? Or maybe the Fiesta too... I'd take this Fiesta over any Honda, Subaru, or any other "Ricer"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010KonaBlueGT Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 This may be old news, but this Focus ST-R is pretty dayum hot. I wouldn't mind seeing SAI getting involved with this vehicle. <SNIP> Phi... Wouldn't this be a way for Ford/SAI to address the "ricers"? Yeah, that's what I'm thinkin' too. And Shelby himself already said they'll be involved with the rice racer fad in a TV interview. What better way to do it, with Ford Motor Company AND Rice Rockets (or whatever they're called now)? You (Ford and Shelby fans) can have your cake and eat it too. Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubbsFaris Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Cant wait to see the unvieling! Should be fun to read the reactions here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2010KonaBlueGT Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Phil... With all due respect... How can you justify this statement with the resurgance of the Camaro, Challenger and the Mustang? The demographic of buyers ranges from young to old. Have you heard about the ever increasingly stringent EPA standards? I believe it's 2015 when they get MORE stringent...Might be 2014 but regardless, they are tightening up emission standards for future cars so the days of big motors and big horsepower engines is DYING. And that's not just my opinion, that's plain hard facts. Phill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondo Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Have you heard about the ever increasingly stringent EPA standards? I believe it's 2015 when they get MORE stringent...Might be 2014 but regardless, they are tightening up emission standards for future cars so the days of big motors and big horsepower engines is DYING. And that's not just my opinion, that's plain hard facts. Phill That's what they said in 1971. And here we are 40 years later, with the current musclecars being light-years better than the previous generation. With technology and buyers on its side, the musclecars will continue. Now that is fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YZD263 Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 That's what they said in 1971. And here we are 40 years later, with the current musclecars being light-years better than the previous generation. With technology and buyers on its side, the musclecars will continue. Now that is fact. I would tend to agree with that comment. I think the horsepower figures may go down some, but not much, in the coming years, but the cars will be lighter which should keep the performance numbers relatively stable; nothing like the big drop of the early 70s. In those days, the problem was that they had to deal with both emission and fuel economy issue without the benefit of modern tecnnologies. Nowadays, direct injection and turbocharging enable significant power with smaller displacement engines. Adding direct injection and twin turbos to the current 5.0 V8 could certainly yield over 500hp, with lots of low end torque if Ford decides to do so. Ford could certainly adapt its Ecoboost formula to its V8. Couple that with some weight reduction and the next gen Mustang could deliver decent fuel economy while keeping the performance level roughly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39Mustang Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Think 50th Anniversary Super Snake and 50th Anniversary GT350........ The 2nd one is the likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Canfield Posted December 30, 2011 Report Share Posted December 30, 2011 GT-350 H anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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