agreywolfe
Well-Known Member
i wouldnt even call it a disappointment sales/aftermarket. aftermarket wise thats just rose tinted glasses for the peak of S550 modding, S650 is still new and in its first year of sales and theres already a lot of companies with appearance stuff for the car (see my PFP), small companies like NYTOP and 777 already have some parts available, Steedas already got the GT500 wing updated for the S650, Lethal already has carbon fiber parts, Feral and ZL1 have ground effects, Anderson already has two carbon hoods, a carbon roof, and is supplying the parts for the FP800 in both matte and gloss carbon. some of the big names havent hit yet like cervinis, sure, but the S650 is already off to a great start. Im not going to cover performance mods because, as many complain about, (if it aint broke, dont fix it) a vast majority of performance parts from the S550 also work for the S650 and the Gen 4 coyote has already proven more receptive to boost with Whipple's 800WHP kitsI never said it was a failure it’s kinda of a disappointment from a sales/ aftermarket perspective. It’s an interesting topic to talk about because ford has had this problem before with the 94s, 96”was real bad” and 2015s, it’ll all depend on long term support plus pricing incentives
Sales wise numbers may be down, but that didnt stop the Mustang from outselling all of its competition last year even with the "Dodge kitchen sink edition last call challenger/charger hell cat demon ft knuckles and Dante from Devil may Cry: ultimate delux edition 2.0 and bonus DLC" push they made for the sendoff of the Hemi. Ford said they are targeting their competition as the Corvette, and sales wise, they are blowing Corvette out of the water. numbers may be down but if Ford is still able to turn a profit on the car, they still dominate the segment theyve dominated for the past decade.
Much like 2014 when S197 enjoyers were complaining about the S550, i think the S650 hate/disappointment is just a fad and the 650 will continue on just fine for the next few years until the inevitable mid gen refresh.
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