Ford to reveal all-new road-going race car on January 15... GT500 successor?!

[93_SVT_3503]

Source?

Looks like it's already been yoinked off of Instagram. If you look at the watermark over the center, you can piece together who posted it. (I'm not snitching on anyone! )

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[93_SVT_3503]

Very interesting and to me this looks like a clean leak...

In the center we can see the DarkHorse Boss?! If it would be the Cobra version, and based on the grill I would assume it is the supercharged version, it would carry a Cobra instead of the Mustang emblem, right?! Or does Shelby hold the rights to those as well? In that case it might be the Cobra version instead of the DH Boss version (if there are two new versions in the first place)…

In the background we can see Farley’s new ‘supercar toy’, a proper offroad Ford, based on some Dakar rally cars, next to a GT3 Mustang. The offroad Ford is probably called something with an R in it… Anyhow, I like it, nice offer even though it will probably be priced in the +$200.000 area.

What’s the car in the front right corner? The bumper looks different… Might that be the second version – either Boss or Cobra version? Could also be a ‘regular’ GTD… Then again, if it is the GTD why would Ford not display the next best version next to it?! Meaning something supercharged… Apart from the emblem the car center stage looks like a supercharged version – it definitely has the aero for it.

I would say front right corner is a GT3 car or Nascar version beings it's all Ford Performance variants.

 

[Q6543]

Source?

lol… no it’s on Facebook making rounds today

edit, it’s off Facebook too… must be fake news

 

[Katastrophe]

Maybe it's Ford doing a last minute, "3 days before SEMA", front-end redesign?

GET THE PICS OFF THE INTERNET! GET BACK IN THE STUDIO!

 

[thaext]

lol… no it’s on Facebook making rounds today

edit, it’s off Facebook too… must be fake news

The watermark says juggernaut performance

 

[NegativeMultiplier]

It'll grow on me.

 

[broncoboy22]

Ya, it's starting to look more and more like a Camaro. Hopefully it looks better in person. I'm going to rant a bit.....I just don't know what Ford is doing anymore. They use to be more innovative and now they just seem to be putting out these filler models in the lineup. Yes the GTD is innovated but it's 300+K and is basically using a 5 year old GT500 based motor. I'm over the 5.0 coyote and SC 5.2. Time for something new. They should be mirroring what chevy is doing with the FPC z06 and ZR1 motors. For the longest time Chevy was the one that kept reusing their motors and now that's what Ford is doing.

Hopefully I'm wrong and they surprise us.

You took the words out of my mouth. Hopeful for the full reveal, but in this leaked pic it’s ugly because of the black out Camaro obsession. What a waste of a good hood design too smh

 

[thaext]

If you zoom in on the terrible resolution pic, you can make out an sc on the fender badge

 

[DeluxeStang]

It's already starting to grow on me. It's bold, and aggressive, and every time you get a design that's bold and aggressive, people hate it at first. But I like it, it looks mean, and it doesn't just look like the s550 gt 500 v2. imo.

I love how Ford's differentiating all the s650 variants stylistically.

 

[saleen367]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69409054/ford-new-sports-car-announcement-january/

 

[broncoboy22]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69409054/ford-new-sports-car-announcement-january/

Even cleaned up, that image still looks AI generated to me. It’s fun to speculate though

 

[BoostRabbitGT]

It's already starting to grow on me. It's bold, and aggressive, and every time you get a design that's bold and aggressive, people hate it at first. But I like it, it looks mean, and it doesn't just look like the s550 gt 500 v2. imo.

I love how Ford's differentiating all the s650 variants stylistically.

I'm wondering if, assuming this Mustang variant is what debuts on the 15th, it will preview what the S650 refresh looks like across the standard models.

 

[DeluxeStang]

That thought occurred to me as well. I'll have to see it in person, but I fear this front end wouldn't work as well on a gt or Ecoboost.

 

[BoostRabbitGT]

That thought occurred to me as well. I'll have to see it in person, but I fear this front end wouldn't work as well on a gt or Ecoboost.

I'd like to think on the EcoBoost/GT, the part separating the top and bottom grill would be less aggressive and body colored, and the bottom/side grills would be closed off more than this supposed DH Boss/GT500 (not completely closed off for the bottom, but completely for the side grills on the EcoBoost, possibly for the GT without the Performance Pack).

 

[Ace]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69409054/ford-new-sports-car-announcement-january/

This design that is now going viral 100% fits what you we were able to spot on camod cars, the unique shape of the central bar and grille opening matches perfectly. Even the hood locks fit. The squared intake in the grille also perfectly matches the exhaust tip deisgn. I would say this design is 100% real.

Here's what I've drawn back then:

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