Most of these builds are missing popular features (Performance Pack, Active Exhaust, MagneRide, Brembos) which is my guess as to a big part of why they're not selling. I've been watching Ourissman since it was first mentioned early this year and all the coupe builds that had at least the brembos...
they say the best time to plant a tree was 10 years ago, and the second best time is now. 😉
Don't let the lack of knowledge prevent you from learning and enjoying something nice. Go for it!
So, as you mentioned in that thread if this isn't just a mule to test the transaxle by itself for the GTD - which it likely isn't, given how far along the GTD is in development - this pretty much confirms, in my eyes, that there will be a transaxle in the GTD lite.
I hope I somehow get a chance...
What's to say the active aero won't be part of a package, or that the magnesium wheels won't make it over? If the R&D costs have been eaten by the GTD I can envision a situation like with the GT500 in which it might be part of a CFTP-equivalent.
Also, with the magnesium wheels, I'm not sure the...
It would appear that a GTD Lite is under consideration.
https://fordauthority.com/2024/05/ford-mustang-gtd-lite-under-consideration-exclusive/
I remember @OppoLock posting in a now-deleted thread that he was hoping for a GTD Lite to come out for those of us "in the non-illuminati tax...
Something else to consider is this: https://fordauthority.com/2024/05/s650-mustang-shelby-gt500-may-not-utilize-shelby-gt500-moniker-exclusive
Somehow I suspect there may be some truth to this. If we assume the "new program" is a new Mustang moniker to take the place of the GT500, as someone...
I wonder if whatever engine tune they're using will go into something street-legal, maybe a Dark Horse RS? Would fill/create the spot for a BOSS-esque car while not cannibalizing itself, maybe...
These two things are what I've gathered from the forums over time:
Start/Stop has been added back on all vehicles.
Welcome and hazard lights in the rear are now sequential, instead of coming on all at once.
They don't go by the last 4 of the VIN. I could explain how the VIN sequencing works on Mustangs, which is why they wouldn't (really the information is out there, you just need to compile it), but that would be a huge post. It seems like Ford is numbering the DHs in a semi-sequential manner, so...
The more I look at this photo the more it starts to resemble a Dark Horse silhouette. The rear wing has the shape. That may further lend itself to the theory that this particular image isn't indicative of anything.
Whatever this is, time will tell.
Is this purely a financial decision?
Don't get it. Save the 5k+ and use it elsewhere.
Alternatively, get a base model Dark Horse instead. Comes with all the functional goodies from the GT for a few thousand less, if you can find one.
On the other hand, absolutely get it if:
You like the look...
The thing that makes me suspicious of an AWD burnout is that for the entire duration of that short clip of that burnout, the car was standing still. I don't know that an AWD car can do a standing burnout.
My immediate thought is that this could be a hydraulic problem, however I'm not mechanically inclined enough to say that with confidence.
@Ford Motor Company, you may want to look into this.