I wonder if the platform will remain relatively unchanged and the styling and tech will be updated. Ford put a great deal of R&D into the S550, seems too soon for a ground up redo. With the potential new name being S650, maybe it will be more like the transition between '98 and '99 with the "new...
With upcoming cafe standards, V8's will become a thing of the past, just like carburetors, metal bumpers, and front bench seats. Consider the outrageous surcharge and tax Europeans have to pay for larger displacement engines. It's a new era my friend, say goodbye to 5.0.