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Old 09-10-2008, 08:48 AM
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Default 2010 Shelby GT500 Convertible Spotted Less Disguised

rumor has it, this bad boy is going to be several hundred lbs lighter then the current gt500 as well as have more hp. an insider on svtperformance.com also claims its going to be more directly competitive with the z06 then the last gt500. SWEET!
http://jalopnik.com/5047591/2010-she...ess-disguised\
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I noticed the pictures have the stripes, fender badges and rear medallion covered up. On the latest GT spy shots, the rear medallion clearly reads "GT". With the expected power bump, is it possible it might not even be a GT500, but like a GT600 or something to that effect to go with it's new hp #. I mean the GT500 had 500 hp so why couldn't the new Shelby Cobra get an updated name? I know GT500 is legendary, but with almost 200 more hp than the SS and the SRT8, I'd flaunt it if I were Ford.
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it's got to be 500 cause that's not representative of the HP anymore but a model name and iconic

btw, I dunno if I like the new plastic fenders they're going with
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Originally Posted by steele901
rumor has it, this bad boy is going to be several hundred lbs lighter then the current gt500 as well as have more hp. an insider on svtperformance.com also claims its going to be more directly competitive with the z06 then the last gt500. SWEET!
http://jalopnik.com/5047591/2010-she...ess-disguised\
Can we get some traction! Although, trimming the fat will help, I dont think I will see the day when a mustang is superior to the Z06. If they somehow accomplish this, the ZR1 will still put the vette on top.
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Old 09-10-2008, 09:27 PM
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On another forum they were talking about maybe they are changing the 500 in GT500 to something else.
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Originally Posted by BA Mustang
On another forum they were talking about maybe they are changing the 500 in GT500 to something else.
dont i know you from stangplanet? i'm stangzilla over there. lol.
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Old 09-11-2008, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 9million
Can we get some traction! Although, trimming the fat will help, I dont think I will see the day when a mustang is superior to the Z06. If they somehow accomplish this, the ZR1 will still put the vette on top.
not superior, just somewhere close to the same ballpark.
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Originally Posted by onederful100
dont i know you from stangplanet? i'm stangzilla over there. lol.
Yes you do. I use the same name on pretty much every forum.
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Old 09-11-2008, 06:23 PM
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the rear end of the new mustang gt looks VERY promising to me, I definitely will be looking into this model as a replacement for my 01.
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