So it’s confirmed... the GT500 will have a 5.2L DOHC (possibly Flat-plane crank) Supercharged V8. However, the same document that confirmed this is a 2020 Model Year Mustang engine oil guide. So we may not see a GT500 until the year 2019. One of the attached images is of the supercharged engine, and the oil document said that it’s an Eaton blower. This has me wondering how Chevy will compete with the GT500. What do you think GM would do in response to this, if anything? Will they add power and lighten the load to win the numbers game, will they target the exotics like the 911 GT3, AMG GTR, and Huracan Perfermante, or will they take a different route?
Another image I included was of the GT500 brakes. They’re slotted two-piece rotors, whereas the GT350R has drilled rotors will less surface area. The GT500 brake calipers also appear to be bigger, a lot bigger. I’m wondering why they aren’t carbon Ceramics and if Ford is copying the Camaro brake strategy of “These cheaper iron rotors work tremendously”.
Now all we need is a spy photo of a Challenger with an ACR wing
