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News 2023 Ford Mustang Gets Short Run, No Shelby GT500
2023 Ford Mustang might be an extra-rare ride
Looking for the 2023 Ford Mustang and not the new one that Ford showed off this week? Better act fast, and if you’re looking for a Shelby GT500 you might already have missed your chance. It’s common for a short model year run leading up to the early launch of a new model, and the Ford Mustang won’t be any different there. News of the short 2023 run was first reported on by Muscle Cars and Trucks and confirmed by Motor Authority. It’s not clear exactly when the 2023 model year will finish and the 2024 (and the new Mustang) will start, but we’re expecting the new cars sometime next summer. We also now know that there won’t be a Shelby GT500 for the 2023 model year. There probably also won’t be one for 2024, since Ford normally waits at least a year or two after a new model for the special ones (including the Shelbys) to make their appearance. That leaves Mach 1 as the top Ford Mustang for 2023. It’s the 470hp version of the car, rather than 760 hp of the GT500. One thing is making the 2023 model run even shorter. Ford is behind on 2022 Mustang production due to closures of the Flat Rock plant where the cars are built. Ford lost nine weeks of production, following 13 weeks behind in 2021. Catching up on those 2022 cars will lead to the 2023 model year starting later than normal. Trending NowRELATED ARTICLES
The seventh generation of the Ford Mustang has finally arrived packing the familiar Coyote 5.0-liter V-8, and while Ford hasn't revealed horsepower figures just yet, we expect the 2024 Mustang to improve on the outgoing GT model's 450 ponies. Ford has also unveiled a special performance edition right off the bat, with the Dark Horse taking the 5.0-liter up to a projected 500 horsepower and linking the motor to a standard six-speed Tremec manual gearbox. But the Dark Horse won't be the only high-performance Mustang for this seventh generation, and Ford has a rich history of special Stangs to draw upon for its latest iteration. The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Michael Simari|Car and DriverOdes to Internal CombustionFord has confirmed that 2022 will be the final model year for the Shelby GT500, powered by the Predator supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 with a monstrous 760 horsepower and 625 pound-feet of torque. But since the previous two generations have offered a Shelby-badged model from the factory, we believe the GT500 will make a return, likely pumping out even more power and even wilder looks than the current chiseled and bewinged GT500. The next Shelby-branded model could arrive closer to the end of the seventh generation's production run, possibly as an ode to the internal-combustion engine before emissions regulations put it out to pasture. Along with a GT500, we predict a lesser performance model will slot in between the GT and the Shelby. The Mach 1, which eked an extra 20 hp out of the GT's V-8 for a 470-hp sum, will continue for 2023 as a final vestige of the sixth generation. We don't expect the Mach 1 trim to return anytime soon on the new version, since it had been on a 17-year hiatus before being relaunched in 2021. The new 2024 Mustang Dark Horse Instead, the Dark Horse seems to be taking over the midrange performance Mustang's spot. We would also bet on a return for the Bullitt, which has appeared on the last three generations of Mustangs, dating back to 2001. The sixth-generation Bullitt turned the Coyote engine up to 480 hp and matched that with understated looks, and a seventh-generation Bullitt would probably ring in around 500 hp. The 2012 Mustang Boss 302 THE MANUFACTURERIs the Boss Coming Back?We also think the Boss 302 nameplate could be revived. It reappeared in 2012 on the fifth-generation model, producing 32 more horsepower than the GT of the time and featuring a six-speed manual and a revised suspension, but also a stripped-back interior. It's due for a comeback and could act as a more basic, track-focused model underneath the Dark Horse. The Dark Horse nameplate might also spread to the electric Mustang Mach-E crossover, as a step between the 346-hp models and the 480-hp GT. Time will tell which of our predictions will come true, but at the moment we are simply happy that the V-8 American icon is living on for another generation. This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Is Ford making a 2023 Shelby GT500?There are a couple of catches, though: Ford will cut the 2023 model year short to make way for the seventh-gen 'Stang, and the Shelby GT500 will be discontinued for 2023. Ford spokesman Mike Levine confirmed the lineup changes to Motor Authority. The Mach 1 will be the range-topping Mustang model for 2023.
Will there be a 2024 Shelby GT500?Ford Authority claims the new GT500 will launch in the US in 2025 for Model Year 2026 – following the regular Mustang, which goes on sale in the US in mid 2023 for Model Year 2024, with Australian deliveries to follow later next year.
Will Ford make another Shelby?The new car is expected in 2025 as a 2026 model
Ford Authority reported that the current Mustang Shelby GT500 will depart after 2022, only to return in 2025 as an all-new 2026 model.
Will the Shelby GT500 be discontinued?Odes to Internal Combustion. Ford has confirmed that 2022 will be the final model year for the Shelby GT500, powered by the Predator supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 with a monstrous 760 horsepower and 625 pound-feet of torque.
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