This news doesn t come as a surprise. Ford confirmed the demise of the GT350 back in October 2020, presumably to make space at the top of the Mustang lineup for the more powerful, more capable Shelby GT500. And with the arrival of the Mach 1, the Bullitt was made redundant.
Still, we re going to miss these cars. The GT350 was a return to track dominance for the Shelby name, with an excellent chassis and a show-stopping 526-horsepower flat-crank V-8 engine that could rev to 8250 rpm. And contributor Matt Farah called the Bullitt, a tribute trim to the 1968 movie of the same name, a car that doesn t need nostalgia to be great.
It s been a wild ride.
It was going to happen sooner or later and now it ultimately has. As we confirmed last October, the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 is being discontinued for the 2021 model year. The Mustang Mach 1 is its track-focused replacement and the Mustang Shelby GT500 will also remain in production. Chances are, the GT350 will return in a future (all-electric?) generation Mustang but it s impossible to know when exactly that could be.
Today, however, Ford Authority has confirmed with the automaker that the final Mustang Shelby GT350 was built at the Flat Rock Assembly plant in Michigan late last year. No special ceremony was held, as far as we know.
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I’m not referring to substandard parts such as Takata’s airbags, but disruptions in the supply chain. At the present moment, the entire automotive industry is suffering from a global semiconductor shortage that could potentially shutter the Kentucky-based Louisville Assembly Plant.
Opened in 1955 and currently employing 4,100 people, the factory responsible for the Escape and Lincoln Corsair may go silent for two weeks, according to Ford Authority. The Blue Oval hasn’t confirmed this outcome and looking at the bigger picture, the automaker may not want to because that would send investors into a panic, and the stock would obviously drop.
The 2023 Ford F-150 Electric Pickup Truck May Be Named E-150 28 Jan 2021, 18:01 UTC ·
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Even though it’s been a long time since the media caught wind of the project, Ford hasn’t yet confirmed the electric F-150 pickup truck s official name. Electric or EV would be the easiest way to differentiate the combustion-engined workhorse from the newcomer, but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration suggests a third candidate. 42 photos
Discovered by Ford Authority, the E-150 is curiously listed on the federal agency’s website as a 2021 model year. The Blue Oval has already confirmed the all-electric workhorse for the middle of 2022, most likely as a 2023 model if deliveries of the half-ton pickup will start by year’s end.
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offered as standard with a turbocharged V6, overseas reports have confirmed.
Screenshots of an internal dealer system published on the F150Gen14.com forum reveal a version of the outgoing F-150 Raptor s 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged V6 will be standard-fit on the new, Model Year 2021 Raptor.
The lack of a second engine option on the leaked dealer list has led some online commentators to suggest the long-rumoured, Shelby-derived supercharged V8 might not be offered with the Raptor after all.
However, the clear presence of a V8 engine in spy videos of F-150 Raptor prototypes indicates