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Supercharged performance cars are going extinct – these few remain (www.howtogeek.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/cars@lemmy.world
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[–] 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

I completely agree with everything you wrote. There are two seperate "Shelby" Mustangs. Shelby American has never been part of Ford and the "factory" Shelbys that would go on this list if they where still in production license the Shelby name from Shelby American. The Mustangs that I linked are made independently by Shelby American and go in the aftermarket/modified category with Roush and Saleen.

The GTD is made by Multimatic, the difference between the GTD and the other cars mentioned above is that the GTD is made on Fords behalf. Ford hired Multimatic to build the GTD because Multimatic also make the Mustang GT3 race cars. Multimatic also handled the manufacturing of the 2017 Ford GT supercar and many other high performance cars as you can see in the link. So if the GTD doesn't count as a Ford factory car, then neither does the GT.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    I'm amused by the prospect of removing the GT from production status by Ford. Unfortunately, I didn't get my hands on a GT during my time at the dealership and left before the GTD existed, so I'm not sure if the nuance can include/exclude either/both. The forum presence of the GTD is severely lacking and this isn't exactly an important distinction among the owners. So, I continue to say, the GTD appears to be a fair point that may have been missed by the list, assuming they're not factoring in typical availability.

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