Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Successor Reportedly Around the Corner

Now that Ford finally has a Porsche 911 GT3 RS competitor in the Mustang GTD, it seems that the company wants to adopt a bit more from the folks over in Stuttgart. Porsche has become famous for splitting hairs with the 911 lineup by offering seemingly endless variants of the same model. Now, according to a new report from Ford Authority, the Ford Motor Company is planning to expand the Mustang lineup even further with the launch of a spiritual successor to the Mustang Shelby GT350.

Amid the EcoBoost, GT, Dark Horse, Dark Horse SC, and GTD, a GT350 successor would be the sixth Mustang on offer. And that figure doesn’t include any of the Premium or convertible variants.

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The new model is expected to slot between the Dark Horse and the Dark Horse SC, and it is likely to adopt a similar naming structure, instead of reviving the Shelby badge. According to the report, the new version will be a track-focused trim with commensurate cooling and braking capabilities, as well as a wide-body style similar to that of the Dark Horse SC.

Rather than utilizing the supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 found in the SC, Ford is expected to give the GT350 successor a naturally aspirated mill. Exact power figures are up in the air, but the door has been left open for the return of the 5.2-liter flat-plane-crank Voodoo engine. When Ford retired the Voodoo in 2020, the high-revving engine produced 526 horsepower, a figure that slots neatly between the Dark Horse’s 500-hp Coyote 5.0-liter V-8 and the 795 ponies on offer from the Dark Horse SC’s supercharged 5.2. Assuming Ford does bring back the Voodoo, there’s also every chance that the company will have scraped together a few more horsepower for the engine. In any event, the new model is expected to come mated to a six-speed Tremec manual gearbox, though an automatic gearbox could be available as well.

Exact timing of the rumored model’s arrival remains a mystery, but Ford Authority’s sources told the outlet that the car will become available in 2027 and will be offered as a 2027 model. Car and Driver reached out to Ford for comment on the report. We will update this story if we hear back.

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