So do you think they will build this ? It looks to be a real possibility at this point. Watch out GM !

Look at the Miata in the background too ! ! ! !



Ford Hoping To Spank Competition By Paddling The Pony


With the maelstrom of buzz surrounding the next Ford Mustang having reached a fever pitch after the concept introductions in Detroit this past January, the rumor-mill has been churning out a number of possible scenarios for the next Blue Oval ponycar. Among the most salacious scuttlebutt has been that Ford may be studying the viability of bringing a paddle shifter to higher-end models. Up until now, development of such a system has proven to be purely speculation, but in a world-exclusive, BlueOvalNews brings you photographic evidence that shows the program is very real and quite far along in development, thank-you-very-much.

Fitted to a largely innocuous looking current-iteration silver GT (save for the Cobra R hood), this undisguised test mule was snapped by BlueOvalNews while on a shakedown run in Dearborn. The interior shots shown here show two large "batwing"-style sequential shift paddles on either side of the steering column, not dissimilar in look or operation to the Formula One-derived systems currently found on production Ferraris. This system is most likely an adaptation of the six-speed unit developed for the Aston Martin Vanquish, and promises to be a top notch unit, if the latter's setup is any indication.