Ford itself has not yet confirmed that the S650 will indeed spawn a GT500 variant, but we can’t imagine that the automaker would pass on the opportunity to squeeze just a little more juice from the pony car before it inevitably receives some form of electrification. But don’t expect it to be cheap, whenever it may arrive. A fully loaded version of the S650 Mustang’s current range-topper, the Dark Horse, costs more than the S550 GT500 did.
For all we know, the GT500 may not even make a comeback, as Ford CEO Jim Farley suggested in a tweet that a roadgoing version of the GT3 racecar may be under consideration. Perhaps that will be the new benchmark for a track-focused Mustang, but until Ford announces more about the S650, all we can do is wait and speculate.