Ford’s new Shelby GT500 Mustang has surpassed all expectations, bringing with it a brand new supercharged V-8 displacing 58. liters and developing no less than 650 horsepower.
Yes, Ford’s 2013 update to the 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 actually pushes the iconic muscle car into supercar territory, but a sledgehammer of an engine isn’t the end of the story.
A key piece of the driveline, the six-speed manual transmission, offers upgraded gears, bearings and housing so it may properly manage the torque. Note, Ford also plans to launch two new packages for the car.
Customers may also upgrade their Performance Package with an additional Track Package. The option comes with an external engine oil cooler, rear differential cooler and transmission cooler for further durability.
For the track-worthy, there’s an optional track package and “Track Apps” that measure performance statistics like 0-60 and quarter-mile times in the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500.
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That last bit is important, as Ford says the new GT500’s top speed is in excess of 200 (!) mph. Chew on that, Camaro ZL1. Heck; chew on that, Corvette Z06, with your piddling 198 mph.
Overall, Ford says the 2013 GT500 has 33 percent more downforce at 160 mph than its predecessor. To address those curves, the new GT500 gets optional electronically-adjustable Bilstein shocks. It adds supplementary coolers for the engine oil, rear differential, and transmission.
A quad-tipped dual-exhaust system and two new forged-wheel designs are unequaled to the Shelby GT500.
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