Not to be out done Ford/Shelby to release 600 hp Mustang with optional 725 hp version

[Blackout]

With the new Viper coming out soon and the new Blue Devil Corvette or whatever you want to call it seems that Ford wants to stay in the mix.


WINDING ROAD - April 29th, 2007 12:26 PM



The spotlights have barely cooled on the GT500KR?s show stand in New York, and already Ford and Shelby are trumpeting new additions to the Mustang stable. Ford Racing has apparently conjured up some Super Snake ?performance packs? for the already formidable Shelby GT500 which will see the ponycar generate up to 600 horsepower (warranted), or 725 hp sans warrantee for the Devil May Care crowd.

To be built at Shelby?s Las Vegas compound, the Super Snakes will be built in limited numbers and feature not only power upgrades, but an available ?handling pack,? bigger brakes (six-piston Baers), and various other go-faster bits (carbon-fiber hood, 20-inch Alcoa wheels, etc.).
(Click through to the jump for Ford?s complete press release)

SHELBY AUTOS AND FORD RACING TO BUILD 600+ HP STREET LEGAL SHELBY GT500 ?SUPER SNAKES?

Las Vegas ? April 27, 2007 ? Shelby Automobiles will use newly-developed Ford Racing GT500 performance packs to help transform a limited number of 2007 and 2008 Ford Shelby GT500?s into fire breathing ?Super Snake? coupes. The Super Snake post-title package will include enhancements to the Ford Shelby GT500?s handling, styling and power; tuning options will range from a warranted 600 HP V8 to over 725 HP (unwarranted). Only a limited number of Super Snakes will be built per model year at the Shelby Automobiles facility in Las Vegas beginning in late 2007.

?My team at Shelby Automobiles is always working on new ways to build better performing cars? said Carroll Shelby. ?I told them that I wanted to build a vehicle that could blow the doors off of most anything on the planet. By partnering with Ford Racing, we?re giving enthusiasts a Mustang with that level of performance.?

Working together at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and in Dearborn, Ford Racing and Team Shelby developed the aggressive suspension and engine package specifically for the car.

?Mustang enthusiasts are demanding more from both Ford Racing and Shelby Autos? said Jamie Allison, Manager of Ford Racing Performance Group. ?The GT500 Super Snake package, with its higher horsepower levels and balanced track-inspired tuning, satisfies those demands and then some ? in a uniquely Ford ? Shelby way.?

In 1967, Shelby American built one 427-powered GT500 ?Super Snake? for Mel Burns Ford. Carroll Shelby drove it at the Goodyear test track for tire promotion film production. That car reached lap speeds of over 150 mph and a top speed of 170 mph. The new Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake will be equally potent.

?The name ?Super Snake? is legendary because the one that Shelby built was the pinnacle of muscle cars in 1967,? added Amy Boylan, president of Shelby Automobiles. ?We?re bringing that concept forward 40 years for customers who own a Ford Shelby GT500. We?ll give their car amazing new capabilities.?

Ford Racing and Team Shelby developed the GT500 Super Snake package which will include:
* Ford Racing Supercharger upgrade kit (SuperPack 600) producing over 600 horsepower and 590 ft.-lbs. of torque
* 6-speed manual transmission with 3.73:1 rear axle ratio
* Ford Racing performance exhaust system
* Ford Racing Handling Pack offering unique performance suspension tuning including Dynamic adjustable dampers, lowering springs, tuned stabilizer bars, and front strut tower brace
* Shelby-designed Alcoa 20-inch wheels
* Ford Racing short-throw shifter
* Baer 6 piston brakes with Shelby cast calipers and larger rotors
* Front brake cooling ducts
* Unique carbon composite hood featuring classic Shelby design
* ?Shelby? lettering across the front edge of hood and rear decklid
* ?Super Snake? vehicle badging
* Carroll Shelby signature embroidered headrests, floor mats and other Shelby designed components
* Official Shelby CSM dash plate

[Spyder]

Sweet! Spidey likey!

[OffThaHorseCEO]

i dont see what a cobra or snake has to do with a mustang or horse

[CIWS]

I'd be pissed if I had bought a GT from them.

[Blackout]

Originally Posted by CIWS

I'd be pissed if I had bought a GT from them.

Unfortunately the performance area is booming right now. Hell when Ford brought out the GT500 last year it was the most powerful Mustang ever made. And about a year or so later Ford is beating the GT500's numbers by 225 hp!

[Jonas McFeely]

That thing is ugly. Looks like some Civic tuners got ahold of it. Looks like a damn ricer. UGLY!

[gothicaleigh]

I bet it still can't find it's way through a corner though...

[Florian]

my guess.....85K


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[Wiseguy2]

Still with a solid rear axle then? At least it's going to have something novel for a Mustang tho.. brakes that actually stop it.

[thebigjimsho]

Well, I like the current Mustang. And it's great that they're making a lot of performance offering. But they're only great in a straight line. They can't even compare with a Vette or Viper when things get twisty.

And they are totally flippin' the bird to Ford loyalists who love fast cars but have practical needs and aren't loaded enough to afford the markups. I was a Ford guy temporarily when I owned a SHO. What about the Lightning, Contour SVT and Focus SVT owners?

Ford is abolutely lost right now.

[nikon]

Originally Posted by OffThaHorseCEO

i dont see what a cobra or snake has to do with a mustang or horse

[Blackout]

Originally Posted by thebigjimsho

Well, I like the current Mustang. And it's great that they're making a lot of performance offering. But they're only great in a straight line. They can't even compare with a Vette or Viper when things get twisty.

And they are totally flippin' the bird to Ford loyalists who love fast cars but have practical needs and aren't loaded enough to afford the markups. I was a Ford guy temporarily when I owned a SHO. What about the Lightning, Contour SVT and Focus SVT owners?

Ford is abolutely lost right now.

Ford isn't responsible for the markups that is the dealerships that screw you over

[thebigjimsho]

Originally Posted by Blackout

Ford isn't responsible for the markups that is the dealerships that screw you over

Whatever. When it's your only performance option from Ford, you stroll down the street to DC or Cadillac or Pontiac or Chevy...