Gt500 Forums (2024)

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Can a GT500 go 200 mph? ›

Eddie Presnull wanted a 200-MPH, standing-mile Shelby with a stock engine. Weir Racing helped him put together a bolt-on combo to get the job done.

The Shelby GT500's 760-hp V-8 is the antithesis of fuel efficiency. The government estimates that it'll earn a measly 12 mpg city and 18 mpg highway. That's less than the Camaro ZL1 and Challenger SRT Hellcat; they're EPA-rated at 13/21 mpg city/highway and 13/22 mpg city/highway, respectively.

The 2013 GT500 is probably the best Shelby Mustang in terms of performance and power. Hitting a flat quarter mile in just 11.6 seconds with a top speed of 125.7 mph, this car is a powerhouse.

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Our colleagues at Car and Driver report that Ford has decided to limit the new GT500 to 180 mph. Why? Well, it costs a lot to engineer a car to do 200 mph, and Ford thought it'd be wiser to engineer a new dual-clutch transmission and develop a high-downforce aero package for the car.

The Mustang Super Snake in the Real World

Specs-wise, the car from the tuning shop should be the clear winner of these two. The Shelby Mustang has 825 HP thanks to its Whipple supercharger, which is 65 HP more than its Ford-built competitor. The new GT500 doesn't offer a manual transmission, but you can get one here.

Not just a big motor, the GT500 is finally, indisputably the best Mustang you can buy.

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What is the rarest GT500? ›

The 1967 Shelby GT500 Convertible

Shelby ended up with a backlog of Mustangs that needed to be finished. In the end, only one GT500 convertible was made in 1967, and it was used as a company car.

Production has begun in Las Vegas and owners of 2020- 2022 model year Shelby GT500s can contact Shelby American about transforming their car into a CODE RED edition.

Venomous strike: The all-new 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 will produce 760 horsepower and 625 lb. -ft. of torque, making it the most powerful street-legal Ford ever – with the most power- and torque-dense supercharged production V8 engine in the world.

For the sake of this engine that Ford codenamed "Predator" this engine makes 760 horsepower and 625 lb-ft of torque at the flywheel.

If the 3.7-second 0-60 time hasn't fully sunk in yet, let us put it into context for you: That's Shelby GT500-level acceleration. Yep, we've got a slightly beefed-up Coyote going toe to toe with the outgoing-generation Mustang Shelby GT500 and its 760 hp and 625 lb-ft generated by a 5.2-liter supercharged Predator V-8.