2020 GT500 to Come with Painted Racing Stripes—for $10,000!
Is the new Shelby GT500 exotic enough to justify this racing livery craziness?
As we get closer to the release date of the upcoming 2020 Shelby GT500, we are finding out that this new pony car has so far not just impressed with its performance, but its pricing as well. We know that this will by far the fastest and powerful Mustang of all-time, but it will also be the most expensive and some of the options associated with the car are no different.
We covered in a different article on our sister site that the price of the Carbon Fiber Track Package was $18,500 by itself. The brought the price of the Mustang over $100,000. Now, a video by YouTuber Speed Phenom explains that Ford will also be offering a painted racing stripe (in traditional GT500 fashion), but it will cost $10,000. Why is it so expensive and is it even worth it? Let’s find out.
First, we must consider the fact that with a even just a couple of options ticked on the right boxes, a 2020 GT500 can cost you well over $100,000. With the base price of a GT500 being somewhere in the range of $73,995, that’s a whole lot of money in options. According to the video, if a future GT500 owner would like this option on their car, it won’t be painted by Ford, but rather in a specialized Penske paint facility. The stripes themselves will be a separate layer of paint, which will all collectively go under the clear coat.
Does that mean that if you want your GT500 to come with racing stripes, you’ll have to pay $10,000? No, because the vinyl post-paint applied stripes will still be an option for a measly tenth of the price: $1,000. The reason that Ford assumedly decided to even offer this as on option is because, supposedly, a vinyl application of the stripes is too obviously separate from the original paint and is unattractive as a result. This will be the first time that Ford will have offered this option on any GT500.
Are these painted stripes worth it? In our opinion, not even in the slightest. The price is simply too steep for something as novelty as painted stripes. This could be best described as a peace-of-mind option for those with truly deep pockets. Hell, if you have an extra $10,000 and you really hate vinyl stripes, go for it, why not?
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