Ford Shelby GT Added to Expanding Performance Stable:

Ford is adding another fast horse to its expanding performance stable. The Ford Shelby GT is the third modern Shelby Mustang produced through a collaboration of Ford and Shelby Automobiles. The 4.6-liter, 325-horsepower Shelby GT will only be offered as a coupe and in two exterior colors, Performance White or Black.

 

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ewps sorry for the repost loll

 

There's a whole forum of hate for this new Shelby model!! It's unfortunate there's so much bashing about it because it's an interesting idea of having a mid-level Shelby between the GT and the GT500 in price point and performance.

 

Too many variations of the Mustang for my liking.......or should I say too many Shelbys? Geeeez Louise, one is e'nuff

 

Oh really? Too much of a good thing, huh? Let's see, Roush Stage 1, 2, 3, Saleen S281, S281SC, S281SC E, Parnelli Jones Boss 302, Steeda QXX, and on and on. So there's no room in the world for the man that single-handedly invented high performance Mustangs?? That's a real sad commentary on Mustang enthusiasts all over the world!

 

i love it i think it looks great...only beed i have is with the power..only 325 they shouldve one 350 and the GT350 marketing ploy wouldve done them good lol

 

Hmmm...too many Shelbys...just like the GT350, GT350R, GT350H, GT500, and the GT500KR. I am still pissed they built all of those cars.

I firmly believe you can never have too many V8 Mustangs running around. The more the merrier!!

 

+1...an opportunity missed there...instead of just leaving it out, make the 350 mean something just like the GT500...BUT...the GT500 did manage to gain an extra 25hp before production...so maye this will do the same?

 

Maybe focusing on bhp is the wrong thing to do here - the Shelby GT is as much about the carefully crafted suspension modifications as it is about more raw horsepower. I believe that the way a car goes around corners is as important as its' overall oomph.

I remember reading about a guy who hired a GT-H recently, took it to an amateur race meeting and won his class. I bet he didn't give all the credit to the 25bhp that Shelby had added, but to the way the car drove.

As for having an intermediate model between the "wild" GT-500 and the GT is the right thing to do. There are so many other options that exist in the Mustang World, we can do whatever we want to our 'stangs. This model gives us all another canvas to work with.