Ford released 2011 GT500 pricing today....

'11 GT500 Coupe (including Destination & Delivery) MSRP = $49,495.
'11 GT500 Convertible (including Destination & Delivery) MSRP = $54,495.

Optional equipment....

$2,340 = Electronics Package
$3,495 = SVT Performance Package
$1,295 = Shaker 1000 Audio System
$1,995 = Glass Roof
$ 375 = Shelby Car Cover

Order Banks are open.

 

Ouch that is insanely expensive.

Too expensive if you ask me.

 

Do you have the Invoice/Dealer cost for these as well to see the price differences between Invoice and MSRP?

 

Yes, I have the invoice totals, but I don't feel it's my place to release that info. Jeff, wanna tackle that?

 

More than I can afford, but if you bought an '11 Mustang GT (popularly equipped around $35K), added an FRPP 550hp Whipple blower, bigger/better brakes, bigger/better wheels/tires, suspension upgrades, etc. to match the '11 GT500's all around performance, you'd be paying the same in the long run.

Of course, a better bang-for-the-buck would be a new '10 Mustang GT (deep discounts right now), or a slightly used pre-2010 GT or GT500.

 

2011 Shelby GT350 is about $65-$70K, by comparison, and the tuner Mustangs with comparable performance are up there, too, so GT500 is still well below some of the alternatives.

 

What caused a 3k price hike? I don't understand.

 

Jeff, I guess it is now time to talk about GT-500. I have to decide if I get it locally, or cross the border.
Contact me when you have a chance.

 

yeah but still. I know a corvette isn't a direct competetor to the GT500 but a 2010 base vette is cheaper, 48,930 according to chevys website.

I don't think the top of the line mustang should be priced as high as the vette.

The 03 cobra was much cheaper then the base vette and was much faster. Not so with the GT500 vs vette.

 

BTW, thanks Brian for the pricing !!

 

I don't think the price increase is too crazy... aluminum engine, standard HIDs, etc. The SVT package seems kind of high... tweaked suspension components and larger wheels notwithstanding. I’ve always had a problem with wheel upgrades... where’s the credit for the standard OEM wheels? It seems as though you pay a premium for the wheels as though the cars comes without wheels...

 

Lets just say, without me listing the price guide, that there is a several thousand dollar spread. About $5000 on a loaded car.

 

Rick, send me a PM tomorrow and we can chat.

 

Hey everyone, there is something VERY different when you price out a GT500!!! THERE IS NO GAS GUZZLER TAX LISTED!!!! Don't know if Ford hasn't figured out how much to charge, or if they changed things in the transmission to negate it, or maybe they just added it in the base price (though I don't think they can legally do this, as they have to show it). So the prices may change within the next month to show this. Hey Brian, any ideas on this?

 

It must have gotten 1 more MPG or something. I think it was only too low on 1 , city or highway. Forget.

 

need to see what these stripe combos look like with the accents....anyone put together a photoshop thread with ideas?

 

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Wasn't GT500 less than $44,000 when it come out in 2008?

 

As already mentioned, aluminum block and HID's are standard upgrades this year. Add in some tyipcal model year inflation, and $3K comes up easily.

IIRC, base MSRP of the 2007 GT500's in late 2006 was about $42K, so we've seen about a $7K to $8K hike in 4 years, and been rewarded with a fair amount of upgrades in that timeframe.

 

Happy to help. Jeff usually beats me to the punch on this kind of stuff, so it was nice to post up something fresh and new before him.