Newest Saleen anniversary package for the Ford Mustang delivers 780 supercharged horsepower.
Throughout the company’s storied history of building high performance cars, Saleen Automotive has celebrated several key anniversaries with unique, high performance packages. This includes the SA 5, the SA 10, the SA 20 and the SA 30, each of which stands for “Saleen Anniversary” followed by the year in question. The arrival of the 2019 Ford Mustang marks 35 years of Saleen-tuned pony cars, so as you might have guessed, the company has announced the SA 35 to celebrate this latest birthday.
Thanks to the folks at Car Scoops, we have all of the details on the Saleen SA 35 Ford Mustang, complete with 780 supercharged horsepower.
Saleen SA 35 Mustang
The Saleen SA 35 package for the Ford Mustang is based on the tuner’s top-of-the-line Black Label model, so it comes with all of the unique features of the modern Saleen brand, this begins on the outside with a custom front fascia, a unique grille, vented front fenders, new side sills, a high downforce rear wing, unique quarter window and B-pillar trim, a ram-air style hood, monoblock aluminum wheels wrapped in General G-Max tires and plenty of Saleen badging.
Improving the stance and the handling of the SA 35 Saleen Mustang is a Racecraft R-Code suspension setup and helping the 5.0-liter V8 announce its presence is a sport exhaust system. However, the star of the underhood show with the SA 35 Mustang is the supercharger setup that lifts the output up to 780 horsepower.
“We were extremely proud to introduce the SA 35 to our friends, family and enthusiasts,” said Steve Saleen. “It celebrates and validates the continuing success and longevity of the Saleen brand.”
There is no pricing information available on the Saleen SA 35 Mustang, but with just 10 examples slated for production, we can expect that they will be expensive and very hard to get. They might be sold out already, but if you are legitimately interested in buying one of these rare, 780-horsepower pony cars, contact Saleen Automotive for more information.
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