Rental cars do not lead easy lives. People do things in them they would never dream of doing in their own vehicles. Burning out, eating, accelerating hard, drag racin. Normally that happens in four-door econoboxes. They’re generally not fast enough to be fun without being mercilessly abused. Enter the Hertz Penske Ford Mustang GT. It’s the […] More »
By: Derek Shiekhi | February 18, 2014
With just bolt-ons, Derek Venable took his 2013 Shelby GT500 to 193.6 mph from a standing start in just one mile at the world famous Texas Mile land-speed racing event (LSR). How’s that for impressive? The stock car went 174.7 mph, which is impressive, but the RevanRacing.com bolt-on mods added 150 whp and 19 mph […] More »
By: Phillip Ferrini | February 12, 2014
If you’re were hoping to get your hands on the very first 2014 Shelby GT500 Super Snake, forget it. No amount of money in the world would be enough to swing that purchase. Well, at least not for the next few years. The Shelby Automotive Museum located in Southern California, home of some of the most […] More »
By: Marcus Amick | February 4, 2014
Las Vegas is one of the top entertainment destinations in the world, and for many travelers, it’s one of the best places to get the full “American experience:” food, firearms and fast cars! Since I was going to be in Las Vegas for SEMA, I decided to complete my American experience trifecta by driving the best muscle […] More »
By: TMS Editor | November 26, 2013
The 2007 GT500 is one awesome S197 Mustang, with a supercharged 5.4-liter V8 pushing 500 horsepower. So it’s no wonder that any dealer lucky enough to have one on their lot would waste no time getting the ad up on the internet. But maybe next time they ought to clean out the trash first? Give it […] More »
By: 5Speed07GT | October 8, 2013
Since the Mustang was introduced back in the 1960s, no name has been better associated with the ultimate American performance car than that of Mr. Carroll Shelby. In the modern age of the Mustang, Shelby’s name because closely connected with Ford’s Special Vehicle Team (SVT) thanks to the modern GT500 and while the world said […] More »
By: Patrick Rall | August 24, 2013
The Shelby GT500 is rated at 662 horsepower and the new Roush Stage 3 is rated at 675. So what happens if you take them both to the track with street tires? Well, for one, looks like they work best with the traction control on. But I’ll let you watch the video to find out […] More »
By: 5Speed07GT | August 8, 2013
