Ford Mustang Shelby Gt500 Specs
Official: 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 delivers 650 HP and 200 MPH straight from the factory (Autoblog)
Filed under: LA Auto Show, Coupe, Performance, Ford
650 horsepower. 600 pound-feet of torque. 200-plus miles per hour. With specs
like these, you don’t need long-form introductions. This is the 2013 Ford
Shelby GT500, and all we can say is, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 has officially
been put on notice.
The heart of the new Ford stunner is a 5.8-liter, aluminum-block V8, complete
with a larger, more efficient supercharger. Nearly the entire powertrain has
been upgraded for 2013, including a new cross-drilled block and heads, updated
camshaft profiles, a carbon fiber driveshaft and upgraded clutch, transmission
and axle. The cooling system has also been upgraded, and the new six-speed
manual transmission now has a final drive ratio of 3.31-to-1 – optimized to
handle the massive amounts of torque put down by the new engine.
Further enhancements can be had in the GT500 Performance Pack, which
incorporates SVT-designed Blistein electronic adjustable dampers with ‘normal’
and ‘sport’ modes and a Torsen limited-slip differential. What’s more, the
Track Package adds an external engine oil cooler, rear differential cooler and
transmission cooler. Like the current GT500, 19-inch wheels are standard up
front (20-inch rollers are found out back) and a Brembo …
2011 Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra Performance Package Supercharged Demonstration 11.m2ts