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05-21-2012, 09:58 AM
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The Biggest Hammer Of Them All Is Sharper Than Ever
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We would love to be able to look you square in the eye and say, "All you need to know about the 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/shelby+gt500/) can be summed up in one figure: 662." After all, that's the obscene amount of horsepower ripping at the rear tires courtesy of the supercharged 5.8-liter V8 under the hood. Unfortunately, it's not quite that simple. For the first time in its life, the GT500 has found itself lined up against a legitimate competitor in the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/camaro+zl1/). The muscle car/supercar crossbreed from General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/general motors) is stitched to conquer not only the quarter mile, but nation's road courses as well.
In order to answer that threat, the engineers at Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) have laid a hand on nearly every mechanical and electrical system on board the GT500. While that means the blown V8 churns out a diabolical 112 more horsepower than the previous model, it also means the top-tier Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang) now comes with tricks like user-selectable Bilstein (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bilstein) dampers, adjustable electronic power steering, larger brakes and an array of optional cooling systems. In fact, if this car came wrapped in a slightly different shade of sheetmetal, we'd be talking about an all-new model instead of a refresh.Continue reading 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/21/2013-ford-shelby-gt500-first-drive-review/)
2013 Ford Shelby GT500 [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/21/2013-ford-shelby-gt500-first-drive-review/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 21 May 2012 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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The Biggest Hammer Of Them All Is Sharper Than Ever
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/05/2013-shelby-gt500-fd.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2013-ford-shelby-gt500-first-drive/)
We would love to be able to look you square in the eye and say, "All you need to know about the 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/shelby+gt500/) can be summed up in one figure: 662." After all, that's the obscene amount of horsepower ripping at the rear tires courtesy of the supercharged 5.8-liter V8 under the hood. Unfortunately, it's not quite that simple. For the first time in its life, the GT500 has found itself lined up against a legitimate competitor in the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 (http://www.autoblog.com/chevrolet/camaro+zl1/). The muscle car/supercar crossbreed from General Motors (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/general motors) is stitched to conquer not only the quarter mile, but nation's road courses as well.
In order to answer that threat, the engineers at Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford) have laid a hand on nearly every mechanical and electrical system on board the GT500. While that means the blown V8 churns out a diabolical 112 more horsepower than the previous model, it also means the top-tier Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang) now comes with tricks like user-selectable Bilstein (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bilstein) dampers, adjustable electronic power steering, larger brakes and an array of optional cooling systems. In fact, if this car came wrapped in a slightly different shade of sheetmetal, we'd be talking about an all-new model instead of a refresh.Continue reading 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/21/2013-ford-shelby-gt500-first-drive-review/)
2013 Ford Shelby GT500 [w/video] (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/21/2013-ford-shelby-gt500-first-drive-review/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 21 May 2012 11:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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