Shelby announces 2013 GT500 Super Snake with up to 850 horsepower
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Shelby announces 2013 GT500 Super Snake with up to 850 horsepower
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When Shelby first launched the GT500 Super Snake in 2007 (or relaunched, if you consider the one-off 1967 prototype), the 5.4-liter supercharged V8 was boosted all the way up to... wait for it... 600 horsepower. Fast-forward just five years and the muscle car landscape looks quite different. The 2013 Shelby GT500 now comes with 662 tire-shredding horsepower from the factory.
To their credit, Shelby American has kept pace the past few years, introducing an 800-horsepower Super Snake and the almighty Shelby 1000. The latest Super Snake model takes things another step further, offering up an incredible 850 horsepower. If that's too much to handle, customers can opt out of the supercharger upgrade and stick with the factory 662 ponies.
Of course, there's more to the Super Snake than just raw horsepower. The post-title package includes items like upgraded front and rear brakes, Borla exhaust, sport suspension, Shelby-designed 20-inch wheels and a beefier cooling package. There's also the signature stripes, fiberglass hood and an optional widebody kit that allows for wider wheels and tires.
In total the Super Snake package will lighten your wallet by $28,995, not including the base GT500, or $39,995 if you opt for the 850 horsepower version.
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/09/19/s...850-horsepowe/
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850 HP is a RWD platform = accident waiting to happen. That thing would be cool in a straight line . Not sure about the corners. It is amazing that you can get that much power for less than 80K combines ( car and mods)
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People are going to kill themselves and other people with this car. Just imagine a spoiled teenager driving this thing.
Very cool car, the Shelby is the only new Mustang I do like.
Very cool car, the Shelby is the only new Mustang I do like.
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I can foresee everyone that buys it, will probably total the car.
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People have already been saying that the "regular" GT500, if you can call it that, is already overpowered for the chassis. Even though this is a tuner's dream, it is pretty silly comparing it to other cars in that price point.