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Those who jumped on the S550 Mustang Shelby GT350 early by grabbing a 2016MY vehicle have been worried about this piece of news ever since February, when the bins were spilled on Ford upping the ante for the 2017 model year.
Well, the time has come for things to become official, with Ford Performance now introducing the changes for the 2017 Mustang Shelby GT350. We'll let our inner child take over for a brief moment here and start with the three new colors.
The Blue Oval is inviting track-savvy Mustang aficionados to feast their eyes on Lightning Blue, Grabber Blue and Ruby Red Metallic. In fact, you can enjoy the hues too, thanks to the image gallery below.
On the go-fast front, we could say the GT350 partially closes the gap to the GT350R for 2017, as the Track package now comes as standard. This means every GT350 pony will come with Magneride dampers, an aluminum strut tower brace, as well as coolers for the tranny and rear diff.
And perhaps to make the Shelby easier to spot, Ford has also made the raised rear decklid spoiler a standard feature. However, if you were into Deep Impact Blue or Competition Orange, you'll no longer be able to get your paint department kicks.
Just as important is the fact that, for the 2016 model, buyers had to choose between the mutually exclusive Track and Technology packages. This is no longer an issue - not only has the first become standard, but the second has been replaced by the Convenience package. While still featuring goodies such as power-adjustable, heated and cooled leather seats, this ups the ante on the speakers front and can obviously be ordered without affecting the performance bits mentioned above.
If you want to go all in when it comes to convenience features, the new Electronics package is the one for you. For instance, this sees the Sync 3 infotainment system being gifted with SiriusXM and voice-controlled navigation, but it deletes some of the speakers and gets rid of the leather seats.
We'll end by quoting Dave Pericak, the man helming Ford Performance, explaining the origin of the changes.
"Ford Performance is always listening to customer feedback," Pericak said. "At the end of last year we started offering a back seat option for Shelby GT350R due to customer demand. Now, we have adjusted the packages available to continue to provide more of what customers want on the Shelby GT350 Mustang."
The Blue Oval is inviting track-savvy Mustang aficionados to feast their eyes on Lightning Blue, Grabber Blue and Ruby Red Metallic. In fact, you can enjoy the hues too, thanks to the image gallery below.
On the go-fast front, we could say the GT350 partially closes the gap to the GT350R for 2017, as the Track package now comes as standard. This means every GT350 pony will come with Magneride dampers, an aluminum strut tower brace, as well as coolers for the tranny and rear diff.
And perhaps to make the Shelby easier to spot, Ford has also made the raised rear decklid spoiler a standard feature. However, if you were into Deep Impact Blue or Competition Orange, you'll no longer be able to get your paint department kicks.
Just as important is the fact that, for the 2016 model, buyers had to choose between the mutually exclusive Track and Technology packages. This is no longer an issue - not only has the first become standard, but the second has been replaced by the Convenience package. While still featuring goodies such as power-adjustable, heated and cooled leather seats, this ups the ante on the speakers front and can obviously be ordered without affecting the performance bits mentioned above.
If you want to go all in when it comes to convenience features, the new Electronics package is the one for you. For instance, this sees the Sync 3 infotainment system being gifted with SiriusXM and voice-controlled navigation, but it deletes some of the speakers and gets rid of the leather seats.
We'll end by quoting Dave Pericak, the man helming Ford Performance, explaining the origin of the changes.
"Ford Performance is always listening to customer feedback," Pericak said. "At the end of last year we started offering a back seat option for Shelby GT350R due to customer demand. Now, we have adjusted the packages available to continue to provide more of what customers want on the Shelby GT350 Mustang."
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