The 2020 Shelby F-150 Super Snake is a brutal war machine, a beast that produces 770 horsepower thanks to its blue supercharger. But is that enough to take on America's first mid-engined super sports car, the C8 Corvette?
That's what we want to take away from this interesting drag race. Last week, Throttle House magazine found out the Super Snake is one of the few trucks that can go sideways on their new "test track" in Canada.
But having lots of power and some snake badges doesn't automatically make a truck faster, especially when it's compared to the groundbreaking Corvette. We've seen it take on more powerful opponents, notably the insane Dodge Demon.
By placing the engine right in the middle of the car and over the wheels that put down the power, the Corvette gets insane launches from a "dig". It's basically an American version of how Ferrari and McLaren make their supercars go.
But the Super Snake is no bumbler. While a normal F-150 with the 5-liter V8 makes 385 horsepower, this venomous version from Shelby is supercharged to the tune of 770 horsepower. That's more than any Lamborghini Aventador ever made. The company says this is enough to get you from 0 to 60mph in about 3.5 seconds, and until the Ram Rebel TRX arrives, no new truck can rival it.
Yeah, the F-150 Super Snake doesn't stand a chance. It's still a big truck with truck tires and the ability to tow the Corvette. But its driver probably hasn't been this afraid for his life in a drag race before. And that's what Shelbys have always been about - so much power you're scared of dying every time you open the tap.
Shelby will only make 250 of these trucks for the American market, and as far as we know, they've all been bought. Prices start at $95,500 for a naturally-aspirated model, but the blue supercharger bumps up the price to $103,000.
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