Photo: Rhyu from the Mustang6G Forums
Coming courtesy of Rhyu from the Mustang6G Forums, we now have an idea about the suck-squeeze-bang-blow side of the Shelby GT500. According to the leaked document, the range-topping Mustang develops 720 horsepower from 5.2 liters displacement, eight cylinders, and a thumpin’ great supercharger.
Along with the ponies, 650 pound-feet (881 Nm) of torque should be enough to melt the rear tires at the tap of the loud pedal. As for curb weight, 4,225 pounds (1,916 kilograms) make the Shelby GT500 lighter on its feet than the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.
The 3.73 rear axle ratio enables the car to hit 190 miles per hour on full song. The Hellcat is much obliged to take things up a notch, topping at 199 mph. From the leaked document, we also understand the driveshaft is made from carbon fiber and that weight distribution is split 56.2 front and 43.8 over the rear axle.
Considering that Ford played the 200-mph game before, it’s most likely the automaker decided to focus exclusively on track performance for the Shelby GT500. And for the more skeptical people among us, the spelling mistakes and curious wording of the document don’t help at all.
Rhyu explains later on in the thread that he “got the information from a post on Reddit, which has since been deleted already. Neither I nor the original poster have any more information besides this grainy picture.” If the information proves to be true, however, 5.86 pounds per horsepower sounds underwhelming if we're honest.
At the end of the day, something doesn’t add up at all. First things first, the previous generation of the Shelby GT500 could do 199 miles per hour with poorer aero than this fellow here. Then there is the curb weight. At 3,871 pounds despite the 5.8-liter displacement of the Trinity supercharged V8, one does have to wonder how the newcomer can be so heavy despite all of that carbon fiber?
What’s your take on these alleged specifications?
The 3.73 rear axle ratio enables the car to hit 190 miles per hour on full song. The Hellcat is much obliged to take things up a notch, topping at 199 mph. From the leaked document, we also understand the driveshaft is made from carbon fiber and that weight distribution is split 56.2 front and 43.8 over the rear axle.
Considering that Ford played the 200-mph game before, it’s most likely the automaker decided to focus exclusively on track performance for the Shelby GT500. And for the more skeptical people among us, the spelling mistakes and curious wording of the document don’t help at all.
Rhyu explains later on in the thread that he “got the information from a post on Reddit, which has since been deleted already. Neither I nor the original poster have any more information besides this grainy picture.” If the information proves to be true, however, 5.86 pounds per horsepower sounds underwhelming if we're honest.
At the end of the day, something doesn’t add up at all. First things first, the previous generation of the Shelby GT500 could do 199 miles per hour with poorer aero than this fellow here. Then there is the curb weight. At 3,871 pounds despite the 5.8-liter displacement of the Trinity supercharged V8, one does have to wonder how the newcomer can be so heavy despite all of that carbon fiber?
What’s your take on these alleged specifications?
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