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While most gearheads would call this combo a sacrilege, the peeps from Classic Recreations will sell you just that. Without further beating around the bush, it is our pleasure to introduce the 1966 GT350CR and 1967 GT500CR Shelby Mustang recreation models with the most powerful EcoBoost engine ever made by the Ford Motor Company.
If you were thinking about the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 that animated the 2017 Ford GT, we’re sorry to burst your bubble. What the Oklahoma-based coachbuilder offers in its Mustang continuation cars is the 2.0-liter four-cylinder EcoBoost and the 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost from the Ford F-150 pickup truck.
The only licensed and factory-authorized builder of Shelby Mustang continuation cars tells that the 2.0-liter EcoBoost is specifically tailored for the Chinese market, a country where big displacement engines are taxed dramatically.
Before someone starts mumbling about how the Mustang should only be powered by V8s, we would like to highlight that the 2.0-liter four-cylinder motor churns out 300 horsepower. That is 30 horsepower more than the first-gen Mustang’s 6.4-liter 2-barrel FE V8 and 35 horsepower short of the 7.0-liter Cobra Jet 4-barrel V8 tower-of-power. On the torque front, 360 lb-ft (488 Nm) of get-up-and-go is enough to light the rear tires like a smoke grenade.
Moving on to the GT350CR and GT500CR with the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, the six-cylinder motor comes from the factory with 365 horsepower and 420 lb-ft (569 Nm) of torque. The biggest advantage of the turbocharged V6 over the V8-powered Mustang models from Classic Recreations is the substantial weight reduction. However, if you want more performance from the twin-turbo V6, CR can tune the engine to produce 600+ horsepower.
Both EcoBoost powerplants are available to order with either a six-speed manual gearbox or a six-speed automatic transmission. The Coyote and Windsor V8 engines are also available, with outputs ranging from 420 horsepower to more than 1,000 horsepower.
The only licensed and factory-authorized builder of Shelby Mustang continuation cars tells that the 2.0-liter EcoBoost is specifically tailored for the Chinese market, a country where big displacement engines are taxed dramatically.
Before someone starts mumbling about how the Mustang should only be powered by V8s, we would like to highlight that the 2.0-liter four-cylinder motor churns out 300 horsepower. That is 30 horsepower more than the first-gen Mustang’s 6.4-liter 2-barrel FE V8 and 35 horsepower short of the 7.0-liter Cobra Jet 4-barrel V8 tower-of-power. On the torque front, 360 lb-ft (488 Nm) of get-up-and-go is enough to light the rear tires like a smoke grenade.
Moving on to the GT350CR and GT500CR with the 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, the six-cylinder motor comes from the factory with 365 horsepower and 420 lb-ft (569 Nm) of torque. The biggest advantage of the turbocharged V6 over the V8-powered Mustang models from Classic Recreations is the substantial weight reduction. However, if you want more performance from the twin-turbo V6, CR can tune the engine to produce 600+ horsepower.
Both EcoBoost powerplants are available to order with either a six-speed manual gearbox or a six-speed automatic transmission. The Coyote and Windsor V8 engines are also available, with outputs ranging from 420 horsepower to more than 1,000 horsepower.
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