Ford Shelby GT500 Runs 8s, Turbo'd Mustang Doesn't Give a Flying Hoot About It

Performance-wise, there is no other stock Ford out there that can humiliate it down the quarter mile, not even the new 'Stang, which 'only' has 500 hp in the range-topping Dark Horse configuration. The reason is its ability to complete it in around ten seconds with no outside intervention.

Aiding it is a 760-horsepower 5.2-liter supercharged mill that also produces 625 pound-feet (847 Nm) of torque. The Blue Oval claims the Shelby GT500, based on the previous generation Mustang, takes only three seconds to hit the sixty mph (97 kph) mark. Thus, it is a force to be reckoned with.

Now, the world of drag racing is a vast place filled with all kinds of neck-snappingly fast machines. One such ride is the red Ford Mustang depicted on video below. It is also part of the S550 generation, just like the mighty GT500 mentioned above. Normally, it wouldn't threaten the range-topping Shelby, but it has received a huge amount of work to the point where it can humiliate not only supercars but also hypercars.

According to the video uploader, it has forced induction to thank for the extra oomph that remains undisclosed. Nonetheless, we reckon this turbocharged Ford Mustang enjoys well over 1,000 horsepower. After all, it can run the quarter-mile in eight seconds, or 8.48 seconds, in the race against the Shelby GT500, with an exit speed of 122.07 mph (196.45 kph). That is enough to send shivers down the spines of some of the fastest vehicles on the planet.

Mind you, the underdog, aka the turbo'd ‘Stang, doesn't exactly hold the upper ground against the Shelby GT500, as it appears the latter has also paid a visit to the tuning fairy. There is nothing to indicate the amount of power that it enjoys every time the driver pushes the right pedal to the floor, but it should be similar to the one of its turbocharged sibling. What makes us say that? The fact that it is also an eight-second car down the quarter mile.

As a result, you are about to watch an equally balanced quarter-line match between the supercharged Shelby GT500 and the turbocharged Mustang from the same generation, filmed at the Bandimere Speedway in Colorado, presumably not long ago, as the clip was recently uploaded online. So, if you had to place a bet, which of the two pony cars do you think won? Now, head on down to find out if you were right.