These highly-horsed Mustangs are a handful. I think I’ve called them death cars. But it appears that issue has been addressed. The official New Year’s Day press release tells us that “the 2010 Shelby GT500 is an estimated 2 miles per gallon more fuel efficient on the highway.” No wait. That’s not it. “The design team, with a nod to the original Shelby Cobras from the 1960s, takes those design cues even further with nuanced improvements in both the coupe and convertible, each of which boasts a more-refined interior.” No wait; that’s the bit where they piss on the 500KR. “Spring and dampers have been optimized for better roll control, giving customers more confidence when braking, accelerating or turning. The new chassis tuning takes its philosophy from the KR program, with a greater emphasis placed on primary body control. The team also stiffened the steering shaft.” Not convinced? “Another obvious difference for the Shelby is the addition of racing stripes, which also will now be available on the convertible. ‘Racing stripes made their mark on 1960s-era Ford performance vehicles,’ Hameedi notes. ‘That’s something we feel is a key part of the Shelby performance DNA – maybe more so than some of our competition.'” Failing that, “Standard safety equipment includes: dual stage front air bags, side-impact air bags and Ford’s Personal Safety System.”
Find Reviews by Make:
Read all comments
Ford really needs to go back to the drawing board. It is sad when four door sedans have better drag coefficents, better gas mileage, better weight distribution, and better handling. And, for the money they are charging, it is a no brainer to go and buy a Corvette instead, no matter how big a Mustang fan you are. If they wanted to make a drag car, why not do it right?
I wish they would ditch the cast iron block V8 – it makes the car not just too heavy but places way too much of that weight in the nose.
carguy,
You can just take a base GT and add the planned 500 HP supercharger upgrade kit from Ford Racing. True, it’s not going to be a GT500, but the aluminum block on the GT= weight savings.
When will we get the BMW 335i comparison?
Phil
@ ferrarimanf355
Isnt that the difference really just a supercharger?
and the iron block from the 2010 Mustang?
@ BMW325I,
I think so. A Mustang GT with a supercharger upgrade would be enough to make New Camaro owners sweat a little.
When the Mustang was “new” all those years ago, the tuners were putting superchargers on them and getting well over 700 WHP.
Ain’t rocket science. Keeping it from fragging for 50K miles is a different kettle-o-fish, but it’s really easy to get well over 500 at the wheels.
It will still be embarrassed at the track.
I bet a Cobalt SS will still handle better than this pig.
Yeah I’d rather have a Cobalt since I drive mostly on the track, and it’s better there…
…
What exactly makes a stripe a “racing” stripe?