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Did Shelby made another great GT500?

  • automotivedatabase
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • 3 min read

Updated: Jan 20, 2019



Every one in the Shelby mustangs forum was going crazy as fans got a sneak peak of the car being tested, it confirmed that a new car in the Shelby GT lineup was coming. Some sources also said that it wasn't a new GT350, but it was a GT500. And again, that blew minds of a much larger population.

Someone also revealed a picture of the car before its launch. You can see that photo below:-


Leaked image of GT500

Finally, after much hype in the 2019 Detroit Auto Show(or North American International Auto Show), they revealed the All-New 2020 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500.


GT500 at 2019 DAS

The design has changed drastically from the old GT500.

It has got a new satin-finish Shelby signature logo up front. Most of the other styling upgrades have been taken from the current GT350 which will also go for sale by February 2019. There is cross drilling for more cooling, two large radiators that necessitated doubling the grille area but which results in 50 percent more airflow than the GT350. To reduce front-end lift from all that air entering the engine compartment, there's a giant vent in the hood—it is the largest hood scoop louver Ford has ever made. A rain tray attaches underneath it to keep the engine pristine, but you need to remove it for track work. A new oil pan design will keep more oil in the sump in the turns.


Ford has not revealed the exact HorsePower numbers yet but the engineers say thta it will easily exceed 700 HP and 600 lb-ft of torque. It would basically have a supercharged 5.2 liter cross-plane V-8 rather than a flat-plane-crank in the GT350. In addition to forced induction supercharging, the GT500 has a new Tremec twin-clutch seven-speed automatic transmission—no manual for 2020-and a new rotary gearshift.

The new dual clutch transmission does shifts in less than 100 milliseconds.


The car will do 0-60 mph in about 3.5 seconds and the quarter mile in less than 11 seconds. It is so much quicker than the GT350 that it needs hood pins to keep the massively vented composite hood locked down, chief Mustang engineer Carl Widmann said. The front fenders are also made of composite and are widened considerably to accommodate the wider tires, but the rear quarters are unchanged, which allows the tires to peek out a bit (one of many things that make it impossible to homologate the GT500 for Europe or Japan).



The last GT500 hade a 5.8 liter V-8 that made 662 HP nad 631 lb-ft of torque. The 16.5-inch two-piece front rotors of the Brembo brakes are said to be the largest on any domestic sports coupe. Among production vehicles, it is not far from the Lamborghini Urus with its 17.3-inch rotors. Ford didn't set out to break any records; it just happened. They're steel rotors with aluminum centers, and they feature 20 percent more swept area than on the GT350 rotors. Carbon-ceramic rotors are not offered because the steel rotors have no thermal fade issues and the (also very pricey) carbon wheels are an even better way of reducing unsprung mas

In the back are four 5-inch exhaust tips and a base spoiler; it gets a gurney flap if you opt for the Handling Pack. For the track enthusiasts there is a Carbon Fiber Track package that gets the adjustable carbon fiber GT4 track wing to create rear downforce and the integrated dive plane splitter wickers in front to reduce lift. All GT500s get electronically adjustable Magneride shocks, with different internal tuning between base and Track Pack cars.



The carbon-fiber package also includes 20-inch carbon-fiber wheels that are 0.5 inch wider in the rear and Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, sized 305/30 in front and 315/30 in the rear. (Michelin Pilot Sport 4S is the standard tire.) Unique springs and anti-roll bars come with this package, lowering the suspension slightly. Inside are Recaro seats, and the rear seat is deleted to reduce weight, but there is a radio and air conditioning. Carbon-fiber trim abounds. On the exterior everything from the water line up is glossy black, and below that is non-glossy. There is an optional black roof and, of course, stripes. The Gurney flap, the wing, the splitter-wickers, and the Recaros (retaining the rear seat) are all expected to be offered as a la carte options.


They are going to sell the new GT500 in the late 2019, so till then we would have to wait or get the GT350 which is going on for same in the February, starting at $60,235.


Thanks for reading till the end. Hope it helped in gaining some information about the New Shelby GT500.

 
 
 

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