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HeilSvenska 01-01-2009 01:58 AM

2010 Shelby GT500 Revealed!!!
 
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Important pointers.
-Improvements carried over from the limited edition GT500 KR
-540hp, 510lb-ft torque
-New gearbox enhancements, plus a standard 3.55:1 rear axle ratio
-Integrated rear Gurney Flap
-Downforce increased and drag reduced
-Interior trim unique to GT500
- +2mpg to hwy mileage
-On sale from spring

http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/shelbygt500press/
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yg60m 01-01-2009 05:36 AM

Great look !! Thanks for the info :-)

nthfinity 01-01-2009 02:14 PM

THey are lacking some VERY important details....

improvement over the KR... WEIGHT!

tires aren't as sticky... but that is easily remedied :)

HeilSvenska 01-01-2009 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nthfinity (Post 861683)
THey are lacking some VERY important details....

improvement over the KR... WEIGHT!

tires aren't as sticky... but that is easily remedied :)

I thought the new one was heavier. Slightly.

MidEngine4Life 01-01-2009 04:27 PM

I still think the shelby should have the shelby style taillights that the original concept had.
http://www.diseno-art.com/images/Ford_Mustang_Coupe.jpg

HeilSvenska 01-01-2009 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MidEngine4Life (Post 861688)
I still think the shelby should have the shelby style taillights that the original concept had.
http://www.diseno-art.com/images/Ford_Mustang_Coupe.jpg

That was obviously retro. They're trying to move away from that.
I like the new ones much better after seeing them with my own eyes. It's instantaneously recognizable as a Mustang, but does so without resorting to oh-so-obvious cues. And it's quite interesting looking otherwise, actually. The first one, I thought looked a bit too flat. Literally. The new one adds so much more dimension. ;-)

pagani 01-01-2009 06:19 PM

I hope they have fixed the handling problems
Otherwise great looking car

MidEngine4Life 01-01-2009 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by pagani (Post 861696)
I hope they have fixed the handling problems
Otherwise great looking car

My thoughts exactly. "Power is nothing without control"

nthfinity 01-01-2009 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeilSvenska (Post 861687)
I thought the new one was heavier. Slightly.

+- 300 lbs less.


Quote:

Originally Posted by MidEngine4Life (Post 861697)
My thoughts exactly. "Power is nothing without control"

you must have missed the number of magazine articles where the KR was one of the best handling cars of 2008... not just in terms of absolute grip, but in laptimes, and progressive feel at the limit.

Suspension is carryover from the KR... KR owners are likely going to be a bit upset with the new 500.

pagani 01-01-2009 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nthfinity (Post 861699)
+- 300 lbs less.



you must have missed the number of magazine articles where the KR was one of the best handling cars of 2008... not just in terms of absolute grip, but in laptimes, and progressive feel at the limit.

Suspension is carryover from the KR... KR owners are likely going to be a bit upset with the new 500.

Good to hear that they use proper suspension on this one
Btw i was talking about the normal gt500 not the kr or supersnake.

HeilSvenska 01-01-2009 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pagani (Post 861700)
Good to hear that they use proper suspension on this one
Btw i was talking about the normal gt500 not the kr or supersnake.

But the new standard GT500 will have the bits from the KR. That's what he meant. ;-)

pagani 01-01-2009 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeilSvenska (Post 861703)
But the new standard GT500 will have the bits from the KR. That's what he meant. ;-)

I was talking about the previous shelby gt500 the normal one.

HeilSvenska 01-01-2009 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pagani (Post 861704)
I was talking about the previous shelby gt500 the normal one.

Yes yes. We know what you mean.

enzoferrari 01-01-2009 09:57 PM

Thats awesome,and 40hp+ makes it even better.

leblanc2.0 01-02-2009 11:15 AM

Its a good looking car,i hope it handles like it looks. Lets see what Roush can do with this car too.

pagani 01-02-2009 11:45 AM

Will their be a super snake or kr version of it?

fordgt84 01-02-2009 01:03 PM

that thing looks so gooooooood 8-)

Minacious 01-02-2009 01:56 PM

Other than the 67 Mustang, I have never really cared for them. This one, in my opinion, and excluding that "bend over and relax your muscles" first color pictured, is the best looking to date. Again, not including the 67 in the mix.

RC45 01-02-2009 02:26 PM

Hopefully the Ford dealers will not see the "GT 500" label as code for "$30,000 Markup".

There have been some great cars recenly, but when yu see the SAME car on the dealers lot 7 moths later, you would think that theyget a clue that just because they think a 2008 GT500 Convertible is worth sticker + $15,000, that doesnt mean the buying public thinks so ;)

The local Roush approved Ford dealer still has the same 10 or so 427/427R/428's on the lot they had 8 months ago.

They have just moved them from the front of the dealership, to the enxtdoor Used Car property.

I loved the test drive in the 427R TrakPak, and the Gt500 felt like fun... but they were not $60,000-fun.

That is my only complaint about the ne "hot" domestics.

Price.

Minacious 01-02-2009 02:51 PM

That is a terrific point. Price will always be a factor that keeps these things sitting on the lots and not in more garages. The prices that are being asked for these GT500s is silly.

FoxFour 01-03-2009 12:06 PM

The car is slightly heavier than the older version, by about 20 pounds- maybe less if you opt out for the Shaker 1000 audio system. This car still uses an iron block up front since the Ford GT block was engineered as a dry sump setup. If the car was 300 lbs lighter, that is an awful lot of weight to be removed out of said car. If memory serves me, the new GT500FR competition version that will be used in the Miller Motorsport challenge is about 300 lbs less than a regular production version GT and the FR is a stripped out race car.

nthfinity 01-03-2009 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FoxFour (Post 861775)
The car is slightly heavier than the older version, by about 20 pounds- maybe less if you opt out for the Shaker 1000 audio system. This car still uses an iron block up front since the Ford GT block was engineered as a dry sump setup. If the car was 300 lbs lighter, that is an awful lot of weight to be removed out of said car. If memory serves me, the new GT500FR competition version that will be used in the Miller Motorsport challenge is about 300 lbs less than a regular production version GT and the FR is a stripped out race car.

;)

I ain't sayin nutin!

it is significantly less weight... somewhere!

FoxFour 01-03-2009 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by nthfinity (Post 861794)
;)

I ain't sayin nutin!

it is significantly less weight... somewhere!

No matter. In this economic climate, I can't afford it anyways.

ae86_16v 01-05-2009 03:31 PM

Awesome car. It really does look great in gray! Can't wait to see them on the road.


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