Shelby releases Super Snake GT500 details
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Amy Boylan, President of Shelby Automobiles, Inc., has released the first official details on her company's latest Mustang iteration, the Super Snake GT500. First, you'll need a Shelby GT 500, the base price of which is $40,930 according to Ford. Now, you're probably going to want to option that up, and we're betting no dealer will let you out the door without paying a significant mark up. On top of that, turning your GT500 into a Super Snake will cost at least an additional $28,000.
Sure, that price could buy you a second Mustang, but instead your Super Snake will be boasting 600 horsepower. You can order up to a 725-horsepower Super Snake as well, but the cost will be significantly more and you can kiss that factory warranty goodbye if you go all the way. In addition to the Shelby Supercharger that produces the extra ponies, you'll also get a cold air intake, Shelby/Baer 6-piston caliper brakes, a Shelby short throw shifter, an Eibach coil-over suspension, sway bars, and a Borla cat-back exhaust. Unfortunately, the Super Snake doesn't address the Mustang's weight problem, instead trying to reign it in with a beefier suspension, more power and better stoppers.
More info and the complete specs are after the jump.
[Source: Mustang Evolution]
No Mustang special edition would be complete without exterior adornments to let everyone know, so the Super Snake gets a new hood, carbon fiber front spliter, cf mirror covers and rocker panels, as well as a brake duct kit for the front and rear. Then there's the badging on the rear deck lid, front grille and front fenders, combined with the fat Super Snake striping bisecting the car lengthwise. Your Super Snake will also be rolling on 20-inch Shelby Alcoa wheels wearing Pirelli P-Zeros.
So, if the fates are on your side, a Super Snake will cost you $68,930 base. You should figure on that not happening, however, and be ready to raid an extra college fund if necessary.
2008 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Package Parts
Performance
Shelby Supercharger Upgrade 600- 725+
Cold Air intake
Shelby/Baer 6 piston caliper bake system
Shelby short throw shifter
Shelby/Eibach coil over suspension
Shelby/Eibach sway bars
Borla cat-back exhaust system
Exterior
- Shelby Super Snake Hood
- Carbon fiber front fascia splitter
- Carbon fiber mirror covers
- Carbon fiber rocker panels
- Shelby deck lid letter kit
- Super Snake badging on front grille and front fenders
- Sequential tail lights
- Super Snake striping
- Front brake duct kit
- Rear brake duct kit
Interior
- CSM consecutively numbered dash plaque
- CSM consecutively numbered plaque in engine compartment
- Super Snake door sill plates with CSM number
- Light bar with solenoid activated brake light (Convertible)
- Shelby floor mats
- Aesthetic engine kit with billet fluid caps and dip stick handle
- Center gauge cluster with Autometer Carroll Shelby Signature Carbon Fiber faced gauges (boost,fuel pressure,oil pressure)
- Aluminum Shelby map light accent
- Satin door lock knobs
Tires and Wheels
- 20″ Shelby Alcoa wheels (bright silver finish 20X9 front 20X10 rear)
- Pirelli P-Zero Nero 255/35ZR20 front 275/35ZR20 rear
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
freckles 1:10PM (6/05/2007)
please get rid of the pole antenna!
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Jon 1:13PM (6/05/2007)
That's not a pole antenna, its the corner of the set this picture was taken in
Jon 1:09PM (6/05/2007)
Is it an understatement to say I want one?
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don 1:20PM (6/05/2007)
"That's not a pole antenna, its the corner of the set this picture was taken in"
thanks for the clarity. i would hate to see these things destroy the shape of the car
Joe 5:16PM (6/05/2007)
The corner of the set?
This is a rendering...CG, anyone?
brent 1:46PM (6/05/2007)
I've seen it, yes it is in fact a pole antenna...
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PuffyC 2:03PM (6/05/2007)
There must be something about Mustangs and 911's that makes people think you need 15 versions of essentially the same car. Looks cool though, but not at $80k. You could get a better car than any Mustang for that kind of dough.
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ibefine 1:50PM (6/05/2007)
I really like mustang, actually considering of buying one, but i live in wet conditions, traction???
How many more editions can they squeeze out of mustang???
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Julius 1:59PM (6/05/2007)
I own a Mustang GT in SE Michigan. I find the traction control does it's job in most conditions. However, regardless, the car doesn't do too well in the snow.
brent 2:14PM (6/05/2007)
In agreeance with PuffyC
::cough:: Z06+Supercharger ::Cough::
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Chris 2:26PM (6/05/2007)
In agreeance with PuffyC
::cough:: Z06+Supercharger ::Cough::
Like the 700+ hp twin turbo kit for the 2005+ C6 Corvette from www.ohioboost.com
Christopher Watts 3:36PM (6/05/2007)
"My SuperSnake brings all the boys to the yard...damn right, it's better than yours..damn right...it's better than yours. I could teach ya, but I'd have to charge."
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That One Person 4:04PM (6/05/2007)
A little pricey. Correct me if I am wrong, but are there any other cars (except the Z06) that come from the FACTORY with this much power and cost this much? Heck, it has as much power as the Viper and costs a hell of a lot less.
Needs to lose weight but it is still a cool car. Heck, even a stock GT turns heads...
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spdracerut 4:18PM (6/05/2007)
Just the go faster, stop faster, turn better, make lighter parts please.
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sam 1:30AM (6/06/2007)
Anyone of you losers who would even CONSIDER this crap are complete morons. ZO6 ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Matt DeCillis 11:56AM (6/06/2007)
Some people do not like Vette's(I happen to like them a lot). I can't believe people have not realized that everyone has their likes/dislikes about things and always have to bash people for it. But I'm more into the musclecar, not a sports car so I'd take a Mustang.
Jay 8:27PM (6/07/2007)
I'd rather be an old guy in a muscle car than an old guy in a sportscar; besides, the GT500 looks better than the Z06 IMHO...These are two reasons are why I bought a Shelby GT500.
Gamera 8:18PM (6/06/2007)
I like the idea of being able to get the car with a warranty if even with just the 600hp model. If I'm going to spend $68k on a car, its nice to know its covered for at least 3 years.
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derek thibeau 4:50PM (6/09/2007)
if any of you idiots out there think that a z06 is anywhere near as bad as the supersnake...you need to get that vibrator out your butt. how bout this, supersnake and a new z06 are close in the price catagory. tell me this they pump out thousands of those pieces every year were as a limited amount of the supersnake. sell each of them in 25 years and see whose got the better collectors car.
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Gamera 1:00AM (6/14/2007)
Pricing has been officially announced at $27,995. Check out the details here. http://www.motorator.com/blog/ford-performance-parts/update-shelby-gt500-super-snake-pricing-announced
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