Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Ford
Shelby GT500 Super Snake snagged in the wild
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The massively-powerful Shelby GT500 Super Snake isn't going to officially debut until later this weekend at the Mid-America Ford Performance and Shelby Meet, but that hasn't stopped Mustang Evolution from snagging and posting the first real shots of the ride ahead of its big reveal. Its GT500KR looks are further augmented with Super Snake badging and blacked-out head and taillamps -- the whole package looks just menacing. Appropriate, when you consider it'll be available with up to 725 supercharged horses underhood. Daddy wants a pony for Father's Day...
[Source: Mustang Evolution]
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TriShield 11:35AM (6/15/2007)
That is one wicked muscle car.
Before the whining begins about another Mustang "model" the Super Snake appears to be a tuner package offered directly by Shelby. Similar to what Mallet and Lingenfelter do with GM cars.
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Rob 11:54AM (6/15/2007)
600 or 725hp, awesome. I really like the hood, which reminds me of the one from the mustang gt concept car before the 2005 came out. What the Shelbys should have also like that concept car is those cougar-esqe taillights. But maybe on the redesign in a couple years.
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Hamud 12:06PM (6/15/2007)
I would be frigging scared if i look on my mirror and see this monster standing behind me.
This car is just AMAZING.
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Yago Bal 12:13PM (6/15/2007)
I wonder who would be insane (I'm being nice :p) enough to look twice at a car with 750hp in such a primitive chassis...
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Matt DeCillis 12:18PM (6/15/2007)
Hey Yugo....i mean Yago, it's a MUSCLE car, not some fancy 200k euro sports car. The chassis is only 3-4 years old also.
The Super Snake is awesome!
Don 4:33PM (6/15/2007)
Ugh. Here we go again. Perhaps you'd be more at home with the "futuristic" Lexus LF-A?
F451 12:20PM (6/15/2007)
There is a lot of emotion tried to the brand. The Mustang is one of the few American automobile legacy vehicles. This one is just plain ass-whomping! I love it!
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Naysayer 3:06PM (6/15/2007)
You mean the legacy of sharing the platform of the car with the Pinto and calling it a Mustang II? Or the legacy of having it almost replaced by the Probe? Or how about the legacy of being parked in the front yard of every single-wide in America?
Having a car that was decent 40 years ago only to be kept alive in name to satisfy mullets does not amount to much of a legacy. Yes, it's nice now, but that's it. It's not 1965 anymore. The F-series has more of a legacy than this secretary car.
Yago Bal 12:31PM (6/15/2007)
Hey TheSilly....I mean Decillis, hehehehe I was talking about the live rear axle, a technology that, curiously, Yugo felt was too crapy for them by the 80's... ;)
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Nick 1:24PM (6/15/2007)
Yay? I'd rather buy a GT, 5.0L Cammer, T-56, and the various FR500C/SVT components.
Engine - $15,000
Transmission - $8,500
Transmission Mount - $500
SVT Handling Pack - $1750
Steering Rack - $1,100
Clutch - $600
Diff - $750
Brakes - $3,700
Driveshaft - $290
Engine Mounts - $650
ECU/Harness - $1,350
Cobra Strut Brace - $260
Mustang GT - $26,000
Total - $60,450 (a Super Snake -starts- at ~$70,000)
Yes I'm sure I'm missing some key components, but point being that would be an infinitely better car than the 'Super Snake', and likely cost less, or at most, the same.
Nellydesign 1:03PM (6/15/2007)
Again with the live rear axle whining... The Mustang is a great handling car, though probably best in the GT with the better weight distribution. Properly tuned, a live rear axle can work to create a capable handler. It's no track king, but that's due in large part to the relative narrowness of the rear tires. I hope this deficiency is remedied in future models more than the live axle. The Mustang is all about AFFORDABLE performance, and I beg you to find any other 500 hp cars for ~$40,000. The live axle is one of the reasons normal people can afford a Mustang.
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Nick 1:27PM (6/15/2007)
Oh by the way, the '04 Cobra with independent rear suspension, which also happened to weigh significantly less than the current Cobra, cost -less- than the current SRA car. So using cost as a reason to keep the SRA is complete and utter bullshit.
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KT 2:37PM (6/15/2007)
I had a 99 Cobra (first year with IRS) and the wheel hop was unbearable. Yes, there are some aftmkt items available to reduce it but it was still terrible. I then got a 03 Cobra and it was tuned slightly better but still had way too much wheel hop.
I've driven a stock GT and I noticed no difference in the ride/handling of it compared to the Cobra's. If anything, the GT rode much better in everyday driving than either if my Cobras.
So, unless you drive a road course to work and back everyday I don't think you'd ever know it was a "primitive" chassis.
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FLR 2:58PM (6/15/2007)
Does Shelby actually contribute to the vehicles other then letting someone use his name?
It's a good looking car, that's for sure.
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Don 4:34PM (6/15/2007)
Hey, Nay...you're so full of crap it's oozing out of your pores.
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Andy 6:00PM (6/15/2007)
The Mustang is a great coupe; the live rear axle does not ruin the driving experience at all. I just don't like all the trim lines. The Super Snake package looks more to take on Saleen's S281 Ultimate. Am I the only one who'd prefer a custom-built '69 fastback for the money?
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WillTheThrill 4:18AM (6/16/2007)
Yes there have been ump-teen versions of the current Mustang, but damn this on is f'n sexy. Good thing it doesn't have one of those Saturday Night Live modifications cause I'd be one lonely dude, lol.
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stealth 12:07PM (6/16/2007)
What are the 0-60 and 1/4 miles times this?
And top speed?
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aman 1:27PM (6/16/2007)
that is one HOT car
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