Every Wealthy Guy Needs One Of These In His Stable

I'm not wealthy, so I'll be admiring these find automobiles from afar.

Shelby GT500 Super Snake set to slither in 2008 | Aussie Car News

Yeah, Sports Car International did an article on it in their March/08 magazine. Pretty nuts car there. Add $27,995 to the bill of your GT500 purchase to get the 605hp/590lb-ft of torque WITH A WARRANTY or add #31,995 for the 725hp/650lb-ft of torque version with NO WARRANTY.

"To extract an extra 105hp from the GT500's 500hp suprecharged 5.4-liter V8, Shelby adds a cold air induction system, 62-mm twin throttle bodies and a Ford Racing supercharger that pumps out 13 pounds of boost. A Borla cat-back exhaust system spits out the burnt hydrocarbons and delivers a ballsy exhaust note. Shelby leaves the 150mph electronic speed limiter in place, as well as traction control.
If that isn't a big enough threat to your driver's license. spring for the 725hp, 650lb-ft monster. Off comes the factory blower, replaced with a massive Kenne Bell/Shelby screw-type supercharger. This unti, breathing through twin 75-mm billet throttle bodies, cranks out 16.5 pounds of boost. A JBA 3-inch exhaust system is bolted in, as is a custom one-piece drive-shaft. Tossed onto the scrap heap along with the other GT500 parts is the speed limiter, allowing your speeding tickets to be that much bigger."

All this plus:
-Baer Brakes
-a carbon-fiber hood
-20-inch wheels
-short throw shifter
-Ford Racing Handling package
-3.73:1 rear axel ratio
-multi-link live-axel rear suspension
-and cosmetic junk like badges





That's all pretty good and I'm sure it would be a blast to drive. But I still say it'll drive like a heavy car and have virtually no feeling of the rough road.

But if I were rich I'd probably add one of these to the collection.

Nice ride but...........more than I could afford unless I hocked everything I own...........including my soul.

I would like to hear some of the people from the thread "Ever get bored of a car?" chime in on this thread.

People are complaining that the new GT500 doesn't have a refined ride, crappy handling, and all of the sophistication of a sledghammer.... And I believe that's exactly what the people that love "muscle cars" want and crave every day. I would say 80% of the people on here don't really like new cars when compared to the classics, so why is everyone trashing the GT500 for having "primitive handling"?

Personally, if I owned a GT500, I would not care if it can't hang with Porsches and BMW's through corners. I would only care about going in a straight line and looking like a badass while doing it. When it's time to turn who cares if the rear end hits a bump and kicks out a couple of inches? From what everyone in the other thread mentioned above thinks, that little bit of drama would be a welcome "kick in the ass" in an otherwise mundane commute.

And plus, who out there that is looking to buy a car such as the GT500 really cares about all of that? I mean, really? I believe that there is no other car in it's class. Corvettes and Vipers are sports cars and therefore don't count. Sure when the new Challenger hits the streets along with the new Camaro there will be a little bit of competition. The newest Motor Trend's cover article compared a new Challenger SRT8 to a GT500. The GT500 smoked the Challenger in every performance aspect. Yet somehow the Challenger placed first due to its more "refined ride." Pffft.... I would rather have a new GT500 over any other car in the world right now....

....Except the Super Snake of course.... ;-)

my uncle collects classic mustangs two of which are Boss mustangs, Hes getting well up there in the years and he has a hard time with the clutch on his 70 Boss 302 so he decided to invest in a new Shelby 500 because it has a modern clutch and old style looks. I am in love with that car it is one of the first modern cars that I have actually driven that reminds me of my 1970 in raw delight.

It rumbles at a stop light and feels like it wants to go WOT with the briefest of touches of the throttle and the best part you can drive it without having to tinker with it constantly. I love my old Torino but sometimes I just want to get in it and drive with the A/C on.

Originally Posted by 72BlackOnBlack

I would like to hear some of the people from the thread "Ever get bored of a car?" chime in on this thread.

People are complaining that the new GT500 doesn't have a refined ride, crappy handling, and all of the sophistication of a sledghammer.... And I believe that's exactly what the people that love "muscle cars" want and crave every day. I would say 80% of the people on here don't really like new cars when compared to the classics, so why is everyone trashing the GT500 for having "primitive handling"?

Personally, if I owned a GT500, I would not care if it can't hang with Porsches and BMW's through corners. I would only care about going in a straight line and looking like a badass while doing it. When it's time to turn who cares if the rear end hits a bump and kicks out a couple of inches? From what everyone in the other thread mentioned above thinks, that little bit of drama would be a welcome "kick in the ass" in an otherwise mundane commute.

And plus, who out there that is looking to buy a car such as the GT500 really cares about all of that? I mean, really? I believe that there is no other car in it's class. Corvettes and Vipers are sports cars and therefore don't count. Sure when the new Challenger hits the streets along with the new Camaro there will be a little bit of competition. The newest Motor Trend's cover article compared a new Challenger SRT8 to a GT500. The GT500 smoked the Challenger in every performance aspect. Yet somehow the Challenger placed first due to its more "refined ride." Pffft.... I would rather have a new GT500 over any other car in the world right now....

....Except the Super Snake of course.... ;-)

Just an observation, did anyone watch the Koni Challenge from Lime Rock Park on SPEED last weekend? A Mustang came in third place dicing it up for second place with a Porsche until the last lap. I've driven Lime Rock myself and it's a track that favors handling over raw horsepower.

The finishing order; BMW, Porsche, Mustang, all on the lead lap.

It was pretty impressive.

I suppose I could save a little $$$ on transport cost to Shelby for the upgrades