Coming Attractions from SVT

Ford Shelby Cobra GT500

Ford took the wraps off the 450-plus-horsepower Ford Shelby Cobra GT500 show car at the New York International Auto Show March 23. Designed in the unmistakable image of Shelby Mustangs of the 1960s, the Shelby Cobra GT500 combines SVT's modern engineering with the big-block performance that made the original GT500 a legend.

“The all-new 2005 Ford Mustang is one of the hottest cars in many years,” says Phil Martens, Ford group vice president, Product Creation. “It was engineered from the beginning to be the basis of a high-performance, world-class sports car from SVT, and the Shelby Cobra GT500 is it.”

A production version of the GT500 will go on sale in 2006, continuing the high-performance lineage of the SVT Mustang Cobra model line. It will be followed by a steady stream of performance products developed by SVT, including the Ford Sport Trac Adrenalin, the industry's first high-performance sport-utility truck, in 2007.

Ford Sport Trac Adrenalin

Adrenalin showcases Ford's plans to produce in 2007 the first sport utility pickup truck offering the combination of uncompromised utility, four-passenger capability, all-wheel drive and true high performance. Along with the Ford Shelby Cobra GT500 – which will go on sale in 2006 – Adrenalin continues SVT's product momentum that has been growing since the acclaimed Ford GT super car went into production for 2005.

Adrenalin marries the best attributes of two breakthrough Ford vehicles – the SVT F-150 Lightning and the Explorer Sport Trac – to answer enthusiast demands for performance and multi-functional utility. In addition, it offers class-leading technologies, including all-wheel drive, a six-speed automatic transmission and Ford's industry-leading AdvanceTrac® with Roll Stability Control™.

With a supercharged 390-horsepower V-8, the first six-speed automatic ever featured in an SVT vehicle and an SVT-tuned fully independent suspension, Adrenalin promises the acceleration, agility and utility that helped make the SVT F-150 Lightning pickup the best-selling, longest-running performance truck ever.

Adrenalin also builds on the multi-functional personality of the original Explorer Sport Trac, which created the “Sport Utility Truck” market when it debuted in 2000. It offers four full-sized doors, four bolstered bucket seats, and a four-foot composite pickup box with 30 percent more cargo capacity than the current Explorer Sport Trac.