Anderson Ford of Clinton, Inc.
1001 State Route 10 West Clinton, IL 61727Sales: 888.715.6476
- Parts: (888) 362-6065
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2005 debut of the Shelby GT500
In 2005,
the Shelby
GT500 was revealed at the New York International Auto Show, and became
available in the summer of 2006 as part of the model year 2007 lineup.It is powered by a 5.4 Liter Modular V8, with 4V per cylinder heads borrowed from the $150K Ford GT supercar, an eaton M122 roots supercharger and is rated by Ford at 500 hp (370 kW) and 480 ft·lbf (650 N·m) of torque. It boasts a Tremec T-6060 manual transmission, reworked suspension geometry, 18-inch wheels, functional aerodynamic body kit, and still retains the solid rear axle.
The GT500 starts at an MSRP of $40,930 for the coupe, and $45,755 for the convertible version. Although Carroll Shelby had no hands-on involvement in the design of the car, he did provide Ford and SVT (Special Vehicle Team) input on what would make the car better. Most notably, he convin
ced Ford to
enlist wider
rear tires (from 255 mm wide to 285 mm wide). This car is the
aftermarket's
dream with less than $1000 in simple modifications (smaller pulley
on the
supercharger, cold air intake, and custom remapping of the ECU) the
car's
horsepower can jump to over 650 and torque over 600.