The 2013 Shelby GT500 has good looks with big power to back it up! The 2013 Shelby GT500 now has 662 bhp on tap at 6250 rpm and sports a serious 631 lb.-ft. of torque coming in at 4000 rpm with a red-line at 6250 rpm (can tolerate 7000 rpm), this is truly a beast! Running the 0-60 mph in 3.5 seconds and the quarter mile in 11.5 seconds. Ford’s performance SVT crew has improved the car greatly in many areas to create a well-balanced Shelby GT500 that’s totally at home on any road course yet is still remarkably very civil in everyday driving situations.
The new 2013 Shelby GT500 has a dohc 5.8-liter V-8, which has the same stroke as the previous Shelby 5.4 but now has had the bore size increased from 90.5 to 93.5 mm. The Shelby’s aluminum block is built in Germany and is built to handle all that new found power. The Shelby comes with a forged crankshaft, pistons and rods, while the camshafts are similar to those used in the previous super-car, it now has increased fuel injector flow, improved head gaskets and exhaust valves that can withstand the added cylinder pressure place against the new aluminum-block.
2013 Shelby GT500 662 bhp at 6250 rpm and 631 lb.-ft. torque at 4000 rpm.
The Shelby’s 6-speed manual transmission is the only gearbox available and has been considerably strengthened as well as the the internal bearings.The Shelby now has a new clutch, which is a dual-disc unit from ZF and comes with much stronger springs, increased clamping load and ultra performance friction material. Another very neat performance upgrade is the new drive-shaft, which is a single carbon-fiber piece that now has 36 percent more torque capacity and only weighs in at 14.4 lbs. which is much less than the old steel 2-piece unit previously used. SVT engineers praise the extra stiffness of this shaft and is perfectly balanced to handle the cars now 202 mph top speed. Of equal importance, the Shelby’s new six-piston Brembo mono-block calipers and 15-inch front rotors do an excellent job of hauling the car down from speed, aided by its big 13.8-inch rear units and rear P285/35R Z-rated Goodyear Eagle Supercar Tires.
2013 Ford Shelby GT500
The 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 is one fast car, some say stupid fast, but one thing is for sure, this Snake can bite and bite hard! Other vehicles on the street will surely get the point loud and clear if they go head to head with this bad boy!
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