[Timpo]

Shelby American To Unveil 950 and 1,100 HP Mustangs at 2012 New York Auto Show
By Matt Stone, Correspondent | Published Mar 27, 2012

Just the Facts:
-The Shelby 1000 is the most powerful Shelby Mustang ever, and comes 50 years after the original Cobra launch at the New York auto show.
-The first of two Shelby 1000 models is a "street" version, rated at 950 horsepower.
-The second powerful new Shelby is called the 1000 S/C, and is built primarily as a track car.

NEW YORK — By now you know that the 2013 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 will deliver 650 horsepower courtesy of a specially designed and purpose-built 5.8-liter supercharged V8 engine. That's right, 650 horses with a top speed of 200 mph, right off the showroom floor and backed by a Ford factory warranty.

But that's not enough for 89-year-old Carroll Shelby. During the last year or two, he talked nonstop about his "1,000-hp Mustang."

"I know we can do it, and we're close," Shelby said. "I want this to be the fastest car we've ever built, and it's got to be street legal and idle like a Lincoln."

The development work and testing are done, and the result is the Shelby 1000. In fact there are two Shelby 1000 models. The first is the "street" version, cranking out 950 hp and smog-legal in all 50 states. Lest you think that the big number is only the result of cranking the boost up on a 750-hp GT500 SuperSnake — no. The factory 5.4-liter engine is stripped to the block and given some serious machine work in anticipation of a new crank, rods and pistons. The heads also get a flow job, and the whole deal is topped by a new supercharger. The other powerful new Shelby is called the 1000 S/C, and it's built primarily as a track car. The much-warmed-over 5.4-liter four-cam V8 in this one is good for 1,100 horses.

Some Shelby American-built or modified Mustangs have been criticized for wearing too many different badges. Not so for the 1000. The front fascia gets a makeover, and the wheelwells are stuffed with forged alloy Shelby 1000 20-inch wheels exclusive to this model, plus massive brakes capable of corralling the big motor. The Shelby identification is present of course, but it's relatively subtle. The car looks the part, no doubt, but remains classy.

Naturally the fuel and exhaust systems get a major makeover, as do the suspension and interior. Ancillary gauges are mounted in a unique instrument cluster on the driver side A-pillar.

Price announcements and delivery dates are pending, however the 950hp version will carry $200k price tag.

If 650 hp is good from the factory, why not 1,100 hp from the aftermarket?



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[Berzerker]

Wait... 200K price tag? Who the fuck would spend 200K on a fucking Mustang.

I hate people.

Berz out.

[jagan323]

That's not worth it at all. Totally go aftermarket to reach that power... 200k for that, takes all the fun out of it.

[RabidRat]

Wait... 200K price tag? Who the fuck would spend 200K on a fucking Mustang.

I hate people.

Berz out.

Lol that's the base model too. Who knows what the 1100hp one will cost.

[Lomac]

Wait... 200K price tag? Who the fuck would spend 200K on a fucking Mustang.

I hate people.

Berz out.

What other car out there with near-as-makes-no-difference 1000hp can you buy that's under that price tag? With a fully factory backed warranty?

They'll sell 'em all, like it or not.

[Berzerker]

It's not the power I have a problem with. It's the fact that I would take 50 others cars for 200k than I would a Mustang. Or... Make a Mustang with the same power as that for half the cost (being generous) with a crate motor and a Twin Turbo setup.

Berz out.

[Shorn]

yeah except people that can afford 200k would rather have stock 950hp than modded. usually from factory the car is much more reliable not to mention the warranty.

[Berzerker]

It's not stock. It's a modded mustang.

There are twin turbo setups that put out 685whp on stock internals. But wait were talking 1000hp. Built motor would run about 15k, add the twin turbo setup and your looking at 1000hp for 25k. Oh wait you want Brakes too? Saleen or Baer Racing both make brakes for around 2-2500$ a pair so 4-5k for race brakes all around. Hmm Suspension? Saleen has that covered too. So for the cost of a Mustang and another 30-40K you can have the same thing WITH adjustable boost from the turbo's.

Berz out.

[Shorn]

i dunno.. thats like saying a c63 amg is a modded c class? or a 335 is a modded 328? if it comes from the factory like that i'd call it stock.

[ilvtofu]

yeah except people that can afford 200k would rather have stock 950hp than modded. usually from factory the car is much more reliable not to mention the warranty.

I think the X factor will be collectability, if they actually limit production (not like the gt500 "limited production") this car will have some killer collector value.... many, many, many years down the road.

This car will never have good value for money, you can take a 08 GT500/a brand new 5.0 mustang + a kenne bell kit (under 10k) will get you >800hp on stock internals

[bloodmack]

Shorn, Shelby is a company who modifys mustangs and other cars from ford.. :facepalm:

[tofu1413]

200k for a mustang?


rather go out and buy a used ford gt... :fuckthatshit:

http://www.ford-addict.co.uk/acatalog/ford-gt-1-1-s.jpg

not as fast... but still has more cool factor to it.

[ree666]

ford? no thanks.

[ajax]

TWith 1100 hp, could that look be defined as being a sleeper? Looks like every other high-end mustang to me.

[Senna4ever]

That shot of the car with the front wheels off the ground looks like its been Photoshopped. Something's not right....The bottom edge of the passenger side front tyre looks too feathered...(?)

[Timpo]

That shot of the car with the front wheels off the ground looks like its been Photoshopped. Something's not right....The bottom edge of the passenger side front tyre looks too feathered...(?)well if Jaguar XJ220 can do it...

http://www.f1cartvideos.com/jaguarxj220onrearwheels.jpg

[CanadianJoker]

That shot of the car with the front wheels off the ground looks like its been Photoshopped. Something's not right....The bottom edge of the passenger side front tyre looks too feathered...(?)

Good eye.

Shelby fakes photos of Shelby 1000 lifting off ground (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/03/shelby-1000-carroll-shelby-fake-photos-shots/1#.T3KnidU8V-w)

[Senna4ever]

well if Jaguar XJ220 can do it...
....but the Shelby didn't.

Co-worker just sent me this via e-mail:

Shelby fakes photos of Shelby 1000 lifting off ground (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/03/shelby-1000-carroll-shelby-fake-photos-shots/1#.T3KnN47gypY)

"Shelby American acknowledged this afternoon that it faked photos of the front end of its new 950-horsepower Shelby 1000 lifting off the ground.....Scott Black, spokesman for Shelby American, initially said he was aware of manipulation only to fix shadows, that the wheels actually lifted off the ground. But after checking with the company, he called back and elaborated: "That is fake shot. That shot is not real. I am beyond embarassed." He said the manipulation was done by the photographer and that he didn't know the reason."

*EDIT* Dammit! CanadianJoker got his post in while I was writing mine!

[jameskore]

wow.. amazing.. i hope i can buy one.. how much is it ?

[tonyvu]

I've always thought mustangs are ugly.... no matter what you do to it, will always be a mustang...

[Timpo]

....but the Shelby didn't.

Co-worker just sent me this via e-mail:

Shelby fakes photos of Shelby 1000 lifting off ground (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/03/shelby-1000-carroll-shelby-fake-photos-shots/1#.T3KnN47gypY)

"Shelby American acknowledged this afternoon that it faked photos of the front end of its new 950-horsepower Shelby 1000 lifting off the ground.....Scott Black, spokesman for Shelby American, initially said he was aware of manipulation only to fix shadows, that the wheels actually lifted off the ground. But after checking with the company, he called back and elaborated: "That is fake shot. That shot is not real. I am beyond embarassed." He said the manipulation was done by the photographer and that he didn't know the reason."

*EDIT* Dammit! CanadianJoker got his post in while I was writing mine!OH SHIT! BUSTED!

OWNED

[Death2Theft]

Too bad thats not what white girls think.
I've always thought mustangs are ugly.... no matter what you do to it, will always be a mustang...

[Hondaracer]

It's not the power I have a problem with. It's the fact that I would take 50 others cars for 200k than I would a Mustang. Or... Make a Mustang with the same power as that for half the cost (being generous) with a crate motor and a Twin Turbo setup.

Berz out.

this car clearly isnt for people who need to "choose" a 200k car

:rukidding:

[belaud]

200k for a mustang?


rather go out and buy a used ford gt... :fuckthatshit:

http://www.ford-addict.co.uk/acatalog/ford-gt-1-1-s.jpg

not as fast... but still has more cool factor to it.

It also has an insanely better chassis, as well as suspension setup, though an older engine with less potential, the 1k HP mustang is meant for straight lines and turning is out of the question :heckno:

However, the point of this project was to show Carroll Shelby his dream of a 1000 HP mustang can come true in his lifetime. No one in their right mind would even make this niche "package" level for the sake of profit. It's probably 900% quieter then my car and 3x as fast.

The Boss 302 doesn't make Ford any more money then a Mustang GT, the car is again, a niche, it's simply to please the die hard fans that asked for it, as Carroll Shelby asked for his, I respect Ford for that.

[Manic!]

Shorn, Shelby is a company who modifys mustangs and other cars from ford.. :facepalm:

That's what AMG did before Mercedes bought them out in completely in 2005.

[Over9K]

Wait... 200K price tag? Who the fuck would spend 200K on a fucking Mustang.

I hate people.

Berz out.

FAIL.

A lot better than spending 200K on some over priced, over engineered, unreliable German pos.


/waits for typical rich asians to fail me.

[Ronith]

FAIL.

A lot better than spending 200K on some over priced, over engineered, unreliable German pos.


/waits for typical rich asians to fail me.

It is a fail.

Who spends $200k on a Mustang?

Not even a 1969 Boss 429 goes for that much...

This car screams bad investment. Remember the gt500kr? Yup, there are 7 dealers here in Ontario with them still lounging on the lot.

$helby didn't even engineer the gt500. Ford only used them to subcontract them to build the GT500s. Ford's SVT engineers engineered the $helby GT500.

I am a huge Mustang fan, but there is no way I'd ever pay more then $70k for any Mustang. Period. You must be high if you pay that much. The most I'd pay would be $65k for a '13 GT500.

And even that is to much. The gt500 a few years ago was around $45k.....

[Ronith]

The Boss 302 doesn't make Ford any more money then a Mustang GT, the car is again, a niche, it's simply to please the die hard fans that asked for it, as Carroll Shelby asked for his, I respect Ford for that.

Not true. There are zero incentives on the BOSS 302. z-plan,x-plan, d-plan and a-plan are not applicable. And in addition, most of them are going for list price. Resulting in higher holdbacks for the dealers. Now, when you see a plain gt. There is usually $1000s of incentives on them....

[ree666]

Too bad thats not what white girls think.

white girls think sunfires are cute.

[Ronith]

white girls think sunfires are cute.

wow.

they think this is cute:

http://cache.gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/10/axion2007DUCTwins.jpg

lolz

[- kT]

i dunno.. thats like saying a c63 amg is a modded c class? or a 335 is a modded 328? if it comes from the factory like that i'd call it stock.

An AMG is a modded stock benz. Moreso before MB bought AMG but whatever. Pretty much the same goes for STi's to subaru's. It's a way to distinguish a modded car by the factory tuning company, for a lack of a better term. TRD to toyota too. Same basic gist. Except for the mustang has like..7

[Ronith]

Mercedes -- AMG
Ford -- SVT/SVO
Chevrolet -- ??
Dodge/Chrsler/Jeep -- SRT
BMW -- M-series
Cadillac -- V-series

Please correct me if I am wrong....or add to the list..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Vehicle_Team

[Matsuda]

Honda = Mugen
Nissan = Nismo
Mazda = Mazdaspeed
Toyota = TRD
Subaru = STI
Mitsubishi = Ralliart

correct me if I'm wrong

[Santofu]

Subaru = STI
Mitsubishi = Ralliart

correct me if I'm wrong

If Subaru is STI then shouldn't Mitsubishi be "Evo"? WRX and Ralliart are in the same class.

Anyways...

Lexus = F-Sports

[rJZx]

Mini = JCW

[Matsuda]

If Subaru is STI then shouldn't Mitsubishi be "Evo"? WRX and Ralliart are in the same class.

Anyways...

Lexus = F-Sports

Ralliart is Mitsubishi's motorsport division...

[Santofu]

I just googled STI & Ralliart... Wow I didn't know that, my bad :okay:

[Berzerker]

FAIL.

A lot better than spending 200K on some over priced, over engineered, unreliable German pos.


/waits for typical rich asians to fail me.

Did you even read my other posts in this thread.

Berz out.

[spyker]

LOL!!!

200K for a Mustang,does Shelby have any idea what kind of Supra I can buy/build for half that price.

[belaud]

LOL!!!

200K for a Mustang,does Shelby have any idea what kind of Supra I can buy/build for half that price.

Will that supra have the same streetable quality, as well as an OEM finish?

[1exotic]

LOL!!!

200K for a Mustang,does Shelby have any idea what kind of Supra I can buy/build for half that price.

You can build a monster R34 GTR or Supra for well under $100k even.


FUCK, for $200k you can probably pick yourself up a used Underground Racing TT Gallardo.
Or a newer LP560 from the States.

I only see some hardcore rich American guy in Texas buying this Mustang.

[racerman88]

in that price range there are so many choices available

[Stealthy]

http://www.forgedperformance.com/store/images/T/AMS%20Alpha%2010.jpg
http://www.forgedperformance.com/store/images/T/AMS%20Alpha%2012.jpg

A challenger appears

[Santofu]

^
Is it just me or it doesn't look right at all?

[Stealthy]

^
Is it just me or it doesn't look right at all?

Kind of see it but I can't put my finger on it as well

[spyker]

^
Is it just me or it doesn't look right at all?

Kind of see it but I can't put my finger on it as well

Both cars are missing the rear spoiler.

[Timpo]

If Subaru is STI then shouldn't Mitsubishi be "Evo"? WRX and Ralliart are in the same class.

Anyways...

Lexus = F-Sports

No, STI (Subaru Technica International) is Subaru's tuner company, it's not a grade of model.

STI (http://www.sti.jp/e/index.html) :accepted:

Lexus is TRD, Mitsubishi would be Ralliart.

[Timpo]

Mercedes -- AMG
Ford -- SVT/SVO
Chevrolet -- ??
Dodge/Chrsler/Jeep -- SRT
BMW -- M-series
Cadillac -- V-series

Please correct me if I am wrong....or add to the list..

Special Vehicle Team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Vehicle_Team)
SRT is not a tuner, this is like saying Honda's official tuner is Type-R, not Mugen.

Chrysler's official Tuner is Mopar
Chrysler: Mopar - Authentic Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, and SRT Accessories, Service & Parts (http://www.mopar.com/)

I don't know about BMW...I heard it's Alpina but I really don't know http://www.alpina-automobiles.com/

[Ronith]

MOPAR stands for Motor Parts.

SRT -- Street and Racing Technology is the performance-tuning engineering group of Chrysler
SRT | Street & Racing Technology | High Performance for Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge | driveSRT (http://www.drivesrt.com/)

[Shorn]

Shorn, Shelby is a company who modifys mustangs and other cars from ford.. :facepalm:

:okay:

[rJZx]

r35 looks fine IMO

[Volvo-brickster]

People are not going to buy this because of 1100hp.

They are buying it simply because it will have the name Shelby attached to it.

These are the people that will buy the car, wait for Shelby to die ( be a sad thing when he does ) and then in 25+ years and hope to flip it at Barrett Jackson for insane amounts of money.

Example = 1966 Shelby 427 for $5.5 mil

[belaud]

People are not going to buy this because of 1100hp.

They are buying it simply because it will have the name Shelby attached to it.

These are the people that will buy the car, wait for Shelby to die ( be a sad thing when he does ) and then in 25+ years and hope to flip it at Barrett Jackson for insane amounts of money.

Example = 1966 Shelby 427 for $5.5 mil

THANK YOU

Its a niche package, you don't buy this because 1100hp Mustang, you buy it for the name & "first 1kHP mustang in production" sort of title

[Ronith]

People are not going to buy this because of 1100hp.

They are buying it simply because it will have the name Shelby attached to it.

These are the people that will buy the car, wait for Shelby to die ( be a sad thing when he does ) and then in 25+ years and hope to flip it at Barrett Jackson for insane amounts of money.

Example = 1966 Shelby 427 for $5.5 mil

You seem to forget the cost of storing a car, insuring it, among other things. You cannot throw a car in a garage and call it a day. I've seen many low mileage “muscle cars” ruined because they were not attended to. Faded paint, trashed fillers...So on.


This Shelby is a poor investment. You will be hard pressed to flip it for a profit. The following limited-edition Fords NEVER appreciated in value the past year past its MSRP.

--2003-4 Mercury Marauder
--2001-4 Ford SVT Lightning
--2000 Ford Mustang Cobra R
--2003-4 Ford Mustang Terminator
--2007-12 Shelby GT500
--2008-9 Shelby GT500 KR.
And the list goes on.

Many people purchased the 2007 Shelby GT500 in the anticipation that it will appreciate in profit. A record 10,xxx were sold. Right now, You can pick up a wrapper car in the low 30s. And the price will continue to go down. Lets face it, the people who could afford the muscle cars from the 1960s are rich white baby boomers. ,,,who wants to relive their childhood when these cars were dirt cheap.

The fact of the matter is the collector car market peaked in 2004. The prices have been falling steeply ever since. The buyers for the “muscle cars” have also litterly been dieing off. Look at all the collections for sale. Besides, no car should ever be considered an investment. It is a depreciating asset.

Also, imo...You shouldn't buy a car and have it rot in your driveway. Drive the damn thing.

[Ronith]

THANK YOU

Its a niche package, you don't buy this because 1100hp Mustang, you buy it for the name & "first 1kHP mustang in production" sort of title

All I can say is.....On the Shelby forums this GT1000 is being very poorly received lol. Everyone thinks its way to overpriced. And they are the intended market buyers.

[Kassian9]

Powerful...maybe. Handling...probably crap. American Muscle Cars are only good for straight lines, Euros and Asian have the power with the Handling!

[Ronith]

Powerful...maybe. Handling...probably crap. American Muscle Cars are only good for straight lines, Euros and Asian have the power with the Handling!

The price for a Mustang GT is $38,499.

Here are the specs of the '11 GT. Find me an Asian or Euro car that can compete with the Mustang at this price range.

ACCELERATION TO MPH
0-30 1.7 sec
0-40 2.6
0-50 3.3
0-60 4.4
0-70 5.5
0-80 6.8
0-90 8.4
0-100 10.1
PASSING, 45-65 MPH 2.1
QUARTER MILE 12.7 sec @ 111.6 mph
BRAKING, 60-0 MPH 108 ft
LATERAL ACCELERATION 0.96 g (avg)
MT FIGURE EIGHT 24.9 sec @ 0.76 g (avg)