The 2020 Shelby GT500 strutted onto the track at Darlington Raceway as the official pace car the Southern 500 NASCAR event this past weekend.
Ford brought out not one, but two GT500s — in Twister Orange and Velocity Blue — to pace the field during a rainy day at Darlington.
Check out the GT500 pace cars inside!
Ford Performance shares this video of the 2020 GT500 engineers and designers speaking about the newest Mustang halo model.
Making an appearance in the video are:
Nick Terzes – Engineer Supervisor
Dave Pericak – Ford Engineering Director
Brian Zorman – Ford Performance Powertrain Engineer
Jim Owens – Mustang Consumer Marketing Manager
Carl Widmann – Chief Engineer
Melvin Bentancourt – Design Manager
Matthew Tranter – Ford Performance EME Supervisor
Watch the 2020 GT500 run with the GT350 at Grattan Raceway. An unofficial timing seems to show the GT500 potential breaking (or tying) a track lap record!
In this video, GT500 are seen blitzing around the track where the red GT500 appears to lap in approximately 1:22. If so, this would beat the current record of 1:22.1 held by the Dodge Viper ACR.
Here is the window sticker for VIN#00001 of the 2020 GT500.
This one comes nearly fully loaded (except for Handling Package), featuring the optional Carbon Fiber Track Package and Technology Package. As for cosmetic upgrades, it will sport painted side stripes and yellow accents.
No prices are listed but the Carbon Fiber Track Package costs $18,500 and the Technology Package will cost $3,000. View the full window sticker inside.
This very first 2020 GT500 was auctioned off at Barrett Jackson for $1.1M back in December.
Continue reading “2020 GT500 VIN#00001 Window Sticker” »Motor Trend recently strapped the 2019 GT350 to the dyno where it made some impressive numbers!
The 2019 GT350 showed that its factory quoted HP and TQ figures are significantly underrated. This particular GT350 put down 55 hp and 20 extra lb-ft more than its ratings from Ford! Check out the full dyno results and analysis inside.
Car and Driver reviews the 2019 GT350 vs the 2020 Supra in this head to head comparo.
The magazine take the two cars out on the road for this back to back comparison to determine whether the GT350 or Supra is the better driver’s car. Although vastly different in mechanical setup and performance approach, the two are similarly capable. However, one of these rear-drive sports coupes begs to be driven harder than the other! Read the full analysis inside.
Continue reading “2019 GT350 vs. 2020 Supra Review: Which Is Better Driver’s Car?” »
Check out this impressive GT350 build by site member LAPTIMZ inspired by and incorporating parts from the Mustang FP350s, a turn-key race car designed by Ford.
The Shelby FP350S was developed to compete in the Trans Am and SCCA racing classes, and LAPTIMZ’s GT350 certainly looks like it’s straight off the race track. Here is the full list of extensive mods currently:
GT350 MODS (see full build thread)
Continue reading “Laptimz GT350 Build Channels The FP350S” »Check out this impressive GT350 build by site member LAPTIMZ inspired by and incorporating parts from the Mustang FP350s, a turn-key race car designed by Ford.
The Shelby FP350S was developed to compete in the Trans Am and SCCA racing classes, and LAPTIMZ’s GT350 certainly looks like it’s straight off the race track. Here is the full list of extensive mods currently:
GT350 MODS (see full build thread)
Continue reading “Laptimz GT350 Build Channels The FP350S” »This creative 2020 GT500 billboard was recently spotted at the Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit.
The billboard reads “100% Chance of Clouds” while bellowing out smoke to mimic the burnouts that the GT500 will easily be able to do with its 760 horsepower and 625 lb-ft of torque! Watch the cool billboard in action here.
If you didn’t catch it yet, the online configurator for the 2020 Mustang is now online!
Do you have one spec’d out yet? Share and discuss your 2020 build with us here.
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