Official: 2015 Shelby GT

Shelby American has just taken the wraps off the 2015 Shelby GT based around the sixth-generation Ford Mustang GT. The car has been revealed at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction event in the U.S.
To create the 2015 Shelby GT, the firm starts with a standard Mustang GT. The muscle car’s 5.0-litre V8 is then supercharged and fitted with half shafts and a Ford Racing Borla exhaust system. Consequently, the 2015 Shelby GT manages to deliver 627 hp.

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Alongside the engine modifications, Shelby has extensively modified the suspension and braking systems of the car. Accordingly, a Wilwood brake system has been installed with it headlined with six-piston front calipers. Elsewhere, the 2015 Shelby GT features new sway bars, revised springs and shocks as well as a set of 20-inch wheels. These wheels are completed with Michelin tyres that measure a wide 275/35 at the front as well as 305/30 at the rear.

From a visual standpoint, the Shelby GT comes standard with a new bonnet, side skirts, wing mirrors, a prominent front splitter, faux gas cap and upper and lower front grilles made from billet aluminium which add a unique face to the Mustang.
Discussing the car, Shelby American vice president of Strategic Sales and Media Relations, Gary Patterson, said, “The 2015 Shelby GT is a nicely balanced muscle car that does everything well, whether on the track or on the drag strip. This post-title program takes performance to extreme levels. At the same time, the styling is sleek yet uniquely American with touches from Shelby history.”