Hide Look: 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 SVT Opening Package
The ultimate Ford Racing email newsletter contains alittle luscious things for Mustang fans. It confirms which the 2011 Shelby GT500 will be revealed this entrance Monday, February 8, during 1:30 PM Eastern time via a live webcast, during which FoMoCo VP for tellurian product growth, Derrick Kuzak will additionally run down the SVT product strategy with Jost Capito, Ford’s executive of global performance vehicles. The newsletter includes a link to FordMediaLive.com, which is counting down a seconds to the webcast in genuine time. We suggest you click upon the complement e xam symbol, since you do so gives you a teaser reel of a 2011 Shelby GT500 (shown above), as well as if you’ve been following a leaked developments so distant, it’s pretty revealing.
As you know, a Shelby GT500 order beam found the approach onto the web last week. Among a new-for-2011 features referredto (beyond the aluminum block for a blown 5.4-liter V8), have been the potion roof option, that is installed on a automobile in a video, as well as a new SVT Performance Package, which is additionally versed. Visual giveaways which compute the performance container cars are readily evident: a hood stripes have been skinnier than the ones upon the standard GT500, and the body-side stripe is solid (it’s bisected on a unchanging GT500). Even some-more obvious have been a dissimilar wheels, 19 x 9.5 inches in front, and 20 X 10 inches in back) which are disdainful to a SVT Performance Package. Finally, in the shot of a car’s rear end, a spoiler with Gurney flap is plainly manifest. Regular GT500s don’t get a flap. As specified in the leaked order sheet, the performance pack cars also get upgraded to the 3:73 rear axle ratio over the base GT500’s 3:55s.
There’s some-more to discussit, but unfortunately, we’re sworn to secrecy until 1:30 pointy upon Monday. What we will say is this: The Mustang V6 and GT aren’t a usually ponys in a fast which get better for 2011. As go od – good, even – as the 2010 Shelby GT500 is, the 2011 improves on the formula. Stay tuned for alittle pretty hot things upon Monday.
Gallery:2011 Ford Shelby GT500 w/ SVT Opening Package
Gallery:2011 Shelby GT5000 Sequence Beam
[Source: Ford Media Live via TeamShelby.com]
