With the Detroit show now complete, our focus shifts
next onto the Chicago Auto Show, set to take place early next month. In
preparation, the show organizers have published lists of the vehicles that will
be on display – and one of them, will be the new Ford Mustang
Shelby GT500.
The item was picked up on by the fanboys at Mustag6G
before it was taken down. And while that could mean it was a mistake, we’re
inclined to believe the “mistake” was publishing it before it’s been officially
announced for debut – and not that it won’t actually be there.
The highly anticipated new pony car is expected to
be powered by a 5.2-liter supercharged V8 – based on the same unit that propels
the GT350 and GT350R, but with a snail boosting output from 526
horsepower to over 700. That’d take the fight straight to the Dodge Challenger
SRT Hellcat (with its 707 horsepower) and the Chevy Camaro ZL1 (with 650 hp).
Both are similarly powered by supercharged V8s, albeit of larger displacement.
If that output figure proves correct, it’d also make
the new GT500 more potent than the Ford GT, whose 3.5-liter twin-turbocharged
V6 produces an impressive 647 hp. The GT will still be lighter, of course, but
word has it that super-Stang could also top 200 mph.
