The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is shaping up to
become one of the most anticipated muscular cars since the Dodge Challenger SRT
Demon and the company has released a new photo of the upcoming coupe. Taken
from above, the picture reveals the GT500 will be equipped with a bulging heat
extractor hood. The model will also feature full-length body stripes and a
large carbon fiber rear spoiler.
There isn’t much else to see but the Mustang Shelby
GT500 will be launched next year and compete with models such as the Chevrolet
Camaro ZL1 and Dodge Challenger Hellcat. In order to battle these behemoths,
Ford has been equipped the car will a supercharged V8 engine that produces more
than 700 hp.
Ford has been tight-lipped about specifics but the
car is expected to feature a 5.2-liter flat-plane crank V8. The engine produces
526 hp and 581 Nm of torque in the GT350 but the
addition of the supercharger will enable the mill to have more power than the
Ford GT.
While Ford isn’t saying much, the company has
already confirmed the GT500 has been “engineered to stand apart on roadways and
race tracks.” In order to do this, the car will have “innovative track
technologies, performance hardware, plus aggressive and functional track-tuned
styling.”
Details have been leaking out for awhile and the car
is expected to have carbon-ceramic brakes and a dedicated Drag Strip mode.
Rumors have has also suggested the speedometer could top out at 344
km/h but it’s unlikely the car will actually go that fast.
