Las Vegas-based tuner Shelby added a two-seater mannequin referred to as Speedster to the Tremendous Snake vary for 2021. Primarily based on the convertible, it is a limited-edition pony automobile with an influence output that lands deep in supercar territory.
Shelby designed the Speedster in-house. It is an evolution of the Mustang convertible, but it surely has no two-seater equal within the Ford portfolio. After eradicating the rear bench, the corporate provides a body-colored tonneau cowl that fills the area between the entrance seats and the trunk lid. Particular emblems and stripes add a completion to the look, and the Speedster arguably seems to be a lot sportier than the common convertible on which it is based mostly.
Lovers who need a fair meaner look can choose a $4,995 choice bundle that provides a large physique package, painted racing stripes, and a track-ready suspension system offered by Penske. This configuration is proven within the gallery.
Pop the hood, and you will find a 5.0-liter V8 supercharged to develop 825 horsepower (a 365-horse enhance over the inventory mannequin) when it is slurping 93-octane gas. It spins the rear wheels by way of both a six-speed handbook transmission or a 10-speed automated. Automated vehicles get a transmission cooler, whereas stick-shifted Snakes obtain a brief shifter. Upgrades to the cooling system, Brembo brakes, and a Borla exhaust line are a part of the transformation, too.
We all know that 98 models of the Speedster shall be obtainable in the USA, however pricing data hasn’t been launched but. For context, the 2021 Tremendous Snake coupe — which can also be restricted to 98 examples — begins at $133,785, a worth that features a 2021 Mustang GT with a six-speed handbook transmission because the donor car. No matter physique model, each model of the Tremendous Snake is roofed by a three-year, 36,000-mile guarantee from Shelby and stays protected by the powertrain guarantee provided by Ford regardless of the substantial modifications.
Shelby’s expanded 2021 line-up additionally features a Signature Version bundle for the GT500. Priced at $104,900 together with the price of the donor car, it bundles upgrades like a lighter carbon fiber hood with useful air vents, an 800-plus-horsepower V8 engine, and suspension modifications that give the Mustang a sportier experience. It consists of visible modifications, too. Shelby will cap manufacturing at 98 vehicles per mannequin yr, and a part of the proceeds from every SE bundle shall be donated to the Carroll Shelby Basis, which helps children battle life-threatening diseases.
Executives choose the quantity 98 as a result of firm founder Carroll Shelby (1923-2012) would have turned 98 in 2021. Shelby is not capping manufacturing of all of its fashions to 98 models, nonetheless. Its high-performance F-250 Tremendous Baja, which is like an F-150 Raptor that had a development spurt, shall be restricted to 250 examples for the 2021 mannequin yr.
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