2011 Ford Shelby GT500

It ‘hard to resist the charm of the powerful American muscle cars have become a true symbol of motor sports in Stars and Stripes, what attracts many of the Camaro and Mustang are not only powerful image and look to devour asphalt but also the incredible, and perhaps unrealistic, displacement of the engine fitted. At the next exhibition in Chicago in 2010 will be presented one of the Yankees most extreme racing cars, the Shelby GT500, the latest evolution of a Ford Mustang.

Developed by the “usual” team Ford SVT (Special Team Veichle) the GT500 carries with it a novelty that could confound the purists of the Muscle Car, the famous and massive cast-iron V8 gives way to a modern, lightweight aluminum unit 5.4 liters.

The cylinders are always eight of the new engine but the weight reduction is quite remarkable, they are about 42 pounds lighter than the traditional motorone, but this “diet” is an increase of about 10 horses over the previous GT500. In fact the 550 horses available for this particular Shelby that can be managed in an easy manner also electrically assisted power steering all’inedita adoption.

The Shelby GT500 was also tamed from the point of view of vibrations, in fact many devices tend to make life more comfortable on board the exuberant American.

For the insatiable SVT has provided a package of upgrades SVT Performance Package that includes alloy wheels 19 and 20 inch, limited-slip differential and racing trim.