The Ford Mustang, as the brand's next most representative model, has a very long history since its launch. At the same time, to celebrate Thelby's 60th anniversary, Ford built a limited edition model based on the Mustang model, and the new car was named the Ford Shelby Mustang GT500KR.
Recently, the official picture of this new car was exposed. It is reported that the new car will be limited to 225 units in the global market, but 180 of them are dedicated to the US market, starting at $127,895 (about 815,000 yuan).
Perhaps fans who know Ford know that the Mustang, the two-door sports car launched by Ford earlier, belongs to the two brands of Shelby, after all, the latter also built the Shelby Cobra.
It was not until 1965 that the cobra and the Mustang officially began, and the two brands jointly created the first Mustby GT350, and then in 1967, there was the Shelby Mustang GT500, which has been passed down to this day. Later, Shelby also gradually evolved into the Mustang's royal modification brand.
Therefore, this limited edition model is based on the latest generation of Shelby Mustang GT500, which basically continues the former shape in appearance, but in order to carry out a more sporty design, the new car uses a lot of carbon fiber material.
In addition to more cosmetic upgrades, the new car was replaced by a 6061 T6 aerospace-grade forged aluminum with densely banded 20-inch rims and a high-performance braking system for the front six and rear four.
In addition, in order to highlight its limited edition model, the new car is inlaid with the 60th anniversary logo in many places to highlight the identity of the new car.
As for the interior, the new car has not changed much, and only in the design of the current model, it is distinguished by details.
In fact, new cars, like many limited edition models, most of them highlight the identity of the new car through details in the unchanged styling, after all, this is also the most "convenient" way.
However, in view of the fact that many limited-edition models are performance-oriented models, the official will improve the power aspect, such as this new car is equipped with a 5.2-liter supercharged V8 engine and equipped with a 3.8-liter twin-screw supercharger.
This puts the new car at least 671 kW (about 900 hp) or more, but the final parameters remain undetermined. Reference to the GT500 Standard Edition, which has an output power of 567 kW (approx. 760 hp).
At the same time, the official also provides the new car with height-adjustable front and rear springs, Ford's high-performance anti-roll bars, and a re-tuned MagneRide suspension, and the comprehensive performance will be more extreme. Needless to say, the price of this model is obviously not low.
As a well-known performance sports car in North America, the most direct competitor of this car has always been GM models, such as the Corvette Z8 or Chevrolet ZL1.
Corvette Z8
Chevrolet ZL1
Interestingly, the car has built 225 limited edition models, of which the US market has 180 units totaling three models, each with 60 units, after all, the model is the 60th anniversary edition, while the remaining 45 units are for other markets.
However, official support provides an upgrade to the GT500KR kit, which can be applied to the 2020-2022 GT500 for $54,995 (about 350,000 yuan).
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