2021 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Updated With Bold New Colors, Options
Feb 09, 2021 at 12:06pm ET ++
Update: This story has been updated with official information and images from Ford.
Details of the 2021 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, along with the entire next model year lineup, officially
and accidentally came out as early as September last year. While the biggest addition to the 2021 pony car lineup was the Mustang Mach 1, we also learned that a new Carbon Fiber Handling Package, which marries the $18,500 Carbon Fiber Track Pack and the $1,500 Handling Pack, will be added to the options list for the supercharged Stang.
We didn t know the pricing back then, but we now have a definite number thanks to an order form shared by Ford. According to the company, the Carbon Fiber Handling Package is a $10,000 option, right in between the aforementioned Track Pack and Handling Pack. The 2021 Mustang configurator isn t up on Ford s website as of this writing, but we already know that the
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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Review: More Than A Mustang ++
Verdict 8.4 / 10
There have been a lot of ultimate Ford Mustang models over the years. Remember the old SVT Cobra from 2004, with its 390-horsepower, supercharged V8? Or the three different Cobra R models? Or we could go even further back into the Mustang s storied history, when the Boss 302 and GT350 ruled. But while those are great Mustangs, it s been the GT500 that has held the title of Greatest Mustang whenever it was on sale.
The 2020 Shelby GT500, then, takes a crown that was always its birthright. But its reign will not be more of the same. This new car has as little in common with the character of past GT500s as the current Mustang does with one from 1965. It s a dramatic cultural shift for Ford s flagship pony car, and after a week behind the wheel, we started to forget this is even a member of that family. That s one of the many, many reasons to consider the
Mercedes-AMG Explains How GT Black Series Set A Nurburgring Record ++ The science behind going fast.
Last November, Mercedes-AMG dropped a bombshell on the motoring world. Its AMG GT Black Series set a new production car lap record at arguably the most prominent location in the world for such achievements, the 12.8-mile Nordschleife loop at the Nürburgring. It s a bombshell because the mighty Merc carries its engine in front driving just the rear wheels – a configuration
completely different from previous record-holding machines.
In its announcement regarding the record, Mercedes-AMG offered details on the various suspension settings used for the record-setting lap. The new GT Black Series offers a plethora of adjustable components for the suspension and aerodynamics that are part of the factory stock package, but this new video from Mercedes Benz shares some additional behind-the-scenes gossip that contributed to the blistering