Ford
2007 Shelby Cobra GT Car Review
Exerpts
FROM Ultimatemachine.com
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production version of the GT500 will go on sale in 2006, continuing
the high-performance lineage of the SVT Mustang Cobra model
line. It will be followed by a steady stream of performance
products developed by SVT, possibly including a version of
the production-intent Sport Trac Adrenalin, the industry's
first performance sport-utility truck. The production GT500
will be the first in a string of specialty Mustangs that SVT
will help deliver. This will create Ford Motor Company's –
and one of the industry's – broadest product portfolio,
stretching from under $20,000 for the V-6 Mustang coupe to
the 450-plus-horsepower GT500, each offering performance and
value. The GT500 and the production-intent Sport Trac Adrenalin
teaser accelerate the wave of momentum at SVT since the launch
of the 2005 Ford GT supercar. SVT also now will develop non-SVT
branded Ford Division performance vehicles – including
heritage-based performance Mustangs in the spirit of the 2001
Bullitt GT and 2003 Mach 1 – as it becomes more directly
integrated into Ford's mainstream product development process.
Just
as the original Shelby GT500 was the ''step up'' to big-block
power from the GT350, the new Ford Shelby Cobra GT500 steps
up to Ford's 5.4-liter ''MOD'' V-8. The result? The GT500
is the most powerful factory Mustang ever. Its supercharged
5.4-liter, 32-valve V-8 evolves from SVT's experience with
supercharging the MOD engine to deliver more than 450 horsepower
and 450 foot-pounds of torque. The cast-iron-block, four-valve
engine is force-fed an air-and-fuel mixture via a screw-type
supercharger at 8.5 pounds per square inch of boost. Aluminum
cylinder heads, piston rings and bearings sourced from the
Ford GT program bring a high level of proven durability to
the drivetrain, while upgraded cooling components promise
longevity. ''Powered by SVT'' camshaft covers are the finishing
touch to the engine.
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