If you thought the Terlingua was cool..

Submitted by Kirk Pedersen on Mon, 2009-11-09 10:56

 

On October 20, our car of the day was the Shelby Terlingua, a performance coupe made from the shell of a V6 Ford Mustang by master car designer Carroll Shelby. Mr. Shelby has been busy recently, and if you own a Ford Mustang GT built between 2005-2009, you'll want to pay attention.

 

Announced last week away from the buzz that was SEMA, a new turbocharged Mustang package for fifth-generation ponycars is available now, and if you're looking for a bit of extra oomph in your 'Stang, you won't be disappointed.

 

Here are just a few of the standard features of this new package: 550 horsepower at the crank with a Turbonetics single-turbo system, Borla exhaust, Shelby grille, 18" chrome aluminum wheels and a short throw shifter.

 

Some of the options for this package include: an 8-point rollcage, performance clutch, Shelby GT-H front end and a special, stylized Shelby rear end.

 

The price - you provide the car - is $21,599, so it may be time to start cutting coupons if you want the ultimate in Mustang performance without having to step up to a GT500.

 

For more information, check out Autoblog's writeup of the release, or visit Shelbyautos.com.

 

 


nid2290854688 .

Hahaha, Plastic Intake, i would like to see what happens after 6psi.


Kirk Pedersen

Good question that I don't know that answer to. I would speculate that some people who bought the previous-gen have paid theirs off and may be looking for a new car, possibly a GT500 - but applying this kit would give similar performance without having to sell their original GT.


nid2261618127 .

It's cool, but why is it only offered on last gen's mustang? Maybe they thought it would steal money from the FRPP (Ford Racing Performance Products).