We'll get to the spec in just a second but if you need an official sentence to describe the
Shelby Super Snake
then it's this: "If you wanted quiet, go to the library or buy a hybrid." Brilliant.
Shelby Super Snake. Not good for lisps
Specifically that relates to the sound from the new Borla exhaust but it's a useful description for the whole Shelby Mustang; subtle this car is not. From the splitter and the hood scoops to the stripes and the forged 20-inch wheels, the Super Snake is not a vehicle for those wishing to make covert progress.
The standard Mustang GT is already a very impressive car so the possibility of one with another 300hp sounds hilarious. There is a 650hp package but why bother with that when you could have 750hp? All Super Snakes receive the carbon body parts (splitter, 'Super Snake hood', mirror caps, rear spoiler and diffuser), at least a thousand Shelby badges plus a few parts from Ford Performance. So there's a supercharger and exhaust plus handling and cooling packs straight from Henry's catalogue. See as well the Shelby Wilwood front brakes with six-piston calipers and carbon gauge boost cluster. Because what's a tuner car without gauges?
One thing better than V8? Supercharged V8!
There are a few key tweaks that take the 650hp Super Snake to 750hp and beyond. The Ford Performance supercharger is swapped for either a Whipple 750 or Kenne Bell 750, the cooling is further upgraded and the rear brakes are Wilwood also. Need more? The options list includes even more carbon, a roll cage with harnesses and race seats.
A fairly comprehensive package then, as you might expect for a $50,000 conversion. The 750hp Super Snake is $55,000 on top of a standard Mustang GT. But then a V8 'stang costs less in dollars in America than it does here in pounds. So a base V8 is $32,300, or £20,300. At today's exchange rather $55,000 is £34,600, resulting in a brand-new 750hp Mustang for £55K. Warranty? Er, we'll get back to you...