The site that's all about the Evolution of the Mustang just whispered with forked tongues into our ears about some shots of the Shelby GT500 Super Snake which seem to have slipped out onto the internet. Carroll's costly upgrade to his already up-powered pony car was spotted as it gets ready to head out to the Mid-America Ford Performance and Shelby Meet in Tulsa, OK this weekend. If you'll remember, this pricey piece of pumped-up solid-rear-axled snake meat may wrap itself around your wallet like a boa, but it'll give your GT500 a boost to either 600 or 725 HP depending on which package you choose. If anyone gets a chance to snap some more shots in Tulsa this weekend, feel free to send them our way, just don't complain to us if you also come home bitten by this crimson cobra commander.
Shelby GT500 Super Snake Pictures [Mustangevolution.com]
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The 725 HP Shelby GT500 Super Snake Can Be Yours For Just $72,000!; Super Snake: Shelby To Create Bigger 'Stang With Longer Fangs and 725 Hp? [internal]










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Yeah, yeah! Just another Special Edition Mustang, YAWN!
AND NOW I'M GOING TO SMASH MY FINGERS WITH A MALLET FOR TYPING SOMETHING SO STUPID!!!!!
What a BEAST this thing is, even if the price is ridiculous!
One word:
Bitchin'
How many production cars are there with 700+ hp?
I dunno, but not alot!
I'm not going to lie, that thing is pretty friggin awesome! 700+ hp and good looks to boot.
oh.... my.... goodness...
I really usually don't have orgasms in public, but holy hell.
Who's stupid enough to want 750 hp in such a chassis?
725hp. Live rear axle.
Bwahahahahaha!!!!!
@danio3834: Two...
Three?
Yeah, three.
This is more of a second order tuning package (Mustang+Shelby= GT500, GT500+Shelby!= Super Snake), which puts it in the (relativly) numerous companies of tweakified Mercedes', 911s, Corvettes, etc.
Bury one under the courthouse lawn, then I'll be interested.
Saw about 15 'stangs in the last 2 days. Two were driven by guys.
That's all I'm sayin'
@Retiree: And the problem is....?
@Gromit: I'd consider that a damn sight better than 725 hp and a broken IRS.. which is the other alternative from Ford.
725 HP? Yawn. Wake me when they break 1400.
@Gromit:
With 725 hp, you dnt have many choices. The strongest rear ends out there are solid axles. In this car, it can handle on a track well too.
Of course, don't expect it to burn up the 'ring like a Porsche.
@BlackIce_GTS:
Yeah I suppose, like the Lingenfelter Corvette (900hp!)
To anyone who likes FWD performance...bonus points if you know how Lingenfelter died.
@yagobal: I am stupid enough.
:) And I don't doubt you aren't alone.
Oooh, taillight blackouts. How very PepBoys.
As cool as this car is, how much cooler would it be if it looked 98% like a normal GT on the outside?
If any of you happen to attend the Mid-America Ford Performance and Shelby Meet in Tulsa this weekend, take a good look at these photos because this is what Ford has in store for you: the 2008 Shelby GT500 Super-Snake.
@BigRon: chick car!
Sweet car, can't afford it (and my wife would kill me), but sweet car.
my car, my car, my car, my car, my car, my car
If this had an Audi or BMW badge on it, the douche snobs on this site would cargasm. Where'e the love for Detroit iron?
@Capt.Insano
With European aluminum
@danio3834:
Death by Cavalier! The only thing that could be worse is death by Sunfire.
I can think of 4 production cars w/ 700+ hp
-Ferrari FXX 790hp
-Koenigsegg CCX 806 hp
-Maybach Exelero 700 hp
-Bugatti Veyron 1001 hp
And close behind(my personal favorite) the Pagani Zonda F w/ 680hp. All, which have an extreme price tag.
But back to the Mustang, this car w/ that much horsepower is just stupid. This car is to heavy to handle or brake well. And even if you did take this car somewhere where you can drive over 100mph, it has the aerodynamic profile of a brick, and no matter how much horsepower you have without proper downforce you can't put that power on the road or drive the car around a corner. Shelby picked the wrong car do do this with, the GT would have been a much better choice, and then left the Mustang around 400 hp.
-Ditka
to retiree - did you say a Mustang is a chick car? wow, that's a first. the mustang is the manliest of muscle cars... sounds to me like you're a bit jealous. i have an '07 GT and let me tell you, not many chicks could handle the 300+ HP it delivers. how could one handle 725? what are you driving?
I'll accept that a live rear axle is necessary to channel that much power to the ground when I see Brabus bolting them into their 210mph Benzrockets.
@danio3834: If the venerable Carroll Shelby expects drivers to fork over an extra $40k over a stock Mustang, you'd think he's be able to design a rear suspension that both handled the horsepower AND kept the tires on the asphalt. There is absolutely no reason to have 700 hp under the hood if you can't put it to the street.
This is most definitly NOT a "girls" car!!! Most women i see driving mustangs are driving the 6 cyl. My money is that they are stock and also have never been "driven" the way a stang is suppose to be drivin. You also have to factor in the "i drive a stang" part of it. I am a woman and i own a 78 original cobra II . She is being rebuilt and body resto'ed right now but i hope when she is done she has the get up and go that i love! For me personally 700hp may be a bit much but for my hubby he would love it!
You all are a giant bunch of car retards. Why has "street racing" become the norm? Drag racing(that's 1/4 mile in a straight line for you younger folks) is still a viable tell of a car's performance. I own a 2007 GT 500 and I'll take on all comers in a drag race. I'll also contend that if you put two more seats and a real trunk in a vette the Mustang wins in 4th gear. Then we can bring up HP vs Displacement, which for whatever reason I never see talked about. I'll give you the vette doesn't have the blower, but 500 hp out of 5.4L compared to the GIANT wastes of space in those others....I'm just sayin'...
@BigRon: for the love of GOD, 72,000 thats it!!! For 84,000 you only get 510 HP in the Dodge Viper, this is one heck of a deal!!! the corvette is cheaper 66k but with only 505 HP... 725 HP for 72,000 well I know where my life savings is going now!!!
@Ditka86: The Saleen S7 the newest models are 750 hp
A Girl Car????? I would venture to say that you morons that made that comment drive hondas. And for the rest of you who think that this car doesnt "look" right or is just another after market tuned mustang need to research a little bit of the history behind the Super Snake. This isnt the first time this badge has graced the sheetmetal of a mustang. Caroll Shelby is a Genius and an icon in the muscle car world.
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