Ford Shelby GT now available with Mustang's EcoBoost engine
Shelby American鈥檚 first vehicle based on the Ford Motor Company鈥檚 [NYSE:F] sixth-generation Mustang was聽, which is built from a donor Mustang GT and delivers in excess of 600 horsepower thanks to a custom supercharger upgrade for the car鈥檚 5.0-liter V-8. But as Shelby聽, the tuner has had to accept that in some markets there is significant demand for its products minus the V-8 engine.
That鈥檚 why the Shelby GT is now also available with the Mustang EcoBoost鈥檚 turbocharged 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine. Ford doesn鈥檛 offer its V-6-powered Mustangs outside North America, hence the reason Shelby has focused on the four-banger.
鈥淓ver since Ford announced that its terrific new Mustang would be available worldwide, requests for Shelby versions of the car have rolled in from across the globe,鈥� Shelby American CEO Joe Conway said in a statement. 鈥淪ince the majority of Mustangs that Ford offers in many of those countries will be the EcoBoost model, our team has been developing a Shelby GT model for the nimble new turbocharged four-cylinder car, as well as the V-8-powered GT.鈥�
Shelby鈥檚 upgrades for the car see output dialed to 335 horsepower, up from 310 hp in the stock model. The cars also benefit from sharper handling, beefier brakes, 20-inch wheels, a new exhaust, carbon fiber aero aids, and various interior mods. Crucially, the vehicles are included in the official Shelby registry, even those examples being built in licensed workshops located around the globe.
Shelby says the package was specifically developed for a new network of 鈥楽helby Mod Shops鈥� that will stretch from Europe to South Africa, China and Australia. They will add the Shelby package to a Ford Mustang that a customer has purchased locally. Of course, it鈥檚 also available Stateside.
Anyone with a Mustang EcoBoost can turn their car into a Shelby GT for $23,995. From here, there鈥檚 a lost list of optional extras that can be added including more aggressive brakes, stronger half shafts, more cooling, new brake ducts, and carbon fiber body accents.
