2024 Shelby GT500 hp
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Ford just pulled back the curtain on the seventh-generation Mustang last week, and we’re already learning about upcoming performance variants. Ford Authority reported that the current Mustang Shelby GT500 will depart after 2022, only to return in 2025 as an all-new 2026 model. Show The 2022 GT500 sports a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 that delivers 760 horsepower. Ford said the 2024 Mustang GT would get the highest-horsepower 5.0-liter engine it’s ever offered for the car, so expectations for the new GT500 are high. Other upgrades will likely include revised suspension, new drivetrain tech, and loads of carbon fiber components. Ford seems to be taking the S650 Mustang as an opportunity to bring incremental improvements that keep the car relevant as its rivals are expected to go electric. Initial rumors pointed to a hybrid variant with electric motor-driven all-wheel drive, but that didn’t materialize in Ford’s reveal. What we did get is a refinement of the formula we’ve known for decades, with more power and a massively improved interior. The Blue Oval will also push the new pony car into motorsports venues it hasn’t seen before. Ford confirmed that it would send a crew of Mustang GT3 cars to Le Mans, and the upcoming Mustang Dark Horse will be available in track-only configurations. Multimatic will build GT3 and GT4 cars for Ford, and early details show a modified Coyote-based 5.4-liter V8 powers the GT3 variant. Related video: Ford Mustang Information
The seventh generation of the Ford Mustang has finally arrived packing the familiar Coyote 5.0-liter V-8, and while Ford hasn't revealed horsepower figures just yet, we expect the 2024 Mustang to improve on the outgoing GT model's 450 ponies. Ford has also unveiled a special performance edition right off the bat, with the Dark Horse taking the 5.0-liter up to a projected 500 horsepower and linking the motor to a standard six-speed Tremec manual gearbox. But the Dark Horse won't be the only high-performance Mustang for this seventh generation, and Ford has a rich history of special Stangs to draw upon for its latest iteration. The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Michael Simari|Car and DriverOdes to Internal CombustionFord has confirmed that 2022 will be the final model year for the Shelby GT500, powered by the Predator supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 with a monstrous 760 horsepower and 625 pound-feet of torque. But since the previous two generations have offered a Shelby-badged model from the factory, we believe the GT500 will make a return, likely pumping out even more power and even wilder looks than the current chiseled and bewinged GT500. The next Shelby-branded model could arrive closer to the end of the seventh generation's production run, possibly as an ode to the internal-combustion engine before emissions regulations put it out to pasture. Along with a GT500, we predict a lesser performance model will slot in between the GT and the Shelby. The Mach 1, which eked an extra 20 hp out of the GT's V-8 for a 470-hp sum, will continue for 2023 as a final vestige of the sixth generation. We don't expect the Mach 1 trim to return anytime soon on the new version, since it had been on a 17-year hiatus before being relaunched in 2021. The new 2024 Mustang Dark Horse FordInstead, the Dark Horse seems to be taking over the midrange performance Mustang's spot. We would also bet on a return for the Bullitt, which has appeared on the last three generations of Mustangs, dating back to 2001. The sixth-generation Bullitt turned the Coyote engine up to 480 hp and matched that with understated looks, and a seventh-generation Bullitt would probably ring in around 500 hp. The 2012 Mustang Boss 302 Is the Boss Coming Back?We also think the Boss 302 nameplate could be revived. It reappeared in 2012 on the fifth-generation model, producing 32 more horsepower than the GT of the time and featuring a six-speed manual and a revised suspension, but also a stripped-back interior. It's due for a comeback and could act as a more basic, track-focused model underneath the Dark Horse. The Dark Horse nameplate might also spread to the electric Mustang Mach-E crossover, as a step between the 346-hp models and the 480-hp GT. Time will tell which of our predictions will come true, but at the moment we are simply happy that the V-8 American icon is living on for another generation. This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Will there be a 2025 Shelby GT500?This week, Ford Authority has reported via "sources" that the seventh-generation Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 will debut in 2025 as a 2026 model year, with the current sixth-gen Mustang-based GT500 phased out this year.
Is there going to be a 2024 Shelby?Odes to Internal Combustion
Ford has confirmed that 2022 will be the final model year for the Shelby GT500, powered by the Predator supercharged 5.2-liter V-8 with a monstrous 760 horsepower and 625 pound-feet of torque.
How much horsepower will the 2024 Mustang have?It has a distinct grille, aerodynamics, and badging. Its Coyote V8 will produce about 500 hp. It uses a heavier-duty, six-speed manual transmission developed from the latest Mustang GT 350, a track-focused version inspired by Carroll Shelby. The 10-speed automatic is also available.
Which is faster GT500 vs Super Snake?The Mustang Super Snake looks better, on paper
to be the faster model. The Whipple supercharger gives the Shelby Mustang 825 horsepower—65 more than its Ford-built rival. A manual transmission is also available, an option the new GT500 lacks. But on the track, it was the GT500 that came out on top.
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