| n in-depth look at what consumer publications and | | | | drilled with two piston calipers on the back wheels. |
| opinions are saying about the 2007 Shelby Mustang | | | | Ford and Shelby both agree that the new braking |
| Cobra, we searched the Internet high and low. What | | | | system is the best ever designed for any muscle car. |
| we found was that this car is on track to become | | | | As much as we believe the statements of the |
| the most popular and successful driving machine in | | | | manufacturer and designer, we went out and looked |
| history. | | | | at what others are saying about this instant |
| Mustang enthusiasts are coming out of the | | | | performance classic; Car and Driver compared a |
| woodwork and they are all buzzing about the return | | | | production prototype 2007 Shelby Mustang Cobra |
| of the master Mustang Cobra designed by Carroll | | | | GT500 to a 2006 Z51 Chevrolet Corvette. The |
| Shelby. After an up and down, and sometimes | | | | Shelby Mustang ran a 12.9 second quarter-mile and |
| stormy absence, Carroll Shelby has teamed up with | | | | the Corvette obtained a 12.8. Similar tests by the |
| Ford Special Vehicle Team (SVT) once again. "I've | | | | magazine Road & Track reported a 13.1 second |
| worked with the SVT guys for several years now," | | | | quarter-mile for the Shelby Mustang. Muscle Mustangs |
| says Shelby. "And I know they have the guts, the | | | | and Fast Fords (August 2006 issue) were able to run |
| talent and the passion to deliver the best | | | | a low-12 second quarter-mile with a pre-production |
| performance Mustangs ever." | | | | version, with a top speed of over 117mph. ranks the |
| The target goal was to yield a unified rebirth of the | | | | 2007 Shelby Mustang Cobra as the most popular and |
| consummate and most coveted Shelby Mustang | | | | sought after vehicle in the sports car market today. |
| Cobras from the glory days. The objective was not | | | | It is the number one search interest by far on their |
| only accomplished, but far exceeded anyone’s | | | | site. We visited a multitude of car finder service sites. |
| expectations. It is now hailed as the most powerful | | | | Every one of them had some feature on their home |
| factory-built Mustang in history, surpassing the 1969 | | | | page directly tied to the 2007 Shelby Mustang. Some |
| Mach 1 (428 Super Cobra Jet) and the classic 1969 | | | | even hinted at a bidding war, stating that some |
| Boss 429. | | | | consumers were already offering as much as $20,000 |
| Ford Motor Company is promoting the 2007 Shelby | | | | over MSRP to be first to get their foot in the door |
| Mustang Cobra GT500 as a unique and exciting | | | | on the incoming production models. The MSRP is |
| collaboration between the racing and design legend | | | | predicted to be under $40,000. has the MSRP range |
| Carroll Shelby and the Ford Special Vehicle Team. | | | | listed at $40,930 - 45,755 depending on options |
| "Carroll Shelby is truly a living automotive legend, a | | | | selected [ ]. They also have valuable information |
| Ford performance legend," says Phil Martens, Ford | | | | about standard features like the primarily leather |
| group vice president of Product Creation. "It's a | | | | interior, the six-speed high performance manual |
| dream come true to be able to put the Shelby name | | | | transmission, and style options like the Shelby |
| on a Mustang again." There was a time when Shelby | | | | signature LeMans double wide racing stripes. |
| and Ford could not see eye to eye on several issues, | | | | Performance testing on the Shelby Mustang has |
| and a collaborating effort didn’t seem to be in | | | | gleaned a 0 to 60 mph in 4.0 seconds according to |
| the cards. The stalemate was broken when Shelby | | | | the site. |
| agreed to serve as the senior advisor on the | | | | Car finder services sites can provide |
| specialized team that developed the 550 horsepower | | | | performance-buying power to the consumer. Some |
| Ford GT, and now the newest dominator of the | | | | even offer the Shelby Mustang at an invoice price |
| streets, the 2007 Shelby Mustang. | | | | range of $37,008 - 41,302 depending on options. |
| The 2007 Shelby Mustang Cobra cranks out over | | | | Some even offer deals at below invoice pricing. |
| 450 horsepower, some, including Shelby, say as high | | | | These sites are streamlined for location and direct |
| as 475 horsepower. In spite of producing awesome | | | | dealers that actually have the product or can direct |
| power and torque, it actually has more than twice | | | | the consumer to a dealer that has it through Email |
| the fuel economy rating and 300 times less emissions | | | | and the phone lines. These are trusted and approved |
| than its’ legendary predecessors. Four valves | | | | in-network dealers that have a special contract with |
| per cylinder and a double overhead cam provide ideal | | | | a car finder service. Their pact is to provide only the |
| proficiency in air and fuel ignition. This beast is | | | | highest quality service and the lowest costs to |
| equipped with Ford's 5.4-liter modular V-8 | | | | consumers. As a result, the best way to buy your |
| supercharged at 8.5 pounds per square inch of boost. | | | | Shelby Mustang at rock bottom prices turns out to |
| It also features a returnless and sequential | | | | be on the World-Wide-Web. Many of these sites |
| force-feed fuel injection system, a cast-aluminum | | | | offer this service free of charge with no cost or |
| intake manifold, genuine MacPherson struts and large | | | | obligation. |
| 34-mm tubular stabilizers. | | | | The 2007 Shelby Mustang Cobra GT500 is ready to |
| The 2007 Shelby Mustang features very large | | | | take its’ rightful place in the lineage of classic |
| wheels: 19 by 9 ½ inch machined aluminum, | | | | and legendary American muscle cars. This one, |
| which accommodate massive P255/45R19 racing | | | | however, has sighted the top rung of the sports car |
| performance tires. It also comes with Brembo brakes: | | | | ladder, and it is climbing fast. Make way for Mustang |
| 14-inch vented, crossed drilled with four-piston | | | | royalty. |
| calipers up front and thirteen inch vented, crossed | | | | |