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Ford Racing and the Shelby GT |
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 Ford executives have promised a special edition Ford Mustang variant every year starting
now. The Shelby GT will be the first variant, followed up by the 2008 Bullitt Mustang and so on. The 2007 Shelby GT is a retail version of the Shelby GT-H
that is rentable at major Hertz locations. Expect the driving experince
to be almost identical between the Shelby GT and Shelby GT-H.
Changes
between the regular Mustang GT and a Shelby GT include, among other
things, two major components. Both of the major changes are supplied by
Ford Racing Performance Parts or FRPP
for short. The first, the Mustang "Power" pack helps the stock motor
increase total power output from 300 horsepower to 325 horsepower. The
second transformation comes in the form of the FRPP "Handling" pack
which takes the mildly tuned stock suspension and turns it into a
corner hugging machine. One of the biggest benefits to any S197 owner
is these FRPP parts used to create the Shelby GT will be covered under
the 3/36 warranty on all new Shelby GT's. So we can only hope that the
warranty will trickle down to the FRPP catalog and apply to all parts
installed by your local Ford dealer. |
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