Do you like your boring car? Or would you rather be driving the swanky new Mustang in town? There may have been something about Mary in the movie, but on the road, there’s something about the Mustang. This is the one car synonymous with everything muscle and pony. The Mustang kickstarted it all and remains a long-standing muscle car to date. Of course, it changed to suit the times. For example, when the 1970s oil embargo hit – the Mustang became far less muscle and more fuel economy.
Today the muscle purists may choose to consider some of the Mustang models as the most reviled of the lot, but this car kept Ford afloat during its toughest days. And honestly, it still looks pretty awesome on the road. With the Mustang being reinvented for yet another year, here are 15 reasons for you to sell your old car, and get a new Ford Mustang for 2020 instead.
15 The All-New 2020 Shelby Mustang GT500
So for all those who have been waiting for 2020 to get a new set of wheels, bang on. You just got the opportunity to drive home the most powerful street-legal Ford ever made, the 2020 Shelby Mustang GT500. The 5.2-liter V8 promises to deliver more than 700 horses and does a 0-60mph sprint in less than four seconds. We think the Dodge Challenger Hellcat just lost the challenge.
14 A One-Of-A-Kind Hand-Built Engine
This isn’t an ordinary car or an ordinary engine for that matter. Each of these 760-horsepower 5.2-liter Predator V8 engines is hand-built on a special assembly line at the sprawling Romeo Engine Plant. Each of these engines is built one at a time by a team solely kept to tend to them and the awesome cars they are later put in.
13 The Exclusive Shelby GT500 Carbon Fiber Track Package
For those who want a Shelby GT500, and are willing to go the extra mile for extra performance, there is a carbon fiber track package. It comes with 20-inch carbon fiber wheels and a carbon fiber track wing. Of course, do remember that the GT500 starts at about $71,000plus – so there is always a price to pay for quality. And speed. And carbon fiber.
12 Shares The Supercharger Of The 2019 Corvette
While the Camaro may not have turned out to be the beast Chevrolet once thought would “eat Mustangs for breakfast”; the Corvette became a class apart. Call it indecent, but the all-new 2020 ford Mustang Shelby GT500 has borrowed the same supercharger that the Corvette uses in the 2019 model. So the Mustang just got one upgrade that you always wanted it to have. Or then again, maybe not.
11 A Pure Race Car, Just Street Legal
This car isn’t just fast, but also comes equipped with the best track handling in a Mustang yet. And all this was achieved with some trials and travails – like they had to fit the supercharger upside down to get it to fit, and work well with the Ford engine. Oh, and it runs a quarter-mile in 10.7 seconds, a whole second faster than the Dodge Demon.
10 One Hot-Tempered Engine
A 760-horsepower engine is bound to be pretty hot. So hot in fact, that Ford had to think out of the box when it came to cooling this monstrous mill. So they sculpted the GT500’s body to produce downforce, as well as helping the engine cool down, by dissipating the heat. The vents are huge, so the engine can cool down quickly.
9 Manual Is Out, Dual-Clutch Is In
The Mustang is no longer manual – the GT500 comes with a seven-speed, dual-clutch Tremec transmission. The idea behind this is simple, it lets this beauty of a car zoom from 0-60mph and back to zero in 10.6 seconds. When you shift in the Mustang GT500, it uses the two different clutches to disengage one gear while slipping into the next.
8 For All You Steve McQueen Fans
Did you love Bullitt, the Steve McQueen movie with that thrilling Mustang car chase? And do you also love the Mustang? Then why don’t you get your hands on the 2020 Bullitt Ford Mustang commemorative special edition? Starting at about $47,700, this GT looks cool with that different front grille and will give you that McQueen vibe when you turn the engine.
7 Did We Mention This Is One Insane Engine?
Ford describes its Shelby GT500 top trim as the “holy s***” line. Why? Because this leaves the Corvette/Camaro and even the Dodge Hellcat versions biting the dust with 760 horses on tap. And the car is also pretty torquey with 625 ft-lb, making this a heart-pounding and thrilling ride from start to end.
6 And You Can Make Yours As Unique As You Like
Wondering about how to make your Shelby GT500 stand out in terms of looks as well? Well, you have the option of some 11 colors, as well as side stripes and racing stripes – some of which you can have for free, but some will cost you as much as $10,000. But when you are buying a car worth $72,000 minus destination fee – what’s another $10k?
5 That Beautiful Shelby Emblem: XL-Size
Carroll Shelby loves his snakes. And by that, we mean the cobra emblem. When looking for a secretary, he asked interviewees how they would like to come work in a pit of snakes for the biggest snake in town. This is why that big, beautiful chrome Cobra looks right at home on the grill of the 2020 Shelby Mustang GT500. And its the biggest of all the logos yet.
4 The Mustang Is Fast, The GT500 Is Fastest
For Carroll Shelby, the ultimate test of a car was the 0-60-0 mph test – and the faster a car could do this, the better its acceleration, handling, and braking were. So the 2020 Shelby GT500 completed this test in 10.6 seconds. Can you imagine the sheer speed of this? Would you still like to drive your boring car to work every day?
3 Some Awesome, Amazing Details
Technically, the Mustang is a muscle/sports car. The GT500 is a race car that you can use on the road – and it isn’t one that will cost you an arm and a leg either. Did you know this car has eight radiators? And that quad-exhaust can get pretty hot – so the elements around it are all heat-resistant. Just remember not to touch the exhaust, or the engine, after a quick run.
2 Beautiful, Massive Brakes: Pizza-Size
The Shelby GT500 has 20-inch wheels – and the reason isn’t just better handling or cornering. The reason is those ginormous pizza-sized brakes (some 16.5 inches) to be exact. A car this fast needs to have sizeable brakes to be able to stop on demand. So these Brembo brakes are the biggest to go in any coupe, till now.
1 There Are More Affordable Options As Well
In case the V8-powered $60-70k Mustang options seem like distant dreams – there’s an affordable stallion in there too. The Mustang Ecoboost High-Performance Package is a $35,000 dream on wheels. With a throaty purr and a 50/50 weight balance, this may not be a race car but is hours of fun on road. Get it to make your everyday boring commute a thrilling ride.