S650 Shelby GT350 is back...

[BackInBlack]

You're not gonna like it.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a63530707/shelby-american-gt350-revealed/

2025 Shelby GT350 Mustang Packs 810 HP and Isn't Built by Ford

The GT350 is once again a proper Shelby product for the model's 60th birthday, with almost 300 horsepower more than its predecessor.

www.thedrive.com

Reminds me of...

 

[67GTA]

Kinda cool that it’s an actual Shelby again. Only 36 of the 350R’s will be sold - not likely any of them will see the track, so might as well have the supercharger.

 

[mavisky]

Here's my primary issue.

Shelby was more or less non-existent until the return of the 2007 GT500. The build of the KR, 40th Anniversary, Super Snake, etc... were all great little updates to an amazing SVT product that was a significant engineering step up from the standard Mustang compared to anything SA could produce in house. This continued on through 2014 and the Shelby brand was re-invigorated for 7 years.

When the 2015 chassis dropped, including the Shelby GT350, they pivoted and began offering "Super Snakes" based around standard Mustang GT's instead. To me this instantly devalued the idea of a "Super Snake" as it wasn't based on a model wearing the snake badge in the first place. To me these should have all been Shelby GT's. SA then also wasted 5 years and completely ignored the GT350 until they offered their pathetic "Signature Edition" which was nothing more than lowering springs, wheels, and some interior "upgrades" that to me seemed more like downgrades given the car's focus. I mean really? Recovering the amazing suede Recaro's with leather is your "upgrade"? They then rolled out of a few very limited versions of the 2020-2022 GT500's afterwards, but none of them could be called Super Snakes because they'd already wasted that name on the Mustang GT horse shiznit they'd been peddling for over 5 year at this point.

So after burning and mis-marketing the Super Snake namesake for 9 years, they decide to now throw the GT350 name under the bus as well. Again this isn't even built upon the best car Ford has to offer. This isn't a Dark Horse handling package with the Tremec and the 500hp NA motor with some work done to it to sharpen it's blade. This is a lowly 300A based GT package with the shitty MT82 or the prone-to-overheating A10 automatic. Again this should have been the continuation of the Shelby GT from 2015, but SA is out here grabbing at straws and burning bridges since 2015 and trying to force nostalgia upon us when the car it's supposedly attached to, in both the Super Snake and GT350/GT350R cases, simply doesn't live up to those standards that have been set recently. I'm sure if they had made this announcement and offered the 480hp NA version as the GT350 but the supercharged version as the GT500 the backlash would be even greater. I know Shelby started out in the 60's modifying GT's, but you can't make us forget the greatness that SVT and Ford has given us since 2007 just because you want to try to make a buck.

 

[1995CobraR]

I like the 2025 Mustang Shelby GT350 but probably wouldn't buy one.

 

[byronj]

You're not gonna like it.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a63530707/shelby-american-gt350-revealed/

2025 Shelby GT350 Mustang Packs 810 HP and Isn't Built by Ford

The GT350 is once again a proper Shelby product for the model's 60th birthday, with almost 300 horsepower more than its predecessor.

www.thedrive.com

Reminds me of...

You're right. I saw the Hagerty video on this and was more interested in the garage they did the interview in. IMHO, this is a lot of lipstick on a pig

 

[GB899]

vinyl stripes & stickers.. wheels.. supercharger.. not worthy of the Shelby legend... make one yourself

 

[Bouncing Soul]

Yeah, the GT350 is an extremely overpriced bolt on car.

The R sounds a little more interesting for the enthusiasts but those will all end up collector cars so also irrelevant.

Agree with the points about Ford adding incredible value starting in 2007, before that I thought Shelby were the cranky old folks suing kit car guys.

 

[JDee]

Shelby seems to be a shadow of what it used to be. Put a blower on it and make a big hp number on a dyno. Whoopee!
No thanks.

 

[PatrickStapler]

Needs to be naturally aspirated and needs to have traditional gauges. At least it has a real manual. I’m ok with offering a supercharger, but offer it as a GT-350S. The R needs to be completely stripped of all creature comforts…especially on the interior.

 

[1995CobraR]

I'd still buy a new 2025 Shelby GT350 at the right price.

 

[Dave_W]

this isn't even built upon the best car Ford has to offer. This isn't a Dark Horse handling package with the Tremec and the 500hp NA motor with some work done to it to sharpen it's blade. This is a lowly 300A based GT package with the shitty MT82 or the prone-to-overheating A10 automatic.

But if they based this on the Dark Horse, it would eat up a big chunk of their profit margin... Pick the lowest-cost starting point, add a few bells & (supercharger) whistles, push it out the door at a jacked-up price to people who think there's a chance to flip it for $$$ in 10 years at Mecum because it says "Shelby" on it.

 

[mavisky]

But if they based this on the Dark Horse, it would eat up a big chunk of their profit margin... Pick the lowest-cost starting point, add a few bells & (supercharger) whistles, push it out the door at a jacked-up price to people who think there's a chance to flip it for $$$ in 10 years at Mecum because it says "Shelby" on it.

Don't disagree that that's the best move for profitability, but it's not the best way to make the best car.