Design enhancements for 2013 embody all-new signature lighting with two LED bars that command attention within the back and front. The rocker panels running along the car are now body-color, adding a additional premium look. Additionally, the rear finish has a new high-gloss black panel between the taillamps and a diffuser that surrounds a replacement quad-tip exhaust.
The 2013 Shelby GT500 offers 2 new sets of solid-aluminum wheels, including a unique wheel for cars with the optional packages. The nineteen-in. front and 20-inch rear wheels are plus Goodyear Eagle® F1 SuperCar G: a pair of tires on all configurations.
The new Shelby GT500 driving dynamics are overhauled, now working mutually with Goodyear tires. New Brembo™ brakes with six-piston calipers in front and the new wheels additionally needed unique suspension tuning to ensure everything works harmoniously.
The five.eight-liter V8 aluminum-block engine produces 662 horsepower and 631 lb.-ft. of torque, making it the very best-horsepower engine ever created in North America. Nearly every part of the powertrain has been optimized for manufacturing the additional horsepower, as well as a brand new supercharger, new cross-drilled block and heads, an all-forged engine rotating assembly, updated camshaft profiles, upgraded head gaskets, a replacement carbon fiber driveshaft and upgraded clutch, transmission and axle.
A larger and a lot of efficient supercharger helping flow a lot of air through the engine is key to producing the 662 horsepower. The new Twin Vortices Series 230zero blower creates 2.3 liters of displacement and could be a unique design to the five.8-liter engine.
