So, the Shelby GT EcoBoost will not only be available to retrofit at Shelby Mod Shops around the world, but focus on usable performance improvements for the fuel-efficient coupe. There’s also a new hood, spoiler, rocker panels, and grille-all made from carbon fiber, of course.
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Instead of starting with the Mustang GT, this 2015-2016 Shelby GT starts with the new Ford Mustang EcoBoost – effectively reincarnating the Mustang Turbo GT. This would make the Ford Mustang Shelby Ecoboost come in with a price tag of at least $50, 195 and this is without the other add-ons that you might want. The updates include a Ford Performance handling upgrade and 20-inch Venice WELD racing wheels shod in 275/35ZR20 Michelin Pilot Sport rubber.
Inside, changes include Shelby branded floor mats, illuminated door sill plates, a numbered dash plaque and embroidered headrests.
Most of those, Shelby points out, are EcoBoost models, since many drivers in Europe and elsewhere don’t have the advantage of cheap gas that V6 and V8 Mustang drivers in the USA benefit from. Shelby adjusted the 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbo four by adding some new computer programming and attaching a Shelby/Borla exhaust, both of which increase horsepower from 310 to 335. Any auto with a big engine can go fast in a straight line, but all that power means nothing when you’re on mountain and valley roads if you can’t control it. The Ecoboost held its own, tailing and pulling away from some much lighter and more nimble cars, though its size was an issue on small backroads (that is a problem for all Mustangs, however).
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“Ever since Ford announced that its terrific new Mustang would be available worldwide, requests for Shelby versions of the vehicle have rolled in from across the globe”, said Joe Conway, Co-CEO of Carroll Shelby global and CEO of Shelby American. The result is over 335 horsepower on 91 octane fuel and significantly better handling. With the base Mustang Ecoboost and this kit together, you are looking at a base price of $49,390, which is $12,995 more than the range-topping Mustang GT Premium Fastback. “They will add the Shelby package to a Ford Mustang that a customer has purchased in that area”.
