The heart of this stallion is a supercharged version of Ford’s 5.4-liter, or 330 cubic-inch, twin-cam V8. It stomps out an even 500 horsepower with 480 pound-feet of torque. That peak power comes from the intercooled Roots-type supercharger that adds 8.5 pounds of boost, and high-flow cylinder heads borrowed from the exotic Ford GT.
To feed all that power to the fat rear tires, the GT500 dons a heavy duty 6-speed manual gearbox and clutch. Which when launched under perfect conditions, will return a 0 to 60 time of 4.5 seconds, and quarter mile of 12.9 seconds at 112 miles per hour.
In true muscle car tradition, the GT500 is no gas sipper. Still government fuel economy ratings of 13 city/21 highway, and a real-world return of 17 miles-per-gallon using premium gas, are improvements over 60s-era muscle machines.
But there’s more to the GT500 than just a big V8. Ford wanted the car to be as quick in the corners as it is in the quarter mile, so SVT engineers re-tuned the shocks, springs and stabilizer bars. The 3-link Panhard rod rear suspension is derived from that of Ford Racing’s Mustang FR500C competition car.
The GT500 does stop like a race car however, the massive 14-inch Brembo cross-drilled rotors with 4-piston calipers up front, and 13-inch vented discs at the rear, haul it down from 60 in a short 121 feet and maintain their awesome power and feel lap after lap.
This 2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Cobra Coupe comes equipped with not only its original gorgeous red and black interior but as well with the upgraded stereo with premium sound and new tires. Also has the framed certification and original window sticker for anyone wanting to take this baby to a car show.
There are very minor flaws that are shown in the pictures along with the inspection that was preformed on it.