German Car Zone

Quick, What Has 750 Horsepower and Goes Faster Than Stink?

Something is very, very wrong here.

On its third pull, the blue black 2010 Shelby GT500 Super Snake just lit up K&N's dyno to the tune of 635 horsepower and 581 lb-ft of torque. Quick mental math says somewhere between 730 and 760 horsepower at the crankshaft.

I quickly text Scott Black of Shelby's PR company for an explanation. He responds: "We are in the midst of changing our marketing materials to reflect 750...which we announced at the car launch last month." Hmmm. Must have missed that. I don't miss the unintentional irony of Black's sign off: "We tend to be a bit conservative."

Seven hundred and fifty horsepower is conservative? Yeah, like an 8 x 8 In'n'Out Double-Double "Animal Style" or Giselle Bundchen in spattered green body paint.

Head still spinning from the obscenity of 635 wheel horsepower (three shy of what a Corvette ZR-1 makes at the crank) we head to Fontana to test the Super Snake's traction and road test editor's Scott Mortara's launch skills.


Full story: Motor Trend - First Test: 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake


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This is going on my top 10 dream garage. This thing is fantastically overpowered.