thewheelman

Any news on Shelby's offerings for the new model year? Any press releases? Anything?

Thanks!

airforceus

2009 will have more Shelby's...that I believe is confirmed. I think I heard that the production numbers will be somewhat lower than 08 though. The real question is, will they go beyond 2009 or will it simply be a Cobra?

A_Drunken_Llama

Some say 2011 is the last Shelby year and that's why the Boss is scheduled for it's return in 2012 with the 6.2L engine

airforceus

They keep reviving all the old classics to keep us interested and broke! lol

2cokeman

How about this new model......Ford Motor Company unveiled its plans today (via Autoblog) to create an extremely limited edition factory Cobra Jet Mustang. The 2009 Mustang Cobra Jet will be powered by a 5.4L V8 based off the GT500's engine. Even though the engine will be running an upgraded supercharger unit it will be detuned to only 400 horsepower to meet NHRA rules. According to Ford Racing the engine is internally known as the Romeo 605, with the 605 being an indication of its true potential. Ford will only be building 50 of them this summer with an MSRP of $69,995. However you should expect those numbers to be a small fraction of what dealers will actually charge.