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SVT Mustang
Check out this article on the '06 Stang Cobra GT500. Looks like a winner but what's up with no SVT identification -- a hint of things to come?
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/23/au...tml?oref=login
If you'd rather not register with the NY Times to see the pics, here's a reprint w/o photos:
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March 23, 2005
FIRST GLANCE
The Shelby Mustang Rides Again
By JIM McCRAW
ntroduced on Wednesday: 2006 Ford Shelby Cobra GT500
What's the point? Ford's Special Vehicle Team, or SVT - out of sight since the introduction of the trouble-plagued Ford GT supercar - is coming out of hibernation with the release of a very muscular Mustang. The car is a cooperative venture with Carroll Shelby, the veteran Ford racer, now 82.
Is it real? Most definitely. It will be sold only through Ford's SVT dealers. But there's a twist: it is the only SVT product in 12 years that does not wear an SVT badge anywhere on its body.
The company line: Carroll Shelby, the car's co-developer, said he never dreamed that he would still have a fruitful association with Ford 45 years after it began. "I'm just happy to be here at this point in my life," said Mr. Shelby, who has had several organ transplants.
The view from here: This SVT version of the legendary Shelby Mustangs carries most, but not all, of the styling licks of the original. The wide double paint stripes are there, as are the big grille opening and a version of the original Shelby logo. But the driving lights mounted in the grille, a signature design cue of the original, have been moved below the bumper. Why? Because this engine tends to run hot and needs the cooling air, said J Mays, Ford's chief of design.
What makes it tick? This is indeed the most powerful Mustang ever built, with a 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 that makes "at least" 450 horsepower (subject to final tuning for emissions and noise). A 6-speed manual transmission will be standard equipment.
How much? How soon? Hau Thai-Tang, director of SVT, said that when the new car goes on sale next spring, the price will be close to that of the old 390-horsepower Cobra - about $35,000.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/23/au...tml?oref=login
If you'd rather not register with the NY Times to see the pics, here's a reprint w/o photos:
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March 23, 2005
FIRST GLANCE
The Shelby Mustang Rides Again
By JIM McCRAW
ntroduced on Wednesday: 2006 Ford Shelby Cobra GT500
What's the point? Ford's Special Vehicle Team, or SVT - out of sight since the introduction of the trouble-plagued Ford GT supercar - is coming out of hibernation with the release of a very muscular Mustang. The car is a cooperative venture with Carroll Shelby, the veteran Ford racer, now 82.
Is it real? Most definitely. It will be sold only through Ford's SVT dealers. But there's a twist: it is the only SVT product in 12 years that does not wear an SVT badge anywhere on its body.
The company line: Carroll Shelby, the car's co-developer, said he never dreamed that he would still have a fruitful association with Ford 45 years after it began. "I'm just happy to be here at this point in my life," said Mr. Shelby, who has had several organ transplants.
The view from here: This SVT version of the legendary Shelby Mustangs carries most, but not all, of the styling licks of the original. The wide double paint stripes are there, as are the big grille opening and a version of the original Shelby logo. But the driving lights mounted in the grille, a signature design cue of the original, have been moved below the bumper. Why? Because this engine tends to run hot and needs the cooling air, said J Mays, Ford's chief of design.
What makes it tick? This is indeed the most powerful Mustang ever built, with a 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 that makes "at least" 450 horsepower (subject to final tuning for emissions and noise). A 6-speed manual transmission will be standard equipment.
How much? How soon? Hau Thai-Tang, director of SVT, said that when the new car goes on sale next spring, the price will be close to that of the old 390-horsepower Cobra - about $35,000.
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I didnt register to see the pictures on that site but if its the same GT500 that I have seen in all the other posts there was also an SVT emblem on the tachometer and I think SVT was stiched into the seats but I am not 100% sure on that one.
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Here's another article on it that mentions the seats. Hopefully, it will have at least some SVT identification because if there is none, that dosen't bode well for the future of the brand.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...0343&DARTmail#
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...0343&DARTmail#
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i saw the car at the ny autoshow yesterday, besides the sill plates and tach ,the valve covers say "powered by svt"
in big letters , the sporttrac adrenalin also has svt markings on it.
both of them were badazz looking in person
in big letters , the sporttrac adrenalin also has svt markings on it.
both of them were badazz looking in person
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