honestly hard disagree there, they keep the RTR badging and plaques and all the "built by RTR" stuff behind their packages, but they clearly see what Ford and Shelby dont, people want the parts, but not everyone is going to foot the bill for the "built by" badge. How many 15-17 GTs have a GT350...
i agree mostly but the one thing RTR has that Saleen, Roush and Steeda dont is what set Shelby apart as well, a relatively young iconic personality that many people can rally around. Shelby wasnt really any different of a Ford nameplate than RTR is at this point in their respective careers, they...
why not?
they both are renowned racing drivers, Shelby won LeMans, Gittin is a two time FD champion
they both started a company originally focused on modifying sports cars, Shelby with AC Ace into the AC Cobra and later Ford with the GT350, Gittin with Ford with the RTR Spec 3 and later the RTR...
while i agree its probably not RTR, if it were it wouldnt exaclty be crazy, Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his company have a long history with Ford, particularly in the Motorsports and aftermarket modification segment. They also directly assisted in the R&D and publicity push for the S650. Hes...
could be a sneaky way to try and reintroduce the car segment back to the US. That being said Ford, if you do bring back 4 door cars, i dont want a shitty fusion or Taurus. if its to be 4 doors and labeled as a "mustang" then by god give us the Falcon and the Barra and well call it even.
i mean, base spec to base spec its the same thing as the Mach 1, 2023 GT premium was 47,740, 2023 Mach 1 was 57,945
so i guess that car was also a waste of money vs a GT
picking and choosing some arguments there
Dodges last engine update for the challenger was 2015 with the new 6.2 Hellcat engine, and updated 6.4 HEMI or 2018 if we account for the Demon
Fords last engine update was 2023 for the 5.0 or 2015 for the new 2.3L or 2020 if we account for the GT500...
Shelby does say in their video that a lot of thongs done to the Super Snake were things Ford engineers wanted to do but couldn't get to work on a large scale production/cost effective way.
It looks absolutely amazing, no doubt about that, but unfortunately I'm not fucking rich and that's a special order only package so RTR is still the best boutique option for me. Would still love to see one of those one day.
Shelbys new Super Snake for the S650 is finally being shown off. Featuring 830+ hp from the 3.0L Whipple, widebody front fenders made from carbon fiber. As well as 20" forged magnesium wheels and a full suite of other upgrades both outside and inside. No official pricing as of yet, but expect it...