The Ford Mustang GT 350 Shelby is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine located in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
Power is produced by an overhead valve, 4.7 litre naturally aspirated 8 cylinder engine, with 2 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 306 bhp (310 PS/228 kW) at 6000 rpm and 446 N·m (329 lb·ft/45.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm respectively.
The power is supplied to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1265 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 216 km/h or 134 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2743 mm | 108 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1448 mm | 57 inches | |
| Length | 4613 mm | 181.6 inches | |
| Width | 1732 mm | 68.2 inches | |
| Height | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1265 kg | 2789 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 53% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.7 litre 4727 cc (288.459 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 101.6 × 72.9 mm
4 × 2.87 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.39 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (Gross) |
310 PS (306 bhp) (228 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (Gross) |
446 Nm (329 ft·lb) (45.5 kgm) at 4200 rpm |
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| Specific output (Gross) |
48.3 kW/litre 65.6 ps/litre 64.7 bhp/litre 1.06 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (Gross) |
94.35 Nm/litre
1.14 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Holley carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1185.7 kPa (172 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 590.88 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | 14.9 s | ||
| Standing quarter-mile | 14.5 s
@ 98 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 216 km/h (134 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 245.26 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.25 PS/kg 180.38 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.18 kW/kg 241.9 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.24 bhp/kg 0.11 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 5.54 kg/kW 9.26 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.LS. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 7.75 x 15 | ||
| Tyres rear | 7.75 x 15 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
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| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.89 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 69806 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 51.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 Ford Mustang GT 350 Shelby added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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