The Ford Shelby GT500 is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its powerplant mounted in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 5.4 litre supercharged 8 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that develops power and torque figures of 500 bhp (507 PS/373 kW) at 6000 rpm and 651 N·m (480 lb·ft/66.4 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
A 6 speed manual gearbox supplies the power to the driven wheels.
Its claimed weight at the kerb is 1778 kg.
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 | 2720 mm | 107.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4775 mm | 188 inches | |
| Width | 1877 mm | 73.9 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 145 mm | 5.7 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1778 kg | 3920 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 57% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5409 cc (330.077 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.2 × 105.8 mm
3.55 × 4.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAEnet) |
507 PS (500 bhp) (373 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAEnet) |
651 Nm (480 ft·lb) (66.4 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAEnet) |
68.9 kW/litre 93.7 ps/litre 92.4 bhp/litre 1.51 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAEnet) |
120.35 Nm/litre
1.45 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium head & cast iron block | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 8.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFi | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1512.4 kPa (219.4 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6250 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 676.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 Roots-type supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | Air/Water | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 285.12 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 209.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 281.21 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.77 kg/kW 7.97 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.3Li.CS.PR.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9.5 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9.5 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | P255/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | P285/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 356 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.63 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 144980 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2006 Ford Shelby GT500 (2007) added 2006-08-11. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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