The Ford Shelby GT500 is a rear wheel drive motor vehicle, with the engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
It is powered by a supercharged engine of 5.8 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 662 bhp (671 PS/494 kW) of power at 6500 rpm, and maximum torque of 855 N·m (631 lb·ft/87.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 6 speed manual 'box.
The claimed kerb weight is 1747 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 | 4780 mm | 188.2 inches | |
| Width | 1877 mm | 73.9 inches | |
| Height | 1392 mm | 54.8 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1747 kg | 3851 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 | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.8 litre 5812 cc (354.67 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.5 × 105.8 mm
3.68 × 4.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.88 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 671 PS (662 bhp) (494 kW) at 6500 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 855 Nm (631 ft·lb) (87.2 kgm) at 4000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 84.9 kW/litre 115.5 ps/litre 113.9 bhp/litre 1.87 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
147.11 Nm/litre
1.78 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1848.6 kPa (268.1 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 7000 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 726.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 2.3 litre Eaton Twin Vortices Series 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 384.2 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.38 PS/kg 282.57 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 kW/kg 378.94 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.38 bhp/kg 0.17 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 3.54 kg/kW 5.91 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| 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.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.3Li.CS.PR.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 9½ x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½ x 20 | ||
| Tyres front | Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar G: 2 P265/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperCar G: 2 P285/35 ZR 20 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 381 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 350 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.5 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.31 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 270468 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 43.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2012 Ford Shelby GT500 (2013) added 2012-05-18. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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