Our First Official Look At The Ford Shelby GT350

by Derek Kreindler

Published: November 17th, 2014

All we’ve got for now are these CGI renders and a clip of the exhaust. But Ford’s most track-focused pony car will have a flat-plane crankshaft displacing 5.2L

Also on board is MagneRide suspension, and an optional diff cooler to chill the Torsen LSD. A 6-speed manual is the sole transmission offered. Massive 6-piston Brembo brakes squeeze 15.5 inch front and 15 inch rear rotors. 19×10 and 19×11.5 inch rims are wrapped in bespoke Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires. We’ll see this snake in the flesh at this week’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.

our first official look at the ford shelby gt350

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Bumpy ii on Nov 17, 2014

Flat-plane crank? Really? Cue six billion whiny "It sounds like a Honda!" complaints from the V8 aural fetishists.

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- Bball40dtw on Nov 17, 2014
  
  They better not complain. The sound is magnificent.
  
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- FreedMike on Nov 17, 2014
  
  Helen Keller would have said this thing sounds like a Honda. Everyone else knows better.
  
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- CJinSD on Nov 17, 2014
  
  An overhead cam Ford that sounds like a Honda at high RPM instead of a Vitamix full of dimes would be great. This looks like a desirable car, but then I remember how you can still buy a new Boss 302 because some Ford dealers are so in love with gouging when they have anything desirable.
  
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- Bball40dtw on Nov 17, 2014
  
  @CJinSD "some Ford dealers are so in love with gouging when they have anything desirable" This is the problem. I know Ford dealers in the Detroit area that sold Boss 302s under MSRP. However, I know others that still have a Boss or a Shelby on their lot. I'd pay MSRP for this, but I am worried that won't be enough.
  
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- Wmba on Nov 17, 2014
  
  @bball40dtw Yes, it will sound magnificent in real lifr, being the only V8 like Ferrari with a flat plane crank on the street. Any resemblance to Honda will be strictly in the minds of non-believers. Shriek plus basso profundo. Nice.
  
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Djoelt1 on Nov 17, 2014

4100+ pounds. Anyone want to take the under on this bet?

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- Hubcap on Nov 17, 2014
  
  It'll weigh less than the current car.
  
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- David Walton on Nov 17, 2014
  
  Under, easily.
  
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- Bball40dtw on Nov 17, 2014
  
  @David Walton Yeah, there is no way this thing weighs more than 400 lbs more than the GT and 100 lbs more than the 5.8L supercharged 2014 Shelby.
  
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- MrIcky on Nov 17, 2014
  
  I'd be surprised if it's more than 50lbs over a current GT, and that's just the brakes/shocks/minor stuff. The whole point of a flat-plane engine is the lighter rotating assembly. Why would you assume it will be 4100+ lbs? I can't believe I'm defending a Ford. I feel a little light-headed.
  
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- APaGttH on Nov 17, 2014
  
  So you think it will weigh more than a G8 GXP or a Chevy SS???? Really?!?!? https://www.google.com/search?q=chevy+ss+curb+weight&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=fflb Ya - I don't see that.
  
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- Raph on Nov 17, 2014
  
  Under as well. It doesn't rely on the old school MOD engine platform, doesn't have the whole heat exchanger and supercharger adding weight as well plus the standard Mustang GT with performance pack already has the big calipers. The GT350 is using larger two-piece discs so while they are heavier the weight penalty is mitigated or eliminated with the aluminum hats. I'm going with 3800 pounds myself.
  
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- Raph on Nov 17, 2014
  
  @bball40dtw The 2014 GT500 coupe was well under 4000 pounds. The 2012-2014 cars used an aluminum block and EPAS to shave about 100 pounds off the 3900 pound curb weight of the 2007-2011 cars.
  
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- Bball40dtw on Nov 17, 2014
  
  @raph I forgot that the later GT500s dropped weight.
  
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