With the 2010-2014 facelift, the Shelby GT500 Coupé transformed from a heavy-hitting cruiser into a certified 200 mph muscle supercar. Dedicated Ford Shelby maintenance is critical to ensure its high-boost powertrain and reinforced driveline cope with phenomenal stress. In the enthusiast market, it established a legendary rivalry against the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 with superior straight-line savagery and classic live-axle bravado.
Engine development peaked with the 662 hp 5.4 / 5.8 Trinity supercharged V8, featuring a lightweight aluminium cylinder block, plasma-transferred wire arc cylinder liners and a TVS 2300 supercharger. Driveline hardware was substantially uprated with a race-spec single-piece carbon-fibre prop-shaft, massive 6-piston Brembo brake calipers and an ultra-tough Tremec TR-6060 manual gearbox.