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Re: What Are Your Favorite Cars?
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Originally Posted by Matt Attallah
Ford and Shelby would LOVE to have that 500 mean more than 1 thing - so I think they WILL have it hit 500 rated hp (I think they are going to underrate it a little)

I'm not worried - and that'll be the street car to beat in that price range...
Hau Thai-Tang - head of Ford SVT - gave an interview in (I think it was) Road & Track about the new Shelby right after it was unveiled at the New York Auto Show. They asked him directly about the HP rating. He said that the then-current build was a strong 450HP, and they still had a lot of performance squeezing to do. All he would admit is that it would be "well over the current 450HP rating." It certainly seems like they are sniffing after 500HP to me.

Now all I need is a really good friend at Ford that can get a break on the price for me...

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