2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Pros and Cons Review: Lunch Money Stealer (MotorTrend)
Not just a big motor, the GT500 is finally, indisputably the best Mustang you can buy.
Often, history is made simply by breaking a cycle. Sounds easy enough, but sometimes a thing hasn't been done for a good reason. The GT500 has never been the best Mustang, just the one with the biggest engine. Not anymore. The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 has changed history.
"This car is the ultimate expression of what the American pony car can be," pro racer Randy Pobst said after only driving it on the street. After driving it on the track: "God, that thing pins you to the seat running from corner to corner. It hooks up very, very well. That impresses me tremendously. Ford Performance has done a terrific job of setting up that chassis to put down power. I'm in love with the car."
OK, so the superhero likes it, but what about the regular people? Oh yeah, we love it, too.
"Now, this is what a proper Best Driver's Car podium finisher looks like, sounds like, and drives like," road test editor Chris Walton said. "As soon as you stop driving it like a Mustang and start driving it like the supercar that it is, it all falls into place. It's gob-smackingly capable and confidence-inspiring in ways that few cars (costing multiples more) are."
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