2021 Ford Performance Shelby GT500 Mustang Track Tour
By now you’ve read of the new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500’s legendary performance and scintillating test numbers; you know those well sub-4.0 second 0-60 times and quarter-mile times in the low 11’s. Not to mention its high grip levels, anchor-dropping brakes, and Formula 1 fast-shifting dual-clutch 7-speed tranny. Contest-winning caliber stuff.
But what’s it like to live with on the road, as an everyday car? Countless carmakers have built amazingly capable track toys that punish and torture on the highways and byways of commuting or distance travel. These crazy-fast, overly harsh, untenable monster cars either end up being sold off, or supplemented with an easier-to-live-with ”everyday car.” So after attending Ford Performance’s Shelby GT500 Track Tour at Sonoma Raceway (AKA Sears Point, Infineon, and other names over time) this was our question: How’s this 760-horsepower supercar that looks just like a Mustang to live with, you know — like a regular car?
(photo credit: Ford Performance)
