Due in 2014 as a 2015 model, the next-generation Mustang is only a couple of years away from hitting the streets. Yet that did not stop Ford from giving the 2013 model year a sweeping refreshed, from new LED lights to a 650 horsepower Shelby GT500 model. With so much work going into the new GT500, it had some wondering aloud if this might not be the last hurrah for the Shelby.
Well worry not Shelby fans, as Mustangs Daily reports that the GT500 is slated to continue as a separate model with the next-gen 2015 Mustang.
Shelby American’s president John Luft told Mustangs Daily that Ford had extended Shelby’s contract well past 2015. That means that we should be getting Shelby-tuned GT500’s for at least another decade or more. That means the next-gen Shelby will have to outdo 200 mph 2013 GT500 model, which will be no small task.
There was some cause for concern among Shelby fans, as there was talk about Ford bringing back the Mustang Cobra moniker that served as the top-of-the-line performance model from 1993 through 2004. Sorry Cobra fans, but it for now, Ford is staying on the GT500 bandwagon. Cobra is SO last millennium.