2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 test drive
The 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is no one-trick pony. The most powerful Ford ever is as happy on a twisty track as it is on a drag strip, Fox News Automotive Editor Gary Gastelu says.
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Hertz is revving up its rental fleet in time for summer.
The Shelby GT-H and Shelby GT500-H will be available for rent this summer.
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The company has once again collaborated with Shelby American on a high performance special edition Ford Mustang, and it is very special.
The Mustang Shelby GT500-H’s supercharged 5.2-liter V8 has been modified to produce well over 900 hp, and the car has been updated with a new body kit, wheels and a carbon fiber hood with additional vents to help the engine stay cool that weighs 30 pounds less than the factory GT500.
The GT500-H features a supercharged 5.2-liter V8 with over 900 horsepower.
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Just 25 of the cars will be built, however, and available only at locations in Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, Phoenix and Tampa at a rate of $399 per day.
A larger run of more mainstream Mustang Shelby GT-H coupes and convertibles with about half the horsepower will also be produced and offered in Atlanta, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Phoenix, San Diego , San Francisco and Tampa for $99 per day.
The GT-H is powered by the Mustang GT’s 5.0-liter V8 and rated at over 450 hp.
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Hertz and Shelby first partnered in 1966 on the Shelby GT350H, which became known as the “rent-a-racer” after several people used them at racetracks, which was against the rental agreement, as it is on the current cars.
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Several other cars followed over the years, the last in 2016 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original, examples of which are now worth $250,000 and more on the auction circuit.