The Shelby GT350 has roared back onto the scene for 2025, a fitting celebration of its 60th anniversary and a triumphant nod to its motorsport heritage. Carroll Shelby’s original GT350, unveiled on January 27, 1965, transformed the Mustang from a stylish pony car into a bona fide track weapon, cementing its place in automotive history. Shelby American has embraced that same ethos for the 2025 GT350, creating a car that balances raw performance with refined street manners. Offered in both 353 kW and a jaw-dropping 596 kW configuration, the street versions feature a 5.0L V8 engine paired with a choice of manual or automatic transmissions, but that big power one, the most powerful to wear the Shebly badge to date, has a supercharger. Shelby American has fine-tuned the suspension, unleashed a more vocal exhaust, and enhanced aerodynamics to deliver a thrilling yet approachable driving experience. “Sixty years ago, the Shelby GT350 marked a new chapter in performance and motorsports history,” said Joe Conway, CEO of Shelby American. “It was Shelby's first model based on the Ford Mustang, the perfect follow-up to the ground-breaking Shelby Cobra. Shelby American poured its performance expertise into the 1965 Mustang, turning it into an iconic international sports car. We followed the same strategy for 2025 and collaborated with industry leaders to create this very special Shelby car.” For those lusting after a no-holds-barred track experience, and who have the budget, the 2025 Shelby GT350R takes the Pony car to the extreme limits necessary to make those BMW boys keep quiet at driver’s briefing.
Limited to just 36 units, each GT350R is powered by a monstrous 596 kW V8 and comes exclusively with a six-speed manual transmission which is much-needed in this age of DCT and DSG. Paying homage to the 1965 competition model, all GT350Rs will be finished in white with optional race-inspired graphics packages in gold, silver, black, or Shelby’s iconic blue and white. The GT350R is bristling with cutting-edge performance features, including a carbon fibre interior tub, optional racing seats and harnesses, an integrated roll cage, and a Trans Am-spec high-speed aero package. Fully adjustable JRI race struts, ProSystems Alcon brakes, and a suite of chassis upgrades ensure this car is ready to dominate the track. “Our focus was on lightening the car, sharpening the performance, and keeping it cool on the road course,” says Vince LaViolette, Vice President of Operations at Shelby American. With production capped at 562 units across both models, the 2025 GT350 lineup is destined to become a collector’s dream, each one documented in the official Shelby Registry.
2025 Shelby GT350 Specifications - Performance Features:
Optional 810 horsepower supercharger system
Shelby by Borla cat-back exhaust and tips
Front and rear lowering springs
Front and rear sway bars
Short throw shifter (manual only)
20" X 9.5" (front) 20" X 11" (rear) flow forged alloy wheels
Shelby spec performance tyres
Interior Features:
All-leather seat recovers
Shelby shifter ball (manual only)
Embroidered floor mats
Door sill plates
Serialized dash plaque
Serialized engine plaque
Engine cap set
Puddle lamps (if equipped)
Exterior Features:
Aluminum deep draw hood with centre hood vent
Upper grille and lower grille with brake ducts
Outboard grilles
3-piece lower front spiller
Rear ducktail spoiler
SHELBY badging
Le Mans-style striping
Deep-tinted windows (per state regulations)
2025 Shelby GT350R Specifications Performance Features:
Whipple supercharged Coyote engine, 830 hp
Performance JRI suspension package
Optimized chassis stiffening
Front and rear Alcon Racing brake package
Forge-line racing wheels painted Gold Rush
Interior Features:
“R Model” carbon fibre trim
Carbon fibre interior “tub”
AiM Solo 2 lap timer
Sparco 4-point seat harnesses
Sparco racing seat for passenger and driver (optional)
Half cage for chassis stiffness
Exterior Features:
Shelby Carbon fibre trim and aero package
Shelby racing stripes and heritage paint/graphics package
Take a look at the YouTube video that shows off the coolest and most powerful Shebly 350 models to date on the best-looking version of the Ford Mustang to date - daaamn son!: Introducing the All-New Shelby GT350 | Shelby American
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