Justin: Hey everybody, Justin with AmericanMuscle.com.
Welcome to Hot Lap.
Recently, our friends from Shelby were kind enough to throw us the keys to one of their
brand new prototype 2015 Shelby GTs, so we figured, hey!
Perfect opportunity to bring you guys a review.
For the most part, guys, my job certainly does not suck.
However, there are a few days that tend to stand out from the rest, days like today,
for instance, when I get handed the keys to one of only a handful of prototype Shelby
GTs in existence.
My friends, the word 'work' simply does not apply today.
Shelby can easily be considered the King Midas of the automotive world, right?
Everything they touch turns to gold, for the most part.
My point is, they basically know how to take a car to the next level and beyond.
Full disclosure, guys, this car is a prototype, and an expensive one at that.
When Shelby was kind enough to give us the keys for a few days, it was under the strict
circumstance that we would not beat on this car, and not do any burnouts.
For that, I apologize.
Up front here, guys, you can't help but notice this massive bulging carbon fiber hood.
If you happen to like hood vents, well you're certainly in luck here with the Shelby GT.
Also, notice the very aggressive carbon fiber chin spoiler there in addition to the single
most polarizing part of this entire car, the 'love it or hate it' upper and lower grills.
Personally, I think the grills would've looked much better done up in black with this particular
color scheme, but that's just me.
Checking out the side of the car, of course, you will find more carbon fiber here with
the lower rockers and splitters, in addition to wheel wells that are stuffed with so much
automotive awesomeness, they should satisfy just about anyone.
We're starting with 20-inch forged wheels from Shelby American supplied by Weld Racing,
ridiculous 6 piston Wilwoods up front, and yes, 6 piston Wilwoods in the rear.
Is it totally overkill?
Maybe.
Do I care?
Absolutely not.
All right, guys, rounding out the rear of the car, you guessed it, more carbon fiber.
We're looking at a carbon fiber rear wing here, deck lid panel featuring the iconic
Shelby logo.
One of my favorite parts about the rear of the car here is this really cool rear diffuser,
blending a little carbon with some of the body color.
It looks really slick on the car and, more importantly, does a great job of framing up
these iconic Shelby signature oval exhaust tips here, singing the sweet sounds of that
Ford Racing by Borla exhaust.
Aesthetically speaking, you do get a lot for your money, as we just saw.
There's a lot going on with this car.
What else does that get you?
Well, 627 horsepower certainly doesn't hurt.
That experience was just brought to us by the Ford Performance TVS Style Blower, along
with some other goodies from Ford Performance, including their cold air kit, of course that
blower, in addition to this really nice short throw shifter.
I do like this thing a lot with the MT82 here.
They also have some half shafts from Ford Performance on the car, in addition to their
handling pack, helping us get that power down to the ground.
Shelby took the refined lines of the 2015 Mustang and did what they do best.
They added the over the top styling and performance we've come to expect from the legendary brand.
The scary thing is, this is just the start of Shelby's 2015 arsenal, with the Super Snake
already being released and future projects in the works.
We do want to thank our friends over at Shelby for giving us the keys to this amazing machine.
It was certainly a blast.
Kicking off this episode's Mustang news with a little bit of news from the future, at least
that's what the 'Automotive News' publication is telling us.
They have just reported that the first refresh of the S550 will come in 2017 or 2018, here
with the Mustang.
This will include a brand new front end, in addition to a 10 speed automatic.
This is the first we're really hearing about the new stuff for the Mustang.
Obviously, we have a long way to go yet.
We're still only in the first and second years of the new chassis, but it is news to report
to you guys.
In addition to that, we are hearing that the Mach 1 will make its return by 2017 or possibly
2018, as well.
We have to keep our eyes peeled for that.
Still no hard evidence of a GT500, though.
However, with Ford releasing a GT350 here in the next few months, one can only imagine
that they're going to shift their focus to the GT500, fingers crossed.
In addition, I'm sure a lot of you guys have heard about the 7th annual American Muscle
Mustang Show by now.
Hopefully, a lot of you guys were actually there.
If you weren't, here's what you missed.
We had over 3000 Mustangs, 10,000-plus people, and we raised $55,000 for Make-A-Wish this
year, which was absolutely awesome.
We had our first proposal, which was pretty interesting.
We had a damn jet car there, which was awesome.
Of course, in addition we had our usual craziness - burnout competition, drag races, revving
competition, the Bama Dyno competition, and some big guest appearances thanks to Steve
Saleen, Mr. Chip Foose himself, and Vaughn Gittin, Jr.
If you weren't lucky enough to be there, don't worry, we've got you covered.
Full arsenal of videos on our YouTube channel, American Muscle Videos.
Stephanie: What's up, guys?
Stephanie here, and this month I have with me some new items from Exedy that are available
exclusively at American Muscle.
We're looking at Exedy's Mach 500 Stage 3, and Mach 600 Stage 4 clutches, that now come
with a grooved pressure plate.
These are the same Mach 500 and Mach 600 clutches that you guys already know.
The difference lies in the grooved pressure plate, which offers more holding power than
the standard smooth pressure plate.
This means that these clutches will be able to hold more torque than the traditional Stage
3 and Stage 4 clutches can, and all without a huge jump in price.
Just like I mentioned, these clutches come in 2 stages, Stage 3 and Stage 4, for all
Mustangs ranging from 2001 to 2015.
Stage 3 is still for the lightly modified Mustangs, while Stage 4 tends to be a better
option for the guys running forced induction, or that have heavily built NA cars.
Both of these clutches perform well on the street, or the track.
You guys can now head back to the site and check out these Exedy grooved Mach 500 Stage
3 and grooved Mach 600 Stage 4 clutches that are available exclusively at AmericanMuscle.com.
Justin: All right, guys, that's going to wrap up this episode of Hot Lap.
Again, I want to thank each and every one of you guys who came out for our 7th annual
American Muscle Mustang Show.
Again, it was a huge success.
Over $55,000 raised for Make-A-Wish, and we couldn't have done it without you.
So again, thank you very much.
Guys, you want to keep it right here at American Muscle Videos for future episodes of Hot Lap.
We've got some great stuff coming your way, including tours of BBK and Roush.
We get to beat on some cars on both locations, so you're gonna want to check that out.
With SEMA right around the corner, you know we're gonna have some craziness coming up
for that, as well.
In the meantime, I'm out of here.
Again, thanks for watching, and for all things Mustang, keep it right here at AmericanMuscle.com.