Ford Motor Company: Ford Shelby GT500

Just as the 2011 GT V6 and Mustang, 2011 Shelby GT500 will update the engine with all-new aluminum 5.4 L engine, which is 102 kg lighter than the previous cast-iron engine and uses a patented Ford-plasma coating technology (plasma transferred wire arc) . The inventors have PTWA 2009 IPO National Inventor of the Year award. This technology was originally developed and patented by the inventors of the flame-Spray.Tehnologiya was subsequently enhanced by the Ford and Flamespray. With the engine upgrades, not only has improved to 550 horsepower and 510 ft.lb. torque, and improved gas mileage GT500 to 15 MPG city and 23 MPG highway, which was enough to eliminate the U.S. Guzzler Tax benzin.Okonchatelnoe number of production 2011 Shelby GT500 at the end of 5100 was the year of units.