---
title: "Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Allegedly Leaks Via Social Media"
description: "An Instagram user's photo of the alleged car reveals a grimacing grille and a monstrous rear wing."
date: "2018-10-18"
modified: "2018-10-18"
authors:
  - name: "James Gilboy"
    job_title: "Contributing Writer"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/james-gilboy"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/24315/ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-allegedly-leaks-via-social-media"
categories:
  - "Ford News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Coupe"
  - "Ford"
  - "Leaked"
  - "Muscle Cars"
  - "Mustang Shelby GT500"
  - "Shelby GT500"
  - "Social Media"
  - "sports car"
---

# Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Allegedly Leaks Via Social Media

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Ford's upcoming mega-Mustang may have trickled out early—by way of social media.

Instagram user sinister\_lifestyle posted a photo of a Mustang alleged to be the Shelby GT500 on Thursday afternoon. The photo depicts styling details known to be on the car, as shown by Ford itself in past teasers.

![message-editor%2F1539897891420-bodyleak.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1539897891420-bodyleak.jpg>)
**Instagram**

The grille of the car alleged to be the GT500 matches closely with that shown in teaser images by Ford. Likewise, the automaker's original trailer for the car showed a similar rear wing mounted to its trunk.

https://youtube.com/embed/KtlmJLl18zo

Ford has yet to confirm any performance specifications for the Shelby GT500. An apparent [leak](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/23083/ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-specs-allegedly-leaked>) in late August claimed that the car will be powered by a supercharged 5.2-liter V8, which is said to make 720 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. This power is claimed to go rearward through a carbon fiber driveshaft, though the transmission in between the two is disputed by various sources. Some claim the GT500 will use the same Tremec six-speed transmission as found in the last GT500, while others allege that a [seven-speed, dual-clutch automatic](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/23287/upcoming-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-might-ditch-manual-transmission-report>) will occupy the transmission tunnel.

Also uncertain as of yet is whether Ford will whip up a Shelby GT500R to match the GT350 and its own R variant, which dangles optional carbon fiber wheels over the rest of the contemporary muscle car market. Likely to be the GT500's closest competitor today is the [797-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/23999/2019-dodge-challenger-srt-hellcat-redeye-enters-production>), which entered production at the start of October.

*The Drive* contacted Ford for confirmation that the above car is indeed the GT500, but the automaker declined to comment, citing its policy not to comment on future products.

## Author
James is a former staff writer for The Drive. He has changed the conversation around electrification, debunked misinformation online, and become a prominent hunter of what he calls "automotive cryptids."

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/jamesgilboy>)