---
title: "Forget the GT500—The Shelby Mustang Super Snake Is the 750-HP Ford You Can Buy Right Now"
description: "Why wait for the Michigan-made version when you can pick one up in Vegas ASAP?"
date: "2017-01-24"
modified: "2017-01-24"
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  - name: "Will Sabel Courtney"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/7079/forget-the-gt500-the-shelby-mustang-super-snake-is-the-750-hp-ford-you-can-buy-right-now"
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  - "sports car"
  - "Super Snake"
---

# Forget the GT500—The Shelby Mustang Super Snake Is the 750-HP Ford You Can Buy Right Now

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Sometime this year, odds are good Ford will pull the sheet off a new Shelby GT500 packing Hellcat-rivalling levels of horsepower. But if you really can’t wait that long for a 700-plus horsepower Mustang with Carroll Shelby’s surname slapped on it, there’s always the [new 2017 Shelby Mustang Super Snake](<https://www.shelby.com/?topic=news&art=21569>).

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Super Snake nameplate, Shelby American has prepared a special Mustang to wear the badass badge. Based on the 5.0-liter Mustang GT, the Super Snake offers buyers a choice of two separate superchargers on tap; the smaller one dials the Coyote V8 up to 670 horsepower, while a larger one blasts this pony car up to the full 750 ponies. Either way, the engine can be hooked up to either a manual or automatic gearbox. Shelby American claims that a 2017 Super Snake with the bigger supercharger and the slushbox can run from 0-60 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds and do the quarter-mile in 10.9, as well as stick 1.2 g's on the skidpad—numbers that put it roughly in line with [the new Chevy Camaro ZL1](<https://www.thedrive.com/muscle-cars/4976/the-2017-chevrolet-camaro-zl1-will-hit-60-mph-in-1st-gear>).

The new Shelby Mustang isn't just about speed, though. The Super Snake comes outfitted with plenty of special styling cues, including a unique hood, a special spoiler and splitters, a custom grille, and plenty of other exterior accoutrements; inside, special sill plates and gauges set the car apart from stock 'Stangs, while a dash plaque shows off the car's official serial number. Of course, if buyers want to further separate their pony from the rest of the pack, they can pop for something [from the lengthy options list](<https://www.shelby.com/images/pdf/17SuperSnake-Web.pdf>), which includes everything from performance-minded pieces like a roll cage to a Katzkin leather interior. You can even pay extra to have that side stripe removed, should it offend your sensibilities.

The 2017 Mustang Super Snake package starts at $36,795, not including the new Mustang that's kind of a prerequisite for the build; bring a basic Mustang GT, however, and it's possible to roll out the door with a Super Snake for around $70K. (Plan on spending more if you want the full 750 horsepower, though, or if you want to go buck-wild on the options list.)

But while you may not have to wait long to lay your hands on the 750-horsepower sixrth-gen Mustang of your dream, you also shouldn't dilly-dally on placing your order. Just 500 examples of the 2017 Super Snake will be built this year...although we're pretty sure Shelby American will also whip up a similar package next year based on [the facelifted 2018 Ford Mustang](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/6990/the-2018-ford-mustang-has-more-technology-more-gears-and-fewer-engines>).

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## Author
Will is the former managing editor of *RIDES Magazine* and the former online editor for *0-60 Magazine*. He has worked for *Time Out New York* and *Rolling Stone*, and was the creator of *College Cars Online*, the first automotive blog specifically targeted at college students and young professionals.

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