--- title: "900-HP Ford Mustang Rentals: A New Way for Hertz Customers to Go to Jail" date: "2022-05-11" modified: "2022-05-11" authors: - name: "Victoria Scott" job_title: "Contributor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/victoria-scott" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/900-hp-ford-mustang-rentals-a-new-way-for-hertz-customers-to-go-to-jail" categories: - "Ford News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Coupe" - "Ford" - "Mustang" - "sports car" --- # 900-HP Ford Mustang Rentals: A New Way for Hertz Customers to Go to Jail ![]() *\Hertz\* In a move that pays homage to the classic ['60s Rent-A-Racer program that gave Hertz customers access to Shelby-tuned Ford Mustangs](), Hertz has announced it's doing something similar once more. This time, however, Shelby is bumping up the output on certain GT500s to a frankly absurd 900-plus horsepower, which is at least 100 more than the [actually for-sale Signature Edition](). No word on how much that rental insurance—or bail—is gonna cost you, though. The most powerful version—the 900-plus hp fastback, of which 25 total will be built—is a specially tuned GT500 with a golden-hued supercharger strapped to the 5.2-liter V8, a carbon-fiber hood that Hertz says removes 30 pounds from the car, and a Borla exhaust. These highest-power variants will only be available to rent in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and [several cities in Florida](). Hertz brags that the GT500H, as this version is named, is "the most powerful rental car that Shelby has ever built." ![]() *Hertz* ![]() *Hertz* A more tame version, known as the GT-H with a mere 450 HP from its Coyote 5.0-liter, will come in both convertible and fastback variants, and those simply receive a Borla exhaust and more traditional Shelby visual treatment. The GT-H will be featured in more cities than the GT-500H, with locations in Texas, California, and Georgia also offering them to renters. No matter which version drivers can get their hands on, they'll get gold Hertz-livery striping, special Hertz badging and interior trim pieces, and staggered 20-inch wheels. Hertz has offered a ton of sports cars throughout its history. And in the past few years, as the [company went through bankruptcy]() and was forced by [creditors to sell swathes of its fleet](), Hertz has ended up parting ways with *a lot* of those special editions. This includes [Hendrick-tuned Chevy Camaro ZL1s]() and [Corvette Z06s](). Now[ Hertz is rebuilding its fleet]() as the economy ostensibly recovers from the pandemic, although it's perhaps best known in recent months for [filing mistaken police reports]() that [land customers in jail](). Whether the Shelby helps restore the company to glory days past remains to be seen, although I'd be willing to guess that the 900-hp GT500H can land enough people in jail without any help at all from Hertz. *Got a tip or question for the author? Contact her directly victoria.scott@thedrive.com* ## Author Victoria Scott is a former staff writer for The Drive. She began in the automotive industry as a freelancer in early 2021, fresh out of a programming job at NASA Mission Control. ### Author social links [LinkedIn]() [Instagram]() [Twitter]()