Shelby American just took the covers off the 2017 Shelby GTE — an affordable performance Shelby at a great starting price — during the Mustang Club of America’s 40th anniversary celebrations at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Designed for a larger demographic both domestically and abroad, the Shelby GTE (“E” for Enhancement) will come with similar base content to the recently offered Shelby GT-H program, with a starting price of $17,999.99 for wheels, tires, suspension, exhaust, power, interior, serialized CSM, badging, stripes and styling.

Shelby American worked closely with Ford Performance on content for Shelby GTE, including components not yet available to the public.

Under the hood of the Shelby GTE, customers can choose from the 5.0-liter V8 engine with Ford Performance Power Pack that pumps out an estimated 456 horsepower and 424 lbs-ft of torque, or the 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine tuned to 335 horsepower and 330 lbs-ft of torque.

Of course, as we’ve come to expect from Shelby American there are a myriad of options you can add and configure to the GTE if your heart so desires. Additional performance upgrades include a Ford Performance cat-back exhaust and handling pack, 19-inch Ford Performance wheels, and a factory supercharger (V8 only).

The Shelby GTE was created to be as affordable as possible to own a high performance Shelby and to make it even easier, Ford Motor Credit will finance the base vehicle plus 75% of the upfit package, to approved buyers.

See the 2017 Shelby GTE full specifications, info, brochure and photos in the forums.