Differences between S550 5.0 V8 and 2016 Shelby GT350 - Equipment Group 900A
Motor: V8 "Voodoo" flat plane crank motor, 526 hp
Tremec 6 speed gearbox
3.73 TORSEN® limited-slip rear diff
Dual Exhaust with Active Valves and quad tips
Front 19" x 10.5", Rear 19" x 11" black 10 spoke alloy rims...
I drive so many LHD Porsches as part of my business that it doesn't worry me any more, but I have to say a Mustang is a tiny bit wider than an old 911!
This shows some of the differences compared with the standard Mustang S550. The whole front end is different with aluminium bonnet and wings, a far more agressive nose and aerodynamics. The R has an even more agressive front splitter, red highlights on the badges, calipers, OTT stripes and...
As it was now mid August I decided to get the car flown from Houston to Liege, with the intention of driving it back, but a chat with my insurer told me that any car must be insured in the country of registration to be driven in the EU, and my trade plates are not valid over the channel, so onto...
I have only got Spotify and Glymse to work in the Apps section. I downloaded both to my iPhone to test the system, but it does not recognise Apple or Google Maps. I will investigate the possibility of a map upgrade via CD.
The car was transported by Silver Tiger Logistics, and taken to storage in Houston. The car was titled and had plates on at this stage, but we waited weeks for the title document, without which the car could not be shipped.
I fell in love with the new Shelby GT350 when I was over in California at Monterey and Laguna Seca last August. Ford has just released the car and there was one on display as part of the 50 year anniversary of the original GT350.
I set about trying to source one in the USA late last...
I have just imported a 2016 GT350R, which has Sync3. I have downloaded Spotify onto my iPhone, as it's one of the few apps recognised by Sync3, and that appears on the main screen and works fine, as does the iTunes library on the phone, but I can't get Apple or Google maps to work, I wonder...