2019 Mustang Shelby GT-350 Promotional Sales Brochure
(C) 2007-2024 MustangAttitude.com - all rights reserved.
The GT350 and GT350R is described on this page of the 2019 GT350 sales brochure. The text reads, Performance choices: GT350 or GT350R The GT350 and GT350R model variants of the 2019 Shelby GT350 are both highly capable performers for the lapping days at racetracks, and both are street legal. However, the GT 350R is more racetrack-oriented, with several comfort and convenience features deleted to lighted its weight. Shelby GT350 This dynamically athletic production Mustang is powered by the most powerful naturally aspirated Ford production engine ever. The engine's flat-plane crankshaft is the first of its kind ever used in a Ford V8-powered car. It gives very quick throttle response, and produces the GT350's exotic and unique exhaust snarl. The Ford Performance engineers' extensive design and development work on the body created efficient air flow for powertrain and brake cooling. It achieved drag and weight reduction, along with balanced front and rear downforce. Every bit of the bodywork from the windshield forward is unique to this car, as are the rear fascia and diffuser. The GT350 is meant for owners who want a car with some hard-core racing equipment in it for track days, but also want one that's very streetable for everyday driving. The optional Technology Package offers higher-end equipment for enhanced comfort, safety and convenience. Shelby GT350R If you are not too concerned about comfort or convenience for street use; if you want to take your car to a race track to wring out that last tenth of a second of lap time, then the GT350R is for you. Some might even want it as a basis for an all-out, non-streetable race car. The optional Technology Package offered on the GHT350R includes higher-end equipment for enhanced comfort, security, connectivity and convenience.
Powertrain : Simply Awesome Engine With 526 horsepower and 429 foot-pounds of torque on tap, the GT350's 5.2-liter V8 is the most powerful naturally aspirated production engine Ford has ever produced. This very special engine's flat-plane crankshaft was developed exclusively for this car, and it represents the first use of a flat-plane crank in a production Ford V8. The engine breaths through an intake manifold with charge motion control (CMC) valves that are larger than those in the stock 5.0 V8, and thanks to high-lift camshafts with increased duration, the cylinder heads flow massive amounts of air. The aluminum block's iron cylinder liners are removed, and plasma transferred wire arc (PTWA) technology is used on the boxes. This larger bore diameter results in an over-square configuration - approximately 94 mm bore x 93 mm stroke - which increases low-end torque. PTWA also improves performance and durability, due to lighter weight plus reduced friction and heat transfer. The flat-plane crankshaft gives quick throttle response, and the exhaust's unique, throaty snarl. The custom high-flow exhaust system has "dual-mode" rear mufflers with single entries and dual outlets. Actuator valve in the muffler canister can be open or closed depending on the driver's preference. When it is closed, the car is quiet and civilized; when open, the exhaust is essentially "free-flow" through the muffler, and the exhaust note is loud and guttural.
<<prev Back to 2019 Index Page next>>