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Ford at 2012 Festival of Speed
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1st July, 2012
Ford's most powerful Mustang ever, the new Ford Shelby GT500, appeared
at England's 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed in a fitting tribute to the late
Carroll Shelby
who passed away on 10th May, 2012, aged 89 years.
Specially shipped for its first appearance outside America, the US-only super car blasted up the famous Goodwood
Hill climb driven by guest race drivers. The iconic Zakspeed Capri also sprinted up the hill, challenging the 1.16-mile
hill climb speed record of 41.6 seconds, set by Nick Heidfeld in 1999.
The Ford Shelby GT500 is powered by an aluminium 5.8-litre supercharged V8 engine, producing 662 horsepower and 631 lb
ft of torque. The most powerful engine ever in a North American production car.
Featuring a Brembo™ six-piston front calliper brake system, the Shelby GT500 has updated gearing for
superior traction management, suspension tuning and a user-adjustable launch control that works seamlessly with the
engine and chassis control systems.
Downforce-generating front grilles, an aggressive splitter, a new quad-exhaust system and new forged-aluminium wheels
differentiate the Shelby GT500 from other Mustang models.
The Shelby is also equipped at Goodwood with an optional Performance Package featuring electronically adjustable
dampers and a Torsen® limited-slip differential, plus an additional Track Package for all-out race track
performance including three additional coolers.
Ford has been a major sponsor of the Goodwood Festival of Speed since its inception in 1993. Ford's motor sport
heritage is unparalleled: there were successful Model Ts in motor racing in the 1920s, Ford V8s won the Monte Carlo rally
in the 1930s, and since the 1950s Ford has always been prominent in racing and rallying, often with specially-developed
cars like the Le Mans winning GT40s, the Escort RS1600 and RS1800, the RS200, the Sierra RS500 Cosworth, and racing
Mondeos. Ford-powered cars from all around the world are reflecting this heritage at the Festival of Speed.
Visitors to the Festival saw a wide variety of famous Fords, including those located on the Ford stands at the
entrance to the festival and on the main Ford exhibition site inside the hill climb track. Prominent in these displays,
as well as on the Goodwood hill climb, were the Ford Focus ST with its powerful 2.0-litre 250PS four-cylinder EcoBoost
engine.
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