The Mustang is the only passenger car available in America and is the best-selling sports car worldwide; nonetheless, the Ford Motor Company notices a gap in the lineup. Customers may select between the famous 5.0-liter Coyote V8 in GT and Dark Horse variations or the newest Mustang with a turbo inline-four. However, Ford presently only offers the premium Mustang GTD supercar, so there isn’t a Shelby model available.
Chevrolet continues production of the C8, soon to be North America’s final passenger car, featuring the mid-engine design with Stingray, E-Ray, Z06, and the upcoming ZR1 models. The previous generation (C7) also has its admirers.
Dodge has started a revolution, retiring the L-bodied Charger sedan and Challenger coupe for the new STLA Large-based Charger, available in four-door and two-door fastback versions, and replacing the Hemi V8 with all-electric and turbo inline-six Hurricane engines.
Despite these changes, old-school models remain popular, especially at drag racing events. For example, the Drag Racing and Car Stuff YouTube channel captured a classic Ford versus Mopar showdown with a black S550 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 at Orlando Speed World Dragway.
The supercharged Mustang outperformed a Dodge Charger 392 (possibly a Daytona) with a time of 10.02s versus 10.94s and then faced a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, achieving 9.67s against the Hellcat’s 10.95s.
Moving to Palm Beach International Raceway, the same Mustang Shelby GT500 switched to a GM rival, the C7 Chevy Corvette Z06. Despite expectations due to the Corvette’s parachute, the Mustang prevailed with a 9.94s pass compared to the Corvette’s 10.58s.
