Ford Shelby GT500

The Ford Shelby GT500 is a pony/muscle car in the Asphalt series.

Overview
Introduced at the 2005 New York International Auto Show, the GT500 uses a 5.4 L (330 CID) Modular 507 PS (500 bhp; 370 kW) supercharged V8 engine. Features include the Tremec TR-6060 6-speed manual transmission, suspension tuning, a body kit, and 18 inch wheels. Deliveries of the Shelby GT500 began in May 2006.

A collaboration of Ford's Special Vehicle Team (SVT) and Carroll Shelby, the GT500 was produced in limited quantity for three years (approximately 10,000 units per year) on the line at Ford's Flat Rock, Michigan (AutoAlliance) assembly facility.

Asphalt 5
The Shelby GT500 known as the Mustang GT500 here.

Asphalt 7: Heat
The Shelby GT500 is incorrectly treated as the Mustang GT here, and is a Tier 2 vehicle.

Asphalt 8: Airborne
The Ford Shelby GT500 is a high-end Class B car, with a starting rank of 1351, a maximum rank of 1504 (just above the Ferrari F40's 1503), and a final rank of 1602. It is the most powerful Ford vehicle in the game, let alone the fastest, even though the Ford 2006 GT is in Class A. This is due to the Ford 2006 GT having worse performance (Starting Rank 1300, Maximum Rank 1442, Final Rank 1533).

The Ford Shelby GT500 has a decent acceleration, which can be helped further by a decent, moderate-duration nitro boost. While not having a higher top speed than the Ferrari 458 Italia, Mercedes-Benz Biome, or Arrinera Hussarya, the Shelby GT500 still has a decent top speed. As is the case with pony/muscle cars, the Shelby GT500 has a bad handling stat, regardless of whether or not it is drifting.

The Ford Shelby GT500 costs to purchase and  to max out, making it a cheap alternative to faster Class B cars like the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 2013, Mercedes-Benz Biome, or Rimac Concept One.

The Ford Shelby GT500 qualifies for the following events:
 * Race 4 of Season 5 — a Gate Drift event set in the Alps. Only Ford vehicles are allowed to participate.
 * Race 7 of Season 6 — a Versus event against the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car, set in Tokyo. This is currently the only instance where a Versus event pits two cars of different classes against each other.
 * Race 16 of Season 6 — a Classic event set in the Alps. Only Ford vehicles are allowed to participate.
 * Race 5 of Season 8 — a Gate Drift event set in London. This is the Ford Shelby GT500's own event in the regular Career mode.
 * Race 30 of Season 9 — a single-lap Classic event set in Tokyo Reverse. This event requires a maxed out Ford Shelby GT500 in order to participate.

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Collections

 * U.S. Monsters (also depicted in artwork, alongside Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X and SRT 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8)
 * Drive in Style (also depicted in artwork, alongside 2015 Ford Mustang and SRT 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8)
 * New World Glory

Trivia

 * The Ford Shelby GT500 shares its in-game engine sound with the Ferrari 308 GTS.
 * Despite having a facelift in 2013, the 2010-12 model is still used.
 * Although having the SVT Performance Package, it has the standard wheels.
 * The Ford Shelby GT500 is the strongest muscle/pony car if not counting the Chevrolet Corvette C7.
 * As of the Winter update, Pro Kits made this car stronger than the Chevrolet Corvette C7 in any aspect.