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2010 Shelby GT500 Technical Specifications

Standard Equipment on Shelby GT500:

Mechanical

  • Brakes – Power 4-wheel discs with ABS (Brembo four-piston Front Calipers)
  • Engine – 5.4-liter Supercharged 4V V8 w/cold-air intake system and low restriction exhaust
  • Transmission – Tremec 6-speed Manual w/3.55 rear axle ratio

Safety & Security

  • Personal Safety System™ (seat belt pre-tensioners, load limiting retractors, dual stage front air bags, driver seat position sensing & crash severity sensing)
  • AdvanceTrac® Electronic Stability Control
  • Airbags – Dual Stage Front
  • Airbags – Side Impact
  • Keyless Entry – Remote
  • LATCH (Lower Anchors & Tethers for Children) system
  • Lighting – Illuminated Entry
  • Anti-Theft Perimeter Alarm (incl. perimeter inclination & intrusion alarms)
  • SecuriLock® Passive Anti-Theft (PATS)
  • Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
  • Advance Trac® Electronic Stability Control® (ESC)

Exterior

  • Badges – “Shelby GT500” badging on faux gas cap & "SHELBY" badging on rear decklid
  • Exhaust – Dual Stainless Steel with 4-inch Tips
  • Headlamps – Quad Reflector w/integral park/turn lamps
  • Hood – Aluminum hood (w/ large single heat extractor)
  • Fog lamps
  • Power Mirrors
  • Over-the-top “racing stripes” and “GT500” side stripes
  • Rear Spoiler – SHELBY rear decklid
  • 18 X 9.5-inch Aluminum Wheels with Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar Tires (P255/45ZR18 Front & 285/40ZR18 Rear ) Convertible Only
  • 19 X 9.5-inch Aluminum Wheels with Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar Tires (P255/40ZR19 Front & P285/35ZR19 Rear) Coupe Only

Interior

  • Center Console – Armrest with Locking Storage
  • Climate Control – Manual
  • Two Covered Cupholders
  • Door Locks – Power
  • Floor Mats – 1st Row w/ Silver perimeter stitching and "GT500" embroidered logo
  • Lighting – Ambient Lighting w/MyColor™ 125 color gauge backlighting
  • Seats – Leather sport buckets w/ racing stripes coordinated to exterior stripes and Alcantera® accents. Also 6-way Power Driver's Seats with Power Lumbar and adjustable headrest
  • Steering Wheel – Tilt Leather and Alcantera® w/ Unique Thumb Pads
  • Windows – Power, Driver & Passenger Global Open Controls
  • Shifter – Short-throw with unique Q-ball shift knob

Functional

  • Shaker 500 System with 8 speakers (AM/FM Stereo/CDx6 MP3 Capable) & Audio Input Jack
  • Ford SYNC™
  • SIRIUS® Satellite Radio
  • Cruise Control
  • Easy Fill Capless Fuel Filler
  • Auto Headlamps
  • Instrument Cluster: 6 gauge instrument cluster SVT graphics; brushed aluminum accent cluster and air registers. Also includes message center with compass
  • Pedals: Bright Clutch, Brake and Accelerator
  • 2 Power Points
  • Interior Trunk Release
  • Rear Window Defroster

Optional Equipment on Shelby GT500:

  • Voice Activated Navigation – Dual Zone Automatic
  • Temperature Control – Integrated audio and data
  • Satellite radio – Park & Play (plays/reads audio and video discs) – Music Jukebox (CD "ripping" capability)
  • Shaker 1000 Audio System – AM/FM Stereo w/In-Dash CDx6, MP3 & 10-Speakers (Not available with
  • HID Headlamps (late availability)
  • Tape Stripes Delete – Top and side stripe delete
  • Weathershield Full Vehicle Cover, w/Shelby Script & Cobra Logo

BODY

Construction

Unitized welded steel body, aluminum hood

POWERTRAIN AND CHASSIS

ENGINE

Type

V-8

Manufacturing location

Romeo, Michigan

Configuration

Iron Block and Aluminum Heads

Intake manifold

Cast-aluminum with Roots-type supercharger and air-to-water intercooler; Boost: 9.0 psi

Exhaust manifold

Cast iron

Crankshaft

Forged steel

Throttle Body

Dual-bore 60 mm, electronic

Valvetrain

DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder

Valve diameter

Intake: 37.0 mm; Exhaust: 32.0 mm

Pistons

Forged aluminum

Connecting Rods

Cracked forged steel I-beams

Ignition

Coil-on-plug

Bore x stroke

3.552 x 4.165 in. / 90.22 x 105.8 mm

Displacement

330 cu. in. / 5,409 cc

Horsepower

540 hp @ 6,200 rpm

Torque

510 lb.-ft. @ 4,500 rpm

Compression ratio

8.4:1

Redline

6,250 rpm

Idle Speed in Neutral

750 rpm

Engine control system

Spanish oak PCM

Recommended fuel

Premium only

Fuel capacity

16.0 gallons

Fuel Injection

Electronic returnless sequential

Oil capacity

6.5 quarts 5W-50 Full Synthetic

Coolant capacity

21 quarts

DRIVETRAIN

Layout

Rear-wheel drive

TRANSMISSION

Standard (Type)

Tremec TR6060 6-speed manual

Gear Ratios

1st

2.97

2nd

1.78

3rd

1.30

4th

1.00

5th

0.74

6th

0.50

Final Drive

3.55

SUSPENSION

Front

Independent MacPherson strut with "Reverse L" lower control arm, 34mm stabilizer bar

Rear

Three-link solid axle with coil springs, Panhard rod,  24mm stabilizer bar; Twin-tube, gas shocks

STEERING

Type

Rack and pinion with power assist

Ratio

15.7:1

Turning Diameter Curb-to-Curb (ft.)

37.0

BRAKES

Type

Four wheel power disc with four-channel anti-lock braking system (ABS), electronic brake force distribution (EBD) and traction control

Front

Brembo 14-inch diameter vented discs, four-piston aluminum calipers

Rear

11.8-inch diameter vented discs, two-piston calipers

TIRES AND WHEELS

Tires (Coupe)

P255/40Z19 front tires, P285/35ZR19 rear tires

Tires (Convertible)

P255/45Z18 front tires, P285/40ZR18 rear tires

Wheels(Coupe)

19 x 9.5-inch forged aluminum wheels with SVT center caps

Wheels (Convertible)

18 x 9.5-inch cast aluminum wheels with SVT center caps

FUEL ECONOMY (city/hwy)

5.4-liter DOHC Supercharged V-8, 6-Speed Manual

14/22

DIMENSIONS (inches unless otherwise noted)

EXTERIOR

Wheelbase

107.1

Overall length

188.2

Overall width

73.9

Overall height

54.5 Coupe; 55.9 Convertible

Track width, front/rear

61.9 / 62.5

Ground clearance

5.7

INTERIOR

Seating capacity

4 passenger

Headroom

Front row

38.5 Coupe; 38.8 Convertible

Second row

34.7 Coupe; 36.5 Convertible

Legroom

Front row

42.4 Coupe; 42.4 Convertible

Second row

29.8 Coupe; 29.8 Convertible

Shoulder room

Front row

55.3 Coupe; 55.3 Convertible

Second row

51.6 Coupe; 45.0 Convertible

Hip room

Front row

53.4 Coupe; 53.4 Convertible

Second row

46.8 Coupe; 45.2 Convertible

Cargo Volume

13.4 cu. ft., Coupe; 9.6 cu. ft., Convertible

WEIGHTS AND CAPACITIES

Curb weight, pounds

Coupe

3,924 pounds

Convertible

4,022 pounds

Weight distribution (f/r)

58/42 (Coupe); 57/43 (Convertible)

SAFETY

Safety belts

Load-limiting seat belts with pretensioners and height-adjustable shoulder belts for front seating positions (coupe); Three-point safety belts for all seating positions; BeltMinder™ safety-belt reminder chime

Air bags

Seat-deployed side air bags for driver and front passenger; Dual-stage driver and front-passenger air bags with crash-severity sensor, driver-seat-position sensor and front-passenger weight sensor

Child safety

LATCH anchors for rear outboard seats

Brakes

Four wheel Anti-lock braking system (ABS);Traction-control system. Front: 14"diameter vented disc with Brembo® four-piston aluminum calipers; Rear: 11.8" diameter vented disc with dual-piston calipers                                                         

Fuel

Inertia-activated shutoff switch for fuel pump

Security

SecuriLock™ passive anti-theft system; Remote keyless entry; Separate alarm sounder; Anti-tow sensor; Ultrasonic interior motion sensor; Perimeter anti-theft battery

MAJOR STANDARD EQUIPMENT

Audio system

Shaker 500: AM/FM stereo with six-disc CD/MP3 capable player with eight speakers with 6-month SIRIUS® satellite radio subscription (N/A in AK or HI)

EXTERIOR

Badging

Unique GT500

Top

Black cloth (Convertible only)

Exhaust

Tuned dual with catalytic converters and "X" crossover pipe

Fascia

Unique GT500 body colored front and rear; black front air dam

Fog lamps

Front lower fasia

Grille

Unique upper with Cobra emblem (passenger side)

Hood

Unique hood with air extractor

Locking

Remote keyless entry with trunk release

Spoiler

Unique body-keyed decklid spoiler

Trim

LeMans racing stripes (hood, top, decklid) and "GT500" side stripes (Coupe)
LeMans racing stripes (hood, decklid) and " side stripes (Convertible)

Trunk

Tire mobility kit

INTERIOR

Air conditioning

Manual

Console

Center with full armrest, storage and cup holders

Cupholders

2

Door trim inserts

Soft vinyl

Floor mats

Front, color coordinated with driver-side retention hook

Instrument cluster

Includes boost gauge and message center, SVT graphics

Map pockets

Front doors

Power points

2

Scuff plates

Door sills, with bright SVT script insert

Seats

Leather sport buckets; 6-way power adjustable driver seat with power lumbar and 2-way adjustable head restraint

Shift knob

Unique with leather shift boot and parking brake handle

Steering wheel

Leather-wrapped with unique thumb pads, adjustable for tilt

Windows/door locks

Power

OPTIONS

DELETE OPTIONS

"LeMans" stripes

Coupe, Convertible

"GT500" side stripes

Coupe, Convertible

FREE STANDING

Shaker 1000

1000 watt audio system: AM/FM stereo, in-dash six-disc CD/MP3 player, 10 speakers

HID (High Intensity Discharge) Headlamps

Late Availability

PACKAGE

Electronics Package

Voice-activated Navigation System and Dual Electronic Automatic Temperature Control

EXTERIOR/INTERIOR COLORS

EXTERIOR

Paint/stripe colors

Torch Red with White, Satin Black or Silver stripes
Kona Blue Metallic  with White or Silver stripes
Grabber Blue with White or Red stripes
Performance White with Blue, Red, Silver or Satin  stripes
Brilliant Silver Metallic with Satin Black stripes
Black with White, Satin Black, Silver or Blue stripes
Sterling Grey Metallic with Satin Black, or Silver stripes

Convertible top

Black cloth

INTERIOR

Charcoal Black/Black Seat Stripe; Charcoal Black/White Seat Stripe; Charcoal Black/Silver Seat Stripe; Charcoal Black/Blue Seat Stripe; 
Charcoal Black/Red Seat Stripe

Specifications subject to change.

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