- Shelby American has revealed the 2025 Ford Shelby GT350
- The new GT350 is based on the seventh-generation Mustang and delivers up to 810 hp
- A more hardcore GT350R version is also available with up to 830 hp and parts borrowed from an upcoming Trans Am race car
After launching the Super Snake last year, Shelby American’s tuning of the latest seventh-generation Ford Mustang continues with the arrival of the 2025 GT350 and its more track-focused GT350R sibling.
The previous GT350 duo was offered directly from Ford and remains a formidable sports car able to keep up with Europe’s finest. For the seventh-generation Mustang, the nameplate returns to Shelby American. It also takes the supercharged route, unlike the previous generation, which was naturally aspirated.
The 2025 GT350 made its debut on Thursday at the Barrett-Jackson auction currently underway in Scottsdale, Arizona, marking 60 years since the launch of the original. The latest car is the most powerful GT350 yet, thanks to an available supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 delivering 810 hp. The standard engine skips the supercharger and delivers a still impressive 480 hp.
Shelby American hasn’t released full pricing but said the supercharged GT350 starts at $109,999, which includes the cost of the donor Mustang. Buyers can choose between a 10-speed automatic or a 6-speed manual.
Regardless of the powertrain selected, the GT350 comes standard with a Borla cat-back exhaust system, suspension lowering springs, sway bars front and rear, 20-inch forged wheels, a vented aluminum hood, and an aero kit that includes a three-piece front splitter.
The GT350R comes with the supercharged V-8 but with a more potent 830-hp rating. It also comes exclusively with a manual transmission.
2025 Ford Shelby GT350R
For the GT350R, Shelby used components from a race car currently being developed for the modern Trans Am racing series. The race car, which is being developed with Turn Key Automotive, is scheduled to start racing in 2026.
Some of the additional performance upgrades of the GT350R include a track-tuned suspension setup with parts from JRI, plus Alcon Racing brakes, Forgeline racing wheels, carbon-fiber aero parts, a half cage for chassis stiffness, and carbon-fiber reinforcements for the interior.
2025 Ford Shelby GT350R
As a nod to the original GT350R of 1965, officially the GT350 Competition, the modern GT350 will be offered in white with the choice of two stripe packages that match Shelby’s original race package colors. There’s the signature blue stripes as well as a gold, silver, and black combination.
Production of the 2025 GT350 will be limited to 562 units, matching the total production for the original GT350 in 1965. An additional 36 GT350Rs will be made, once again matching the build count of the original car. Shelby will also enable an additional limited number of cars to be built by other shops and distributors for markets outside the U.S.
