Not only the car got awesome orange body finnish, but it also features 502 HP Hilborn-injected Chevy 502 that mates Tremec 5-speed gearbox. The Roadster Shop took care for a custom chassis where they installed Wilwood 4-wheel disc brakes.

 

Not only Carroll Shelby was a succesfull racer [he won 3 USA nationals, onece at Le Mans races in Europe [with Aston Martin] and set up a few records at Bonneville Salt Flats], he also put a huge stamp in innovating automotive world by developing products like AC-based Shelby Cobra, Ford GT, Shelby Mustangs and many other cars.
RIP Mr Shelby, we’ll miss You.

You may honor Mr Shelby here

 

Photo Credits: Shelby & Ford

The car will ride a new set of Forgeline wheels with massive 345-wide one in the back. The hood will hide all new 5.4 liter supercharged V8 from Shelby GT500. It’ll be mated to a new Tremec T56 6-speed transmission, Griggs Racing suspension and 14-inch 6-piston Baer brakes.

 

Meanwhile, Saleen Inc got worse and was sold in 2009. Steve took the new owner to the court alleging the right to his name. By the 2011 Saleen Inc ended the vehicle production and built their parts only.

Finally, Steve won the court and got his name back. So, from now on both Saleen and SMS Supercars will go under the same name – Saleen. Steve will also open up the Saleen registry for both brands. The SMS branded car owners got an option to rebagde their cars with Saleen name and its stylized “S” logo. Saleen will keep on building cars and parts again. Hurray, Steve!

 

Photos: Saleen, watermarked, unknown

This time, Ben Hermance himself informed amcarguide.com: “We’re currently building a T-top car that Mike Lavallee of Killer Paint will be doing a custom flamed bird and graphics.  A Blue/White TA convertible that will follow that one.”

Sweet! Can’t wait for the real photos to come.

 

2013 Roush Stage 1 Mustang

Stage 1 is mostly about design tweaks, but optional suspension, brake and under the hood components are available. Stage 1 features “R6″ aerobody package – newly designed grilles [upper and lower ones], corner aero pockets, chin splitter in front and redesigned rear fascia, side splitters, Roush 3-piece decklid spoiler, race-inspired diffusers dual chambered exhaust tips. Interior features Roush embroidered floor mats, Roush center console button, Stage 1 dash medallion, etc.

 

2013 Roush Stage 2 Mustang

It includes all the exterior styling components from Stage 1 and adds performance handling package. Roush engineers spend much time on developing good cornering updates. Those include suspension upgrades like larger and stiffer tabilizer bar, twin-tube shocks, unique upper control arm [it handles the Mustang-common wheel hops], 18-inch 5-spoked cast aluminum wheels wrapped in specially developed Cooper tires.

A broad selection of optional equipment is also available for the Stage 2: exterior body, interior, braking and under hood components.

 

Naturally, Stage 3 includes all Stage 1 visual tweaks, Stage 2 handling upgrades and adds performance – the R2300 supercharged 5.0 liter pumps out massive 565 HP and 505 lb-ft of torque.

 

Ready, steady, ROUSH!

Image courtesy: Roushperformance.com

“The SRT Viper model is meant to offer a perfect blend of extreme performance and a deliberate preservation of what has become the iconic DNA of the Viper…” said Gilles. “…with two price classes of the SRT Viper and SRT Viper GTS, we have offerings for both the traditional core Viper customer and for the new customer who wants the same performance in a package with more technology and premium creature comforts.”

Design
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne approved it in 10 minutes. You may literally see the 1996 Viper lines in the latest model snake, but modern and evolutionary styling cues are also obvious – 21 LEDs in the headlights and even 51 in tail ones. Wider and 0.8-inch lower stance, bigger grille, state of art side exhaust.
The Viper uses much of carbon fiber body panels  [hood, roof, deck lid and brake ducts] and aluminum [doors and sills]. To be exact 44% of weight comes from carbon fiber, 27% – aluminum components and 22% – composites. The front-mid-engined design put the weight distribution in 49/51 ratio. The car weights 100 pounds less – 3320 puonds. The stiffness is improved by whole 50% by using high-tech materials and cross-brace.

Power
It comes from 8.4 liter V10 engine that pushes 640 horses and 6000-lb-ft. The torque is probably the best one in the naturally aspirated market. Redline – 6200 rpm, top speed – 206 mph [332 kpm]. That’s 5mph faster than before. Transmission – 6speed manual. That much power requests safety. For the first time, the Viper has three-stage traction/stability control with all-off and a launch feature. The 8.4-inch screen offers many features, including lap times – how cool is that?! The display shows red snake logo when it is time to change gears in high rpm. Pirelli even made special tires for 2013 Viper. Hear the engine sound in video below! Monstrous…

Interior

Marchionne  demanded thin-shell seats from the company that supplies Ferrari. Gilles promised “Bentley grade” leather and many customization options.

Races

It is gonna happen. They already have the special race SRT Viper GTS-R and 4 drivers for the American Le Mans races. For others – it is gonna be available in video game.

And finally, here’s a quote of Sergio Marchionne said to SRT team: “There are times when you are given the opportunity to give life to something which is so beautiful  and unique, so just and equitable, that you pay a lot less attention to the numbers, to the financial realit that surrounds it… And so I leave you with this…”

HQ SRT Viper photos via netcarshow.com

 

Live images from 2013 SRT Viper unveiling ceremony