Shelby upgrades Mustang and Focus

The company pumps up its Super Snake to 850 hp (634 kW) and lowers the Focus ST for shelby-grade performance in 2013.

ALTHOUGH CARROLL SHELBY DIED LAST YEAR, his company is pressing forward, introducing an updated version of its modified Ford Mustang, the Super Snake “Wide Body,” and expanding its line with a new modified version of the front-drive compact hatchback Focus ST.

With Ford's development of the 662-hp (494-kW) supercharged Shelby GT 500, it left Shelby American a tough task to improve on that. But at the same time, the upgraded car made a better foundation, explained President John Luft.