Shelby snakes into SA
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It’s not the first time a car company has joined forces with a tech giant. Volvo has teamed up with Ericsson, while BMW has joined forces with Intel and MobilEye to develop autonomous car architectures. Legendary performance brand Shelby has launched in SA. The distribution agreement allows it to add both cosmetic and performance upgrades to the new Ford Mustang including creating the iconic Shelby GT and Super Snake.
Ford SA says it is not supporting the performance upgrades, which will require customers to purchase a Mustang from Ford initially before taking their car to Shelby SA where power can be boosted to 470kW (GT), 500kW (GT) or 560kW (Super Snake).
While any mechanical changes to the vehicle will invalidate the Ford factory warranty, Ford SA has told Motor News it is hoping to come to an agreement with Shelby SA over warranties within the next two months. According to the boss of Shelby SA, Peter Linderberg, by that time the distributor should have established more dealerships outside of the initial one at Crossley and Webb in Cape Town. gets a revised 3.5l V6 and benefits from a package of safety features and driver aids and more infotainment.
With Nissan yet to reveal the next generation Pathfinder for the rest of the world, it remains to be seen if the US version will be utilised globally.