See Photos of the 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-S
Florida may be short on good driving roads, but we found one in Shelby's supercharged 610-hp pony car.
For $177, you can stand in lines at Disney all day. You can cover a night in a decent hotel room or eat a plate of deconstructed fried pickles at a Michelin-starred restaurant. Or you can invest in 24 hours with the supercharged 600-plus-hp Mustang Shelby GT-S. Read the full story here.
This veritable bargain is the mad-genius work of Sixt, Germany's largest car-rental company and a growing player in the United States since 2011.
Sixt has split 20 Shelbys among branches in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami, with rates fluctuating based on demand. Sixt asked $177 per day during our drive and caps the rate at $250.
With 700 miles of mostly highway driving, we averaged 18 mpg in the GT-S.
Cosmetic work includes a fiberglass hood, a new front fascia, orange-and-black seat covers, tinted windows, and a souvenir shop's worth of Shelby logos.
Shelby keeps Ford's brakes, limited-slip differential, and magnetorheological dampers and teams them with stiffer Ford Performance springs and 20-inch wheels.
With factory navigation, a proximity key, and ventilated seats to combat Florida's dishwasher climate, the GT-S would be a likable rental car even with half as much horsepower.
It takes only a few miles to discover that the GT-S doesn't have the same polish as a Shelby GT350 you can buy from your local Ford dealer. The engine idles with a constant shiver and occasionally hiccups as the transmission shifts.
Sixt isn't the only rental company selling speed by the day, but it is the only one to reach the conclusion that what the 460-hp Mustang GT really needs is another 140 ponies.
Built by Shelby American, the GT-S begins life as a Mustang GT Premium with Ford's Level 1 Performance Package.
An Eaton TVS R2650 supercharger blows as much as 11.0 psi into Ford's Coyote 5.0-liter V-8 engine to inflate output to "more than" 600 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque, according to Shelby.
2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-S
2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-S
2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-S
2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-S
2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-S
2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-S
2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-S
2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-S
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