Ford Shelby GT500

With an impressive combination of tire-shredding performance, fairly agile handling and a compliant ride, the 2011 Ford Shelby GT500 near Buffalo is a winner that also offers classic-era styling and daily-driver livability. This vehicle can be found at our Ford dealer serving Buffalo, West Herr Ford.

Even after last year’s big changes, the Ford Shelby GT500 receives notable improvements for 2011. A new aluminum engine block replaces the previous iron version, shaving more than 100 pounds off the front end which promotes sharper handling. Despite making 10 more horsepower, the revised engine is also more fuel-efficient than before, allowing it to avoid the dreaded gas-guzzler tax. A new SVT performance package debuts, as do a couple of new standard features, such as xenon headlights and the MyKey system that allows owners to limit the vehicle’s top speed and the stereo’s volume.

Ford Models in NY

2012 Ford Focus Price: $20,155	2012 Ford Edge Price: $35,800	2012 Ford Explorer Price: $29,675	2012 Ford F-150 Price: $38,400
2012 Ford Fusion Price: $29,150	2012 Ford Focus Price: $23,755	2012 Ford Edge Price: $34,625	2012 Ford Focus Price: $22,245
2012 Ford Focus Price: $20,980	2012 Ford Expedition Price: $47,235	2012 Ford F-150 Price: $44,555	2012 Ford Edge Price: $35,515

The 2011 Ford Shelby GT500, available at West Herr Ford, is proof that some things, such as iconic design and spine-compressing performance, just never go out of style. Back in the late 1960s you could’ve walked into your nearby Ford dealer and drove out — sideways if you so chose — in the scooped and striped Shelby GT500, a modified version of a Mustang fastback that came packing a monster V8. Today, you can walk into your nearby Ford dealer and do the same. The difference, however, is that while the old warhorse was certainly powerful and quick, it would be left in the dust by the latest Ford Mustang to sport snake emblems on its flanks.

Last year, the Shelby GT500 got a number of tweaks to the suspension and tire fitment that effectively nullified previous gripes about the car’s resistance to going around corners. And for 2011, Ford’s engineers improved things further via the new aluminum block (versus the previous iron) for the big V8. The reduction of about 100 pounds of weight up front makes the newest Shelby more eager to turn in, and the revised engine manages to be both more powerful (by 10 horsepower for a total of 550) and more fuel-efficient.

• Back to 2011