Carroll Shelby. The name synonymous with power and performance. And it's nice to know that there's still car customizers that will make a new model justbecause. No focus groups, no careful studies, just the very basic idea that some things would just be cool to do. Like making a 1000 HP car that's not a Veyron.
The genesis of the new Shelby 1000 came about, according to Shelby VP Gary Patterson, when Carroll Shelby was testing the 850 HP Super Snake. The team, who had worked long and hard and were hoping for maybe, just maybe, a little bit of praise from the Big Man, instead were treated to one question from Shelby. "When are we getting 1000 horses?"
Back to work, everybody!
The end result is a car that Shelby says will actually handle well and be capable of much more than straight-line drag racing.
After factoring donor car costs, a Shelby 1000 costs in the $250,000 ballpark. That's a lot of money, but a bargain if you're comparing it against other near 1000 HP cars, like the Veyron. So, for bargain hunters with a 900+ HP primary requirement, you're gonna save some serious cash. If you existed.
The torque numbers for the Shelby 1000 are amazing as well, at about 850 lbs-ft. That translates to spacecraft-grade acceleration and, in what could be an interesting niche market for Shelby, better towing capacity than almost any full-size diesel pickup sold today.
There is a special racing version that sacrifices street legality for breaking the magic 1000 HP barrier, but I think a 950 HP car that you could actually use as a daily commuter is even more impressive.
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