Limited Edition Shelby Mach-E GT Revealed for Europe

[Mach-Lee]

I knew they wouldn't be able to touch the powertrain. Battery is already at maximum output, no easy way around that. Also no tuning tools exist to my knowledge.

Can you imagine paying $100k+ for a Mach-E that still has the 5-second limit?

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[Okuma]

Meet the Euro-Only Shelby Mustang Mach-E GT

Meet the new Shelby Mustang Mach-E GT, our first production EV and available only in Europe. Shelby American is honoring the 100th anniversary of our visionary founder's birth with a post-title package for current generation European Ford Mustang Mach-E GT electric vehicles. Based on the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT, the Shelby package modifies the electric all-wheel drive vehicle to enhance the SUV's handling and styling.

The Features on the Shelby Mustang Mach E GT

• Carbon fiber mirror caps, door trim
• Racing stripes
• Shelby badging both inside and out
• Borla's Active Performance Sound System mirrors speed, power, RPM, torque and load
• Official Shelby CSM identification number

Only 100 of the packages will be offered in Europe for the Carroll Shelby Centennial. They will be available to retrofit privately-owned 2021-2023 model year Mustang Mach-E GT SUV's or can be added to a new vehicle by a Shelby American dealer in select European countries within the 2023 calendar year.Each Shelby Mustang Mach-E GT includes paid membership in Team Shelby, the international club Carroll Shelby established in 2008, and will be eligible for documentation in the official Shelby Registry. As the first production version of an EV in our history, it offers owners potential collectability.

The package MSRP starts at €24,900, not including the base vehicle.

https://www.shelby.eu/official-shelby-mustang-mach-e-gt

Meh

 

[Bikespace]

What a huge let down. But at least Shelby and Borla are trying to stay relevant. $25K sticker kits today, perhaps actual performance tomorrow.

There's just not much they can tune. Certainly no one expected them do invest million$ in a new battery pack, though better cooling might have gotten them from 5 to 6 seconds.

 

[HuntingPudel]

$27k+ for some plastic add-ons, paint, stickers and noise? Absurd. I might go for $3k. Maybe they made a decimal error when printing out the press release

To be fair, the “plastic” is real carbon fiber.

I’not saying I am into the car, but I do like the bigger front splitter. The rest? Meh.

 

[A-A-Ron]

To be fair, the “plastic” is real carbon fiber.

I’not saying I am into the car, but I do like the bigger front splitter. The rest? Meh.

Yeah, the hood is real carbon fiber but it still gives off "snagged a hood from the scrapyard and couldn't afford a paint shop" vibes that ugly racing stripes can't hide.

 

[CYBER-O]

I wasn't sure if that was actually more hardware, or if they just replaced the propulsion sound file.

More hardware... i.e. likely "Borla" badges on the speaker grilles!

 

[azerik]

$27k+ for some plastic add-ons, paint, stickers and noise? Absurd. I might go for $3k. Maybe they made a decimal error when printing out the press release

Carbon fiber add ons. Just like you can get on EBay.

 

[CYBER-O]

If you were lucky enough to get one of these (100 only) in Europe, you would have a collectible.

I can think of better places to invest €24,900 which require zero physical storage space!

 

[HuntingPudel]

Yeah, the hood is real carbon fiber but it still gives off "snagged a hood from the scrapyard and couldn't afford a paint shop" vibes that ugly racing stripes can't hide.

It still cracks me up that so many street cars with CF don’t protect their insane investment by painting the part. Every race car I know of paints or wraps their CF and other composite body parts.

 

[Jimmy2]

Well, I guess there has been enough pou poing by now to discourage anyone from saying anything positive. Congrats.

 

[A-A-Ron]

Well, I guess there has been enough pou poing by now to discourage anyone from saying anything positive. Congrats.

Yes, we build a consensus and no one disagrees. That’s how the Internet works.

 

[Jimmy2]

You’ve said this twice, which almost makes me think you’re serious.

You can’t be serious……

But if you’d like to point at any examples in history where people paid Shelby for a cosmetic upgrade and then made money when selling the car, feel free!

I get it that some people will gladly pay this. Some people are happy with cosmetic upgrades.

I’m not “some people.”

Especially after Shelby has been promising performance upgrades for the last two years. And after all that wait we get?????? Nothing. Just a let down is all.

Only 100 being offered in the year 2023. More updates than just cosmetic. Shelby is putting its name on the product. So yea,, I'm serious! Watch the youtube. Lets see how quickly they sell out in Europe.

 

[azerik]

yay! We win! Wait. Oh the 20
Or so UK people, who arnt going to buy it are on here. As they can only get it we did nothing we should head to Twitter!
I’m going to hold my breath for the selling out of said car. I’m hoping iq prevails

 

[ElectrikPony]

All show and no go.

 

[buzznwood]

Well, I guess there has been enough pou poing by now to discourage anyone from saying anything positive. Congrats.

The main issue is that most people want to see fixed on the GT/GPTE is the power limitation, they haven't done that. Now it could have been a case of there being no safe way to do that, however all is not lost as the GT/GTPE handles like a bus so they could have made an effort at sprinkled some magic there instead but they haven't done that either.

They could well be the best quality cosmetic parts and best fake exhaust noises, but that to most peoples eyes just makes it even more of a let down.

There are always plenty of vehicle collectors that have no interest in actually driving anything they own that will jump onto the the next limited edition to stick it an a garage for it never to see the light of day in the hope it will appreciate so I doubt they will have an issue selling them.

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