With the 2024 Ford Mustang Ready for its summer debut, fans have only one question: “What’s in store for Ford?” Ford currently only plans the EcoBoost, GT, and Dark Horse models, but we know a Mach I or Boss 302 is in the works for the second model year. So fans can rejoice, because Ford has just teased us with what’s in store for 2025: the Mustang Shelby GT350, as well as a Shelby version of the Mach-E EV, the Mustang Shelby-E.
In another era, Ford and other manufacturers introduced all Mustang models at once, but today things are different – Ford introduces models in stages. It’s painful to deal with as a fan, but it helps extend Ford’s PR.
So the big news is that the 2025 Mustang Shelby GT350 will be the first “real” Mustang to be electrified. The engine will be similar to the 5.0-liter V8 that will power the 2024 GT, but the engine will be a different breed again thanks to the return of the flathead crankshaft. The previous Mustang Shelby GT350 offered 526 horsepower, and we expect an additional 75 horsepower from the new GT350. In addition, a front-mounted electric motor drives both front wheels and adds approximately 100 horsepower. The hybrid will have a total of 700 horses. Not bad for a secretary’s car! Unfortunately for the “save the manuals” gang, the only transmission will be a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic similar to the one used in the expired Mustang Shelby GT500. There is no mention of battery size or the weight of the upcoming vehicle.
Also new will be the very first 2025 Mustang Shelby-E. We have absolutely no information about this vehicle, other than that the new Shelby variant will have four electric motors. To the collective groans of SUV haters, we expect performance to be better than the 2025 Mustang Shelby GT350.
Yes, it may be bitter to swallow for some, but the Shelby version of the hybrid GT350 and an EV SUV is Ford giving us more and more flexible performance than we ever imagined. As purists, we at ClassicCars.com Journal have a wait-and-see attitude, so reserve judgment as more information trickles in throughout the year.
But this is certainly a good time to become interested in horsepower. #April Fools
