No AMG is going to touch this very limited Shelby Mustang.

If mid-engined supercars bore you, and an AMG V8 coupe isn’t your thing, there’s a solution from Ford. Sort of.

The man that brought Ford much performance car cachet, was Carroll Shelby. And although he is no longer with us, his legacy lives on in the selection of hugely powerful Mustangs that bear his name.

For those Ford high-performance motoring fans who want to make their Mustang into something that will positively toy with Ferraris, McLarens and Lamborghinis, there is now the 2021 Shelby Super Snake (SSS).

Although only 98 of these SSS vehicles will be built globally, you can secure a local version, for R1575400. That price does not include the donor car – just so you know.

The Shelby Super Snake Speedster – widebody muscle.

For that investment, you get a widebody kit, lighter 20-inch wheels, trick suspension and a special number. Keen to ensure that SSS owners will retain exclusivity and value from their investment over time, each of these new SSS cars will be documented in the official Shelby registry – which is handy when you want to sell one, in future, and realise all the implied value of its provenance.

We nearly forget to mention the SSS engine, which is quite a thing. It uses the base Ford 5-litre Mustang architecture and manages to extract an amazing 615 kW of peak power.

How does Shelby get all that energy from the 5-litre V8 engine? Mostly with the help of a custom Whipple supercharging kit.

If you wish to enjoy the generosity of sunlight that is a feature of local motoring, there is also the option of an SSS Speedster, which prices at R1635000, excluding the donor Mustang.

Shelby Super Snake price in SA

The upgrade kit costs:

Shelby Super Snake – R1575400*

Shelby Super Snake Speedster –R1635000*

*Donor Ford Mustang not included.