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25-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
1-Of-100 Ford Mach-E Shelby GT-H's Borla 'Exhaust' Lets You Pretend Your EV Has A V8
The Ford Mustang Mach-E isn't a Mustang in the traditional sense, but ultimately, who cares? It's a great electric crossover, and it's not like Ford stopped selling the regular Mustang. Plus, while I'm sure Ford CEO Jim Farley has his flaws, he isn't actively trying to destroy the federal government and has never once exposed me to his breeding fetish, so that's another two points in Mach-E's favor. Still, some people really want to hear that V8 roar, and the Mach-E doesn't have an engine of any kind. Don't worry, though, Hertz fixed that. Sort of. The 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E you're looking at here is Shelby GT-H, and yes, that H stands for Hertz. This isn't just any former rental car, though. It's one of 100 that Hertz commissioned Shelby to build, at an alleged cost of $21,841 per car. It won't be any quicker than a regular Mach-E GT, but you do get 20-inch black wheels, a carbon fiber hood, the customary gold stripes, a carbon fiber front lip, GT-H seats and, most importantly for our purposes here, a Borla sound system that makes it sound like your EV actually has the GT 500's V8 under the hood. Read more: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ Is All About Big Numbers Adding a fake exhaust to an EV certainly sounds like a terrible idea at first. After all, how much overlap can there really be between people who want an EV and people who want their car to sound like a GT500? There must be dozens of possible buyers out there. And yet, I have to admit the video of the seller "revving" the "engine" sounds better than I thought it would. I don't get the appeal personally, but it's probably a neat trick for kids at car shows, and I'm not going to pretend the black and gold spec doesn't do it for me because it absolutely does. It also isn't like you have to leave the "exhaust" on all the time, which means you could drive it like a cooler-looking Mach-E GT 99% of the time and then show off the fake noises it makes at Cars & Coffee or any time you give a ride to a child. Alternatively, if you have a neighbor who's constantly annoying you with how loud their vehicles are, you could give them a taste of their own medicine without the need to buy a car that needs gas and is actually that loud. Okay, so that pitch isn't going to appeal to the vast majority of people reading this, and the premium you'll pay versus buying a regular Mach-E GT with similar miles makes it something you have to really be into to justify. But if we only wrote up cars with near-universal appeal, Jalopnik would be nothing but Honda CR-Vs and Kia Tellurides, and no one wants that. Besides, the 1-of-100 thing has to be worth a little something, right? I guess we'll find out in five days when the auction is finally over. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
1,500-Mile 2006 Shelby GT-H Mustang Offered in Pristine, Never-Rented Condition
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious A rare 2006 Ford Mustang Shelby GT-H with just 1,519 miles on the odometer is now being offered from The Carolina Collection, representing one of the lowest-mileage and best-preserved examples of the special-edition Hertz Shelby ever built. In 2006, Ford and Shelby American revived a legendary collaboration from the 1960s to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original 'Rent-A-Racer,' the 1966 GT350H. Based on the S197 Mustang GT, the modern GT-H paid tribute with signature Shadow Black paint and gold Le Mans stripes. Only 500 units were built, all exclusively for Hertz rental fleets — except a small number, like this car, which were retained for promotional use and never rented to the public. Number 472 of the 500-unit run, this Shelby GT-H was never part of the Hertz rental program. Instead, it was used strictly for promotional purposes and has been meticulously preserved throughout its life, now showing just 1,519 actual miles. Under the hood is a 4.6-liter, three-valve V8 engine enhanced with Ford's FR1 Power Pack, raising output to 325 horsepower. Paired with a five-speed automatic transmission and the FR3 Ford Racing Handling Package, the car delivers sharp, responsive performance while maintaining daily driving ease. Shelby visual cues include a retro-style grille, hood scoop, side scoops, and 17-inch chrome wheels. Inside, black leather upholstery and the Shaker 500 audio system round out the package. The car is listed in the Shelby Registry and comes with original Shelby paperwork, a certificate of authenticity, and its window sticker. A clean CARFAX confirms the car has had only three owners, residing in Utah and South Carolina before joining The Carolina Collection in 2024. This showroom-quality GT-H presents a rare opportunity for collectors to acquire an iconic piece of Shelby and Ford performance history — untouched by rental duty and virtually as-delivered from Las Vegas. See it here.
