That is the new 2012 Shelby GT500 Super Snake. It is the newest, baddest halo Mustang. Besides some visual mods, the main change is the Super Snake now starts at 800bhp. Now you could always get a Super Snake with over 800bhp, my buddy has an orange '08 with 820bhp. However, it was always a step up, never the entry level. That's all about to change. The new onw will have an 800, with the next level having 850. Add in better brakes and a new functional front splitter, and the new Boss seems puny. All of this is rumored, as the car won't be officially unveiled until the upcoming New York Auto Show. Also to be revealed, is the price tag, which is expected be be an even $100,000.
In other news ALG Automotive, has conducted a survey of the worst car brands based on quality. The findings really weren't that surprising overall, but the "worst" brand was a bit of a shock. According to those polled Fiat is the worst car company quality wise. Funny, usually French cars finish first. And didn't the Fiat Panda just win EU Car of the Year a year or two ago? Oh well, obviously that was a Chevy Vega type situation. Suzuki was second, followed by Kia in third (why are Hyundai's winning awards when Kia's aren't? They're the same company, different badge.....) Smart was fourth (aren't they Mercedes-built?) followed by the three Mopar brands rounding out the top 7. No real surprise there, Chrysler is basically a walking corspe as much as it kills me to say that. Hopefully Fiat will pull them out of it.......hey, wait a minute...........
Anyway, that's today's post. Since the most successful racing engines post was so popular, I'm working on a "worst engines ever" post. Submit your suggestions today!
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