2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350: At The Wheel Of The Best Mustang Ever

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 -The dashboard is right in line with that of conventional Mustangs.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - The 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V8 delivers 526 horsepower in both the GT350 and GT350R.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - Starting price: $62,599.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - A 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V8 with 526 horsepower.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R - Suspension movement is checked by magnetorheological shocks.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R - In action at the Laguna Seca track.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R - Starting price: $79,499.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R - A notch better than the GT350 on the track.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R - The Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires proved very effective on the track.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R - Ready to confront the Laguna Seca Raceway. Check out the shape of the rear spoiler.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - Recaro seats specially tweaked for this model.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R - The Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires come factory-standard.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - The 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V8's flat-plane crankshaft.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R - Carbon-fibre wheels come factory-standard.

Laguna Seca: The playground for assessing the GT350 and GT350R.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - One-piece Brembo calipers and huge discs developed by the German specialty firm of SHW.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - Air filter for the 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V8.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - Taking a break on 17-Mile Drive near Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - The engines are signed by the artisans who assembled them, just like at AMG.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - The exhaust, with no resonators.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - The Shelby badge with the back-up camera just over it.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - The 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V8 with a flat-plane crankshaft. Revs are limited to 8,250 rpm.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - Details on the flat-plane crankshaft, the same configuration used by Ferrari.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R - The carbon-fibre wheels are exclusive to the GT350R.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - Close-up of the wheels and Brembo calipers.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - The GT350 logo behind the front wheels.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - Deliveries start in September 2015 as a 2016 model.

2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 - California Dreaming...