Shelby’s 800-hp Ford F-150 celebrates Carroll Shelby’s one centesimal birthday

Carroll Shelby would have turned 100 years outdated in 2023. The Las Vegas-based tuner Shelby American is celebrating by launching a limited-edition model of the F-150 that incorporates a lengthy checklist of modifications, together with an accessible supercharger that unlocks 800 horsepower.

Based mostly on the four-wheel-drive Lariat SuperCrew mannequin, the Centennial Version makes use of the inventory truck’s 5.0-liter, 400-horsepower V8 in its customary configuration. If Carroll Shelby have been alive, he’d undoubtedly squeeze extra energy out of the engine, and that is precisely what Shelby has accomplished. The non-compulsory supercharger package doubles the output to 800 horsepower and brings with it a high-flow air filter, an aluminum warmth exchanger, and high-flow gas injectors. The engine exhales via a Borla exhaust system no matter whether or not it is supercharged.

Efficiency specs have not been launched, however supercar-like energy in all probability delivers supercar-like acceleration, even after we’re speaking a few comparatively large and heavy truck. Upgraded entrance and rear brake pads and rotors and rear traction bars maintain the facility in verify. And, whereas Shelby designs a few of its F-150-based builds for avenue use, the Centennial Version feels proper at house off the pavement thanks partially to a redesigned suspension that features Raptor-style Fox 2.5 shocks with inner bypass expertise and a carry package, amongst different elements. 

The same old assortment of visible modifications complement the mechanical modifications. Shelby provides a hood with twin vents, a new-look grille with its brand proudly displayed entrance and heart, stripes, emblems, body-colored wheel arch flares, and 22-inch wheels. Inside, you will discover a sprinkling of Centennial Version badges (together with a numbered plaque on the dashboard), carbon fiber trim, and black leather-based upholstery.

Shelby will cap North American manufacturing of the F-150 Centennial Version at 100 items for the 2023 mannequin 12 months. Pricing begins at $129,450 for the naturally-aspirated, 400-horsepower truck and $138,495 for the supercharged, 800-horsepower mannequin. Consumers should buy the mannequin from choose Ford and Tuscany dealerships, and each Centennial Version comes with a three-year, 36,000-mile guarantee.

Should you miss your probability to place a Centennial Version in your driveway, or in order for you extra a extra highly effective truck with out the six-digit price ticket and the visible modifications, Ford Efficiency just lately introduced a tuning package deal referred to as FP700 that will increase the 5.0-liter V8’s output to 700 horsepower. It is priced at $12,350 excluding set up, and it is appropriate with any V8-powered current-generation F-150.