The goal with the 2024 Super Snake Mustang was to outdo even past Shelbys on the design and power front, with current Shelby American CEO Joe Conway telling Car and Driver, “We designed the Shelby Super Snake to be the pinnacle of our performance cars based on Ford’s world-class Mustang sports car.” It seems that those lofty goals were met, and then some.
According to Car and Driver, both versions of the ’24 model are based on Mustang’s Coyote 5.0-liter V-8 engine and feature significant upgrades and re-designs in the typical Super Snake fashion, with each alteration geared toward improving the vehicle’s power and handling. But since we’re here to talk horsepower, we’ll tell you that the standard version of the ’24 Super Snake will push the typical 480 horsepower fans of the S650 Mustang have come to expect. As for the upgraded version, the custom-tuned engine comes outfitted with a 3.0 liter Whipple supercharger that ups the ponies to a staggering 830 hp.
That incredible output basically puts any ’24 Super Snake driver behind the wheel of a world-class race car. For speed-loving gearheads, horsepower like that should make the new Shelby a muscle car dream come true.
