Shelby GT350, Shelby GT350R Return With Street & Track-Ready Models

Shelby American, a wholly owned subsidiary of Carroll Shelby International Inc., recently unveiled the 2025 Shelby GT350 on the Barrett-Jackson stage in Scottsdale, Arizona. The most powerful Shelby GT350 in history, the 810-hp sports car was introduced almost 60 years to the day after Carroll Shelby revealed the first one (Jan. 27, 1965).

The Shelby GT350 will be available as a street car, while the street-legal GT350R is track-ready with components from Shelby’s future Trans Am spec race car.

“Sixty years ago, the Shelby GT350 marked a new chapter in performance and motorsports history,” said Joe Conway, CEO of Shelby American. “It was Shelby’s first model based on the Ford Mustang—the perfect follow-up to the groundbreaking Shelby Cobra. Shelby American poured its performance expertise into the 1965 Mustang, turning it into an iconic international sports car. We followed the same strategy for 2025 and collaborated with industry leaders to create this very special Shelby car.”

For the GT350 street version, Shelby American tuned and upgraded the car’s suspension, exhaust, styling and other elements for an enhanced street driving experience. The 5.0L V-8 street version Shelby GT350 fastback is offered in both 480-hp and 810-hp (supercharged) versions and with a choice of manual or automatic transmission. MSRP starts at $109,999 for the supercharged version, including the car.

“The Shelby GT350 and the Shelby GT350R are back for 2025,” said Gary Patterson, president of Shelby American. “Just as Carroll Shelby envisioned in 1965, this sports car is designed to be exhilarating and competitive on both the street and track. The Shelby GT350 and Shelby GT350R each have unique personalities that are very different from our halo Shelby Super Snake. The 2025 Shelby GT350 models are pure sports car, while the Shelby Super Snake is the highest performance super car in our lineup.”

The street-legal 2025 Shelby GT350R has 830-plus horsepower and will only be available with a 6-speed manual transmission. As in 1965, the 36 Shelby GT350R model cars will be white with two optional painted stripes and graphics packages available—gold/silver/black representing the historic race package and a blue/white Shelby heritage package.

The Shelby GT350R features a carbon fiber interior tub, optional carbon fiber racing seats and harnesses, carbon fiber trim, integrated roll cage, Turn Key Automotive/Motorsports Trans AM spec high-speed carbon fiber aero package, fully adjustable JRI race struts and shocks with remote reservoir, ProSystems Alcon racing brakes and numerous chassis upgrades. MSRP has yet to be announced.

“While the Shelby GT350 street car is civilized enough for a daily commute, the Shelby GT350R was built for the serious weekend track warrior,” said Vince LaViolette, vice president of operations and senior designer at Shelby American. “Embracing the character of the 1965 competition model Shelby, our focus was on lightening the car, sharpening the performance and keeping it cool on the road course.”

The 36 Shelby GT350R model cars will be built in Michigan in collaboration with Turn Key Automotive/Motorsports, which has a deep history in American performance and racing.

“We’re honored to help Shelby American return one of the most iconic names to the track,” said Rich Rinke, Turn Key owner. “We are excited to assist Shelby by bridging the connection between consumer and racing. For those who have track experience, the Shelby GT350R offers a high level of performance in a street-legal package.”

In addition to collaborating with Shelby American on the street-legal Shelby GT350R, Turn Key is helping develop a future track-only version of the sports car intended for competition in Trans Am. Turn Key is an approved Trans Am vehicle builder of SGT and GT vehicles.

In collaboration with Turn Key Automotive/Motorsports, Shelby will develop a Trans AM spec race car throughout 2025, with plans for an official entry in the 2026 race season.