Hertz is adding a mystery Ford Mustang rental car to the fleet

Hertz has been shifting gears by introducing electrical Teslas and Polestar vehicles to its fleet lately, but it evidently is familiar with some folks nevertheless want to generate an old shool muscle mass car or truck now and then.

Hertz is launching a new Ford Mustang Shelby rental automobile on May perhaps 10.
(Hertz)

The rental big has introduced the upcoming expose of a new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 that it will soon be presenting.

The hood of the Hertz Mustang is similar to the Mustang Shelby GT500SE’s.
(Shelby American)

A teaser impression of the vehicle that officially debuts on May possibly 10 suggests that it is not just the manufacturing unit model of the GT500, but a customized construct by Shelby American. An further set of vents on the hood flanking the substantial central a single match all those on the Carroll Shelby Signature Version, GT500SE, which is a $30,000 update to the $80,000 GT500 that cranks up the horsepower of its supercharged 5.2-liter V8 from 760 hp to around 800 hp.

The stock GT500 won’t have the auxiliary hood vents viewed on the Hertz vehicle.
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The GT500SE also gets a retuned suspension for improved dealing with, and uniquely trimmed seats and the hood is created of carbon fiber and 30 pounds lighter than the stock model. Hertz’s picture shows its automobile in the brand’s iconic black and gold coloration scheme.

The GT500SE is trimmed in exclusive upholstery.
(Shelby American)

Hertz, Ford and Shelby have been collaborating on unique edition cars considering the fact that the 1966 Shelby GT350H, which grew to become regarded as the “hire a racer” due to the fact buyers often took them to the track, irrespective of the prohibitions in the rental arrangement.

Examples of the 1966 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350H generally sell for more than $250,000.
(Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Pictures)

Their most latest giving was the 50th anniversary 2016 Mustang Shelby GT-H, which was a largely cosmetic update of the Mustang GT that introduced on Memorial Working day weekend of that calendar year. Much less than 200 were constructed, and a single that somehow never ever built it to the rental fleet and only experienced 100 miles on it was auctioned very last year for $99,000.

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The primary 1966 variation typically sells for a reasonable bit a lot more than that, with rates of nicely-retained illustrations usually exceeding $250,000.