When Chevrolet launched the 580 horsepower 2012 Camaro ZL1 with its high-tech magnetically-adjustable suspension, evidently proclaiming the name of king of the pony cars, the people coming from Ford have been strangely unfazed.

“Don’t worry,” according to them, “wait until you see what we have in the works.”

And they weren’t kidding at all…

The 2013 Shelby GT500 should come loading a 650 horsepower revved-up engine that Ford claims is considered the most powerful generation V8 on the globe. The 5.8-liter mill delivers its 600 lb-ft of torque towards rear wheels through . . . → Read More: Ford Unleashed the 2013 Shelby GT500