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Shelby's New F-150 Super Snake Spits Venom At The Ram Rumble Bee

Ram's 777 horsepower truck is no match for Shelby's 810 horsepower one.

Shelby American Ford F-150 Super Snake
Photo by: Shelby American

THE BREAKDOWN

  • Shelby American reveals new F-150 Super Snake model with 810 horsepower.
  • Only 600 units will be produced, each with a serialized number.
  • Pricing starts at $140,000. 

Ram recently made dreams come true when it announced a trio of V8-powered Rumble Bee trucks, including a 777 horsepower supercharged SRT halo model. Not to be outdone, the folks at Shelby American performed some charming on their Ford F-150 Super Snake, so it now produces 810 hp. That sounds fun.

Shelby takes an F-150 Lariat SuperCrew 4x4 and turns it into a Super Snake. Power comes from a Ford 5.0-liter Coyote V8 with a stage 2 supercharger bolted on the top. Other performance upgrades include a high-flow air filter, performance air intake, carbon fiber intake tube, aluminum heat exchanger, and Borla exhaust. These upgrades double the V8’s output from 400 to over 800 hp. Previous versions of the Super Snake had to make do with "only" 775 hp.

Shelby American Ford F-150 Super Snake

Shelby American Ford F-150 Super Snake

Photo by: Shelby American

The Las Vegas-based tuner doesn't just equip an F-150 with double the power and let owners fend for themselves; the Super Snake has plenty of handling upgrades to tame all that supercharged venom. It features KING adjustable coilovers, Baer drilled and slotted rotors, Shelby exclusive adjustable lowered suspension, rear performance traction bars, and Michelin Pilot Sport tires.

This being a Shelby truck, the F-150 is visually enhanced with a dual-intake ram-air hood, painted grille, a body kit with ground effects, racing stripes, body-color tonneau cover, and 22-inch wheels. In case onlookers still can’t tell this F-150 is special, there are plenty of Shelby badges.

Shelby offers 10 colors: Ruby Red, Antimatter Blue, Argon Blue, Agate Black, Avalanche Gray, Marsh Gray, Carbonized Gray Metallic, Star White Metallic, Iconic Silver, and Oxford White.

What do you think?

The interior is equally unique with top-grain leather, featuring the Shelby name stitched into the seats. Other special details include billet racing pedals, embroidered floor mats, and carbon fiber trim. Each truck gets a Shelby Registry CSM serial number plaque in the cabin and under the hood. Only 600 Super Snake units are slotted for production, priced at $140,795, including the F-150 Lariat. That price also includes a three-year/36,000-mile limited warranty.


Motor1's Take: Ram has not released pricing for its Rumble Bee trucks, but the supercharged SRT model will likely be at least $100,000. The Shelby Super Snake should be more expensive, but it will be rarer, and for buyers who value exclusivity, that could be worth the cost.

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