2016 Ford Shelby GT350 Gets Standard Shift Lights - Automobile
By now, you’ve seen and heard the meaty howl of the 5. 2-liter flat-plane crankshaft V-8 that Ford will debut on the 2016 Shelby GT350 and GT350R Mustang. And if there’s one less thing we have to think about in order to focus on keeping the racing-bred muscle-car on the pavement, we’ll take it. Announced today as standard fitment on the 2016 Shelby GT350 and GT350R Mustang, a racing-style... The Performance Shift Light Indicator in the 2016 Shelby GT350 Mustang is projected as head-up display onto the windshield, directly in the driver's line of sight. Interestingly, the idea came to Ford Performance electrical engineer Mike Makled when the collision warning and emergency braking system activated while driving a Ford Taurus SHO. “I thought, ‘Wait a minute, why don’t we use that technology for our shift light on the GT350. ’” said Makled in a statement. ” Ford’s shift-light indicator for the 2016 Shelby GT350 can switch between three settings. Switching the Track mode makes the display light up from the outside ends toward the center as revs increase, flashing as single bar when it’s time to shift. Source: www.automobilemag.com
