How the 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 will outsmart its competition

The running battle between Chevy Camaro and Ford Mustang enthusiasts has only been good for all, as Chevrolet and Ford pour more brainpower into the escalating pony car wars. This video shows one trick the 650-hp 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 has up its sleeve -- a set of built-in track apps that's like a built-in J.C. Whitney catalog in the instrument panel.

Likely caught by a recent auto show attendee, (and props to them for thinking of it) the apps include a host of measurements like cylinder head temperature and intake air pressure that hard-core tuners need to wring the most from their vehicles -- and far more advanced than the monochrome visuals available from the Camaro's dash. Ford already builds something similar into the F-Series pickups -- allowing truck drivers to see stats like grade angles.

The Boss version of the Mustang already offers the Track Key system that resets a host of controls for track duty. There's already rumors floating that Ford will extend that system and use even more advanced software controls to overcome the drawbacks of the Mustang's chassis design to beat the speeds of the Chevy Camaro ZL1. That's it, boys and girls. Give yourself to the Dark Side.