Ford reveals track-focused Shelby GT350R Mustang to battle the Z/28

When Ford unveiled the new Shelby GT350 after a 43 year hiatus, it promised handling never before seen on a Mustang. Ford says it's a car the late Carroll Shelby, an accomplished racer himself, would be proud of.

And yet now we have an even faster one -- the GT350R.

If the (base) GT350 is the bow aimed in the direction of Chevy's track-focused Camaro Z/28, then the GT350R is the arrow set to deliver the wound.

In 1965, Shelby developed a racing iteration of the Mustang called the GT350 Competition model. It was a machine that won countless races against giants like Ferrari, and the new GT350R has been built with that same spirit in mind.