nelly resurrects the mustang gt 5.0 WORDS: KRISTIE BERTUCCI PHOTOS: A.J. MUELLER PHOTOGRAPHY | WWW.IMAGEAJ.COM
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f you’re going to unveil anything at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, you better make the car’s design stand out from all the other debuts hitting the Cobo Hall floor to get some buzz...which is exactly what the 2011 DUB Edition Ford 5.0 Mustang GT did! For the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, the biggest talk of the show was the return of Ford’s 5.0-liter Mustang GT that many muscle car fanatics can’t wait to see hit showrooms. The anticipation grew even larger when Nelly showed up to debut his 2011 DUB Edition Ford 5.0 Mustang GT. As the FIRST in
the world to receive one, he’s also the FIRST to get it specially modified with a widebody! Nelly teamed up with Ford and DUB to create the menacing vehicle that boasts plenty of eye-catching mods, as well as the new, advanced 5.0-liter V8 engine that delivers 412 horsepower and 390 lbs.-ft. of torque, with expected highway mileage of 24 mpg. Nelly’s Ford collaboration first started out with the Ford Flex, but then evolved into the Mustang after he had an impromptu conversation with Ford’s Vice President of Marketing, Jim Farley. “I was up at Ford in a
“…I think [the 5.0 Mustang] was one of the things [Ford] did best.” 26 DUB MAG MAR / APR 2010