Finally. This SVT's new magnum opus, the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. In fact, the car pictured is the GT350R (an even more track-focused version of the GT350, much like the Laguna Seca was the ultimate iteration of the Boss 302). As you can see, the car was caught sans cladding while testing at the Nürburgring, likely to allow engineers to collect proper aero/cooling data.

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The GT350 sports a unique front fascia and features pronounced heat extractors on the hood and the front fenders (just as the prior spy shots suggested). It's wearing what appear to be Michelin Pilot Sport Cups on placeholder wheels for the moment, and you can see the massive rotors mounted up front. Their size and nature (likely carbon-ceramic) again suggest that this is the hotter GT350R. Likewise, the pronounced front aero seals the deal here—you're looking at the GT350R.

VIDEO: 2016 Shelby GT350 driving in California

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The R is a road car, not a race model. You WILL be able to buy this to put up against the likes of the Camaro Z/28. As we have reported since last summer, this new SVT Mustang is all motor—there's no supercharger.

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It's derived from the 5.0-liter Coyote V8, with slightly higher displacement, 500+ hp, and a flat-plane crank. It sounds fantastic:

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Note in the above video that you're seeing both GT350 flavors, too. The car with the pronounced front splitter and other more pronounced aero tweaks is the GT350R, the one without it is the regular GT350. The powertrain in both is identical. THERE IS NO FORCED-INDUCTION GT350. The differences come down to aero, brakes, tires, and some other minor details.

We've also obtained a second video that gives you a full blast of audio from the GT350's flat-plane-crank V8. The sound the car makes is magnificent. We're betting that we'll see an 8000-rpm redline in this car. Have a listen:

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The massive HP battle has officially been ceded to Dodge and it's crazy 707-hp Hellcat V8. Ford proved it can deliver monstrous power already with the outgoing 662-hp, 200-mph Shelby GT500 and is moving in a different direction entirely now.

The Shelby GT350 is being positioned as a track star which, in the end, should be able to hold its own at the drag strip as well.

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