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2017 Ford Shelby GT350 consumer reviews

$54,845 starting MSRP
side view of 2017 Shelby GT350 Ford
(44 reviews)
95% of drivers recommend this car
Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.7
  • Interior 4.6
  • Performance 4.9
  • Value 4.7
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.6
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best money you will ever spend

for car enthusiasts, it is a must. handling, power and comfort all in one. worth every dollar. holds resale value. not for old people. it requires effort to drive it due to heavy tram lining. it is the last true driver's car in stickshift with a great value on every aspect

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a Used car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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2017 GT500 Track and daily road car

Ford delivers a track based car that we can drive to work on a daily basis. You will hear folks wanting more quality but for price you can take on cars that are two to three times more expensive. 2019 Motor Trend put the GT350 in second place only behind the Porsche 911 Carrera S which we all know cost a lot! Do you need to both hands on the steering wheel when driving? Yep! This a beast that you have to control- if you want a car to steer with one finger or auto pilot than buy a Tesla. I love this car and proud to show it off!

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Supercharged 800 HP Beast

Fantastic drivers car. This is a flawless example of an American Muscle Car. Tastefully modified for great performance and reliability. All mods are the best quality and professionally done.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 3.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 3.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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A joy to drive does it all

I purchased new 2017 gt350 at dealer in 2019 at small dealer listed 62k paid 53k new has all options. Braking beyond unreal as well has handling. It is road car not drag be advised do not feel torque until 4800 rpm it red lines 8250 rpm had 12 boss 302 before and day and night. If you are drag racer pass on car if you love to drive fast on road course this is car for you. The sound is intoxicating! So glad I bought and in my state still two new 18’ for 56k loaded very good deal and should hold value over gt

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 4.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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SO RIGHT, YET SO WRONG

Timeless good looks, exotic engine with an intoxicating sound, fantastic tactile feel with the bad ass Cobra and Shelby branding! What could possibly be wrong with that, right? It has all of those elements that makes for such a special sports car...Until you put some miles on it and the honeymoon wears off. Thats when the reality of this car sinks in. I'll start with the final nail in the coffin... As awesome as the Voodoo engine is, it has some fatal flaws. They are notorious for drinking oil at various rates. My consumption logs at its worse was about a quart every 350 miles. With a lot of cars not uncommonly being even worse than that. The build quality is also not what it should be for a car of this price and specialty. Interior material quality isn't great but that didn't bother me as bad as all of the annoying panel buzzes and vibrations that I kept chasing like a game of wack a mole. The performance is also a mixed bag. It handles great (for a mustang) but does have a bad case of tramlining. You have to mostly keep two firm hands on the wheel, high speed straight line pulls on most public roads are far from rock solid and straight. The engine does make incredible top end horsepower per liter, but falls short of being impressive in todays world of monstrous engines especially with the curb weight of modern american sports cars. Maybe I'm being too harsh. Had it not of been for the major engine problem one could conceivably hot rod this car and remedy a lot of the issues, but the point I'm trying to make is that for this kind of money Ford should have Ironed out a lot of this before bringing it to market. I loved so much about this car but ultimately it was a disappointment. I really hope that Ford revisits the GT350 in the future with a better chassis and an even more powerful and more importantly more robust flat plane V8. -Thomas

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 4.0
  • Interior 3.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 2.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does not recommend this car
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Most fun I’ve ever had driving a car!

If you haven’t had the chance to drive this car, please do! The sound, the look and the way it sticks to the road is amazing. For people that like the driving experience, own one of these.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Commuting
  • Does recommend this car
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Motor locked up in 1680 miles

This is about the worst driving car i have ever owned. If you are not holding on to the wheel it will jerk it out of your hand on a somewhat rough road

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 1.0
  • Interior 2.0
  • Performance 4.0
  • Value 2.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 1.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does not recommend this car
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Redline Crazy

This car has a redline at 8,250 for the V8. I own a BMW M and the 350 can handle just as well in comparison. Basically this is a legal track car that you can drive everyday if desired.

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 4.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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Exceptional!

Amazing car, from the design lines to engine sound to road feel. Love averything about it. Very reasonably priced and service costs are fairly reasonable

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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It offers the most memorable car ride

Excellent handling , reliability and drives like a magic carpet . It?s the car that dreams are made of. Share the experience and drive it

Rating breakdown (out of 5):
  • Comfort 5.0
  • Interior 5.0
  • Performance 5.0
  • Value 5.0
  • Exterior 5.0
  • Reliability 5.0
  • Purchased a New car
  • Used for Having fun
  • Does recommend this car
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