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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2010 Geiger Cars Shelby GT500 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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We don't know why Karl Geiger is fascinated with American performance cars, but we're sure glad he is. The 2010 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/shelby+gt500">Shelby GT500</a> is the latest muscle car to go under the German tuner's knife, and the results are nothing less than impressive. Thanks to a larger Whipple supercharger, larger throttle valves, upgraded fuel injection system and ported cylinder heads, the 5.4-liter V8 produces an incredible 799 horsepower and 697 pound-feet torque. Geiger claims a top speed of 220 miles per hour, but with the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a>'s aerodynamics we would peg that number as more theoretical than anything.<br />
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To cope with extra horsepower, Gieger has also fitted the GT500 with a three-disc carbon clutch and reinforced the six-speed transmission. Handling improvements have been made through a "racing chassis" (we're not sure what that means), a panhard rod with polyurethane bushings and adjustable lower control arms. Finally massive 15-inch, six-piston front brakes help haul the Shelby down from inevitable high speed runs. You can see the full press release after the jump, and high-res images courtesy of Gieger can be found in the gallery below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/">2010 Geiger Cars Shelby GT500</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/01geigergt5002010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/02geigergt5002010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/03geigergt5002010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/04geigergt5002010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/05geigergt5002010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2010 Geiger Cars Shelby GT500 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
We don't know why Karl Geiger is fascinated with American performance cars, but we're sure glad he is. The 2010 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/shelby+gt500">Shelby GT500</a> is the latest muscle car to go under the German tuner's knife, and the results are nothing less than impressive. Thanks to a larger Whipple supercharger, larger throttle valves, upgraded fuel injection system and ported cylinder heads, the 5.4-liter V8 produces an incredible 799 horsepower and 697 pound-feet torque. Geiger claims a top speed of 220 miles per hour, but with the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/mustang">Mustang</a>'s aerodynamics we would peg that number as more theoretical than anything.<br />
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To cope with extra horsepower, Gieger has also fitted the GT500 with a three-disc carbon clutch and reinforced the six-speed transmission. Handling improvements have been made through a "racing chassis" (we're not sure what that means), a panhard rod with polyurethane bushings and adjustable lower control arms. Finally massive 15-inch, six-piston front brakes help haul the Shelby down from inevitable high speed runs. You can see the full press release after the jump, and high-res images courtesy of Gieger can be found in the gallery below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/">2010 Geiger Cars Shelby GT500</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/01geigergt5002010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/02geigergt5002010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/03geigergt5002010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/04geigergt5002010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-geiger-cars-shelby-gt500/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/05geigergt5002010_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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