2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 CFTP Hot Lap! - 2020 Best Driver's Car Contender 

Love that this car stock is 17 decibels over the 90db limit allowed at Laguna.

Its 4 sec faster than a c8, a bit faster than a camaro, and only 1 sec slower than a v10 awd huracan and a f8 tributo. Pretty impessive.

I'm a chevy corvette guy and I have to say that this Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is an Awesome machine. What an accomplishment the guys at Ford have done with this amazing machine. Well done Ford.

Lap times from this year's Best Drivers Car: 2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo - 1:32.27 2020 Lamborghini Huracan Evo - 1:32.85 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S - 1:32.97 2020 Ford Mustang GT500 CF - 1:33.84 2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 - 1:36.14 2020 Corvette Stingray Z51 - 1:37.83 2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo - 1:40.27 *All Randy Pobst - Laguna Seca lap times (or most at least) McLaren Senna (P15) Randy Pobst 1:27.62 Porsche 911 GT2 RS (991) Randy Pobst 1:28.30 Dodge Viper ACR (Mk V) Randy Pobst 1:28.65 McLaren 720S Randy Pobst 1:29.78 Porsche 918 Spyder Randy Pobst 1:29.89 Lamborghini Huracan Performante - 1:30.00 McLaren P1 Randy Pobst 1:30.71 Gunther Werks Porsche 911 (993) - 1:30.99 Dodge Viper ACR (Mk V) - 1:31.58 Ferrari 488 GTB - 1:31.68 ~2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo - 1:32.27 Chevrolet C7 Corvette ZR1 - 1:32.46 ~2020 Lamborghini Huracan Evo - 1:32.85 ~2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S - 1:32.97 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT R - 1:33.01 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (C7) - 1:33.05 Porsche 911 Turbo S - 1:33.21 Porsche 911 GT3 RS (991) - 1:33.29 SRT Viper TA - 1:33.62 649 / 1520 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 - 1:33.70 ~2020 Ford Mustang GT500 CF - 1:33.84 SRT Viper GTS - 1:34.23 Audi R8 V10 Plus (Mk II) - 1:34.23 Camaro ZL1 1LE Package - 1:34.30 McLaren MP4-12C - 1:34.50 McLaren 570S - 1:34.58 SRT Viper - 1:34.63 Nissan GT-R Nismo (R35) - 1:35.01 SLS AMG Black Series - 1:35.03 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S - 1:35.30 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 - 1:35.40 Nissan GT-R Nismo (R35) - 1:35.51 Porsche 911 Carrera S (992) - 1:35.52 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S - 1:35.57 Porsche 911 Turbo S (991) - 1:35.62 Corvette Grand Sport - 1:35.62 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350R - 1:36.11 ~2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 - 1:36.14 Ferrari 458 Italia - 1:36.22 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 63 S - 1:36.26 Honda NSX (Mk II) - 1:36.36 Lexus LFA - 1:36.39 Nissan GT-R (R35 550 PS) - 1:36.63 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350 - 1:36.83 Jaguar XE SV Project 8 - 1:36.96 Porsche Cayman GT4 (981) - 1:37.43 BMW M4 GTS - 1:37.66 Camaro SS 1LE Package - 1:37.78 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 - 1:37.82 ~2020 Corvette Stingray Z51 - 1:37.83 Ferrari F12 Berlinetta - 1:38.04 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera - 1:38.27 Chevrolet C7 Corvette Stingray - 1:38.28 Aston Martin Vantage (Mk II) - 1:38.42 Ford Mustang GT PP2 - 1:38.42 Cadillac CTS-V (Mk III) Randy Pobst 1:38.52 Chevrolet C6 Corvette ZR1 - 1:38.70 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 - 1:38.70 Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI Plus (Gen1) - 1:38.70 Jaguar F-Type SVR - 1:38.75 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG - 1:38.82 C 63 AMG Coupe Black Series - 1:38.90 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S (991) - 1:39.00 Chevrolet Gen5 Camaro ZL1 - 1:39.18 Porsche 911 Carrera S (991) - 1:39.30 BMW M850i (G15) - 1:39.40 Ford Mustang Boss 302 LS - 1:39.50 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe - 1:39.65 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV - 1:39.68 BMW M4 - 1:39.69 BMW M5 (F90) - 1:39.81 Audi TT RS Coupe (Mk III) - 1:39.95 Aston Martin DB11 - 1:40.05 Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI (Mk I) - 1:40.20 ~2020 Porsche Cayenne Turbo - 1:40.27 Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG S - 1:40.50 BMW M6 (F13) - 1:40.52 Toyota Supra (Mk V) - 1:40.57 Aston Martin AM 310 Vanquish - 1:40.71 Jaguar F-Type V8 S - 1:40.81 BMW M2 Competition (F87) - 1:40.83 Lamborghini Urus - 1:40.90 Bentley Continental GT V8 - 1:41.21 Porsche Cayman S (981) - 1:41.26 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S - 1:41.77 Jaguar F-Type R Coupe - 1:42.00 E 63 AMG S T-Modell - 1:42.39 Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye - 1:42.70 Jaguar XKR-S (550 PS) - 1:42.90 Ford Mustang Boss 302 LS - 1:43.00 Lexus RC F - 1:43.20 Lexus LC 500 - 1:43.40 C 63 AMG Coupe Edition 507 - 1:43.45 Bentley Continental GT-3 R - 1:43.51 Alfa Romeo 4C - 1:43.78 Honda Civic Type R (FK8) - 1:44.22 BMW i8 - 1:44.29

Pretty insane this car can achieve this quick of a lap and also do a 10.6 1/4 mile stock.

I'm a chevy guy at heart but ford did an amazing job with the gt350 and gt500, much respect

Long live Ford

769 HP in that GT500, I need this car in my life, for real.

almost hit 1.5G from Mustang Shelby, what a car!

Pobst has the best job in the world.

Picked up my shadow black 2020 GT 500 on 2/2/21 and I enjoy driving it more than my 2016 z06 and I never thought I would say that. The GT 500 is so planted around corners with so much confidence and then pulls so much power when needed it is a drivers car more than a corvette plain and simple...fantastic job Ford Performance.

I am absolutely in love with the brand new 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, I have been a very big and long term Ford fan and enthusiast for Shelby American's work on these cars and it's honestly just awesome to see how well the new 2020 Shelby GT500 CFTP performs on the S550 Mustang platform and I couldn't be any happier with it. Thanks for the Hotlap and review on this monster MotorTrend.

For the first time, I'm impressed with GT500 and its track capability!!!.

this car is faster than an R8, 570s, gtr nismo, and lambo avantador around a track.

I helped make that car in Flat Rock, MI

that was a legit lap , car is a beast

When Randy giggles I don’t care what brand it is, he is having fun and loves the car and shows how good it is!

"This ain't no lightweight." Was Randy talking about the car, or Lieberman?

Mr shelby is looking down and smiling

I love that color. Grabber Lime will always be an awesome color. It fits perfectly with a car that's just as awesome

What? The GT500 beats the Camaro's time and some of you want to claim its the tires that did it? Ha ha ha ha ha! Lol. This settles it. Shelby is King!

Lets remind ourselves of the last generation GT500 numbers. The 2013-2014 GT500 was advertised with 662hp out of a 5.8L engine. Fast foward to the 2020 GT500, it advertises 760hp out of...just a 5.2L. I'm impressed. That literage reminds me of the GT350 they put out a few short years ago. I cant recall the exact HP numbers but was skyward of 520+hp....that is also naturally aspirated. That number harks back at the 2005-09 era GT500's but with a supercharged 5.4L. Now we can get those numbers without a supercharger and smaller. Pretty amazing to me.

For a stock car with that amount of power at the price is just astonishing

Thank you Henry Ford, Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles! You are the Legend why Mustang and GT is born!

Wow, what a performance...shouldn't be surprised but am impressed non-the-less. Congrats to Ford and really good drive Randy!!

Love the Mustang, I just want a 2021 Mach 1 next year

I must have one of these one day. Ford/Shelby have really out done themselves this time. Would really like to see it up against a A10 ZL1 1LE Camaro though.

The fact that it performed better than the z51 has me all smiles

Ford mustang is the best muscle car

I love that Ford performance 💪. Great time to be a car guy

When Randy giggles it has to be good.

Watch this and the Huracan side by side.. Super impressed that this was right there with it the entire lap!

Jonny had a cheeseburger grease stain on his shirt.

Shelby is monster💪💥

God Bless Randy Pobst! The best tester in car performance!

Had to buy one. Great video. Thanks, D.

What a beast

This Gt500 will destroy the Gtr

I'm sure Carroll Shelby would have been proud to have his name on these Mustangs

Absolutely love my Shelby GT500! Straight line power when you need it but the fact that it can corner and stop as well as it can is the best thing about it!

What a beast of a car.

Let me add this to my 2021 wish list

I watched all the videos this year, this is the one I want to take home.

Great video !!!!1 Ford did their homework and it paid off big time !!!!! I LOVE GREEN PAINT !!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

Now we know the GT500 can beat ZL1 1LE at Laguna Sega, but how about at Nurburgring? Very excited for it rolling around at Nurburgring and beat other Sports Car. GT500 is the best! Nice job Randy!

Would have been a great car if the markups and owners didn’t ruin it. Maybe next time

Its easy to see why Randy Pobst keeps giving Ford performance high praise when we look at his comments from driving the previous generation GT500. Ford appearantly listened to every word Pobst had to say... which wasn't stellar. Randy didn't like the feel of the brakes and the solid axle along with outdated suspension... which was a hindrance to getting power down. When asked what more he'd like Randy stated (jokingly?) he'd like another hundred h.p. on top of the 662 it put out. It took six years but Ford listened and this current GT500 is the result. This is why we keep hearing Randy say...."Ford should be proud"! He means it too.

Nasty looking mustang. Im a sucker for the sick GREEN ! Thanks for this video

Such an amazing car! I have one and will be tracking it soon!

Gt 500 has better brakes than Ferrari! Amazing lap time

I know Laguna Seca by heart from endless hours playing Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec... I'm watching Randy and in my mind I'm like "ok start braking NOW....here comes the corkscrew...ok you can open it up here--floor it.." LOL.

Almost as fast as the delicate Italians and sounds a whole lot better.

Huge success for Ford God bless America 🇺🇸 peace ✌️ to all

Made in USA🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

That’s it I’m buying the Shelby!!

I’m triggered by this video as corvette C8 owner 😂 but honestly, the GT500 is absolutely incredible. Bravo Ford 👏

Motor trend needs to do a top speed test with no speed governor like they did on the 2013 gt500

Great video! Many years ago the Nissan GT-R shocked the world about how a 1.800kg car can be so fast. Now the Ford GT 500 do the same only with rwd. How a +2000kg can be so fast on the track?

To me being a full sized car before and be able to beat most cars around and down a track makes it the ultimate car. To think you can do a few minor mods and a tune for under 20k and make 1150whp

Idk what's going on over there At MotorTrend headquarters but whatever it is keep doing it this is what we like to see. =)

As fast as the GT500 is, you can clearly tell Randy was having more fun in the GT350 he lapped last year, and the 350R in 2016. Goes to show how special the 350 really was.

God Bless America!

Man that is one beautiful car

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! GREAT VIDEO RANDY !!!

Listen to that supercharger 😍😍

This should have won best driver car

i was waiting for this video

It´s a MONSTER.

I'm super confused when the full best driver's car is going to be released and on which platform? There's no 2020 best driver cars videos in the On Demand app

The $100,000 Mustang beat the $100,000 Corvette

I love the new GT 500

GT350r BDC: 2nd (To a Porsche) GT350 BDC: 2nd (To a Lambo) GT500 v Corvette: Doesn't pick a winner (GT500) for fear of angering the Corvette Mafia GT500 BDC: 2nd (To a boring Lambo) Proof that Motor Trend is lying about BDC not being a numbers game.

Yeah buddy god bless America. I was able to check one out at a local dealership on the showroom floor of incredible... 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇨🇺 🦩 305 🐎 🔥

I see the legend himself is driving

saw one of these run at a track day and it sounds mental

If they made an AWD version it would be incredible.

I knew it,I knew it its gonna rip of camaro zl1 1le

Love this car

Sound of the blower and the V8 just sweet!

I’m surprised by how planted it is! Impressive for sure

This is the king of the pony cars, coming from a SS Camaro owner.

Gt 500👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The video looks like it's being played on fast forward compared to the Cayman GT4. DANG, this is a crazy fast car!

I want Ford to make the 2021 Shelby gt500 in green again I think it look the best for performance car

more power mustang fly

The fact that with 110 hp more, better tires and a DCT transmission instead of a manual it was only half a second faster than the Camaro ZL1 1LE just shows that the Camaro is such a fantastic car, and for some $30K less.

I love the way the racing driver is so patriotic. Good on him!

4225 POUNDS with 56% front weight distribution...truly is an amazing feat to run that time because that car is a fat pig. Front tires and brakes for days if you track that thing.

American Muscle!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍

I love the fact that a mustang is a supercar killer 🤣

People saying the C8 was a base lol it’s a MID ENGINE $100k car…This front engine, 2 ton pony car beat it. That’s all there is to say…It’s impressive! End of story. Have to give the GT500 and Shelby team a lot of credit to get that caliber of time on a road course!

I just live for these videos. Absolutely a joy to watch. I love all of the cars. I think people are forgetting, or maybe, just not wanting to accept, that this is a Mustang! I will start it again! A Mustang! Yes, Shelby etc, but when a Mustang, makes Ferrari, Porsche, Corvette, Lamborghini owners/drivers, plus on the track, fear and EXCUSES. This is a front engine, rear drive, USA, Mustang, a car known, as just, a muscle car, making iconic cars, drivers. Owners sweat bullets and a monster at Laguna…a Mustang. I think the key takeaway here, with no disrespect to anyone, reading most comments, loving the video, Randy in heaven, that these are not, just, muscle cars anymore. This, is not Ford/Dodge/Chevy, with more Camaro in this class, versus each other, but collectively, versus iconic cars of the world. If somebody told me, that iconic cars, that I love, iconic brands I love, would sweat years later against a muscle car, any, muscle car, even in the name, that is absolutely amazing and a new rightful title, not being the correct one, but Muscle Racing Cars and not just the Mustang. No more straight ahead only. Bring on all comers, at the track, including, Chevy and Dodge, available at dealerships, not some ultra special order, or crazy aftermarket super company offering (Shelby I know). I could have never imagined any Camaro, Challenger, Mustang, pushing icons to up the stakes. Good on Detroit, thinking, Muscle Car Home. All this, for the price against supercars, that were super cars to begin with! Wow! I am not disagreeing with anyone! Just, a Mustang, any Mustang, on a race track and not limited to taking on, just other Muscle Cars. Making excuses for a Vette, is begging Ford to bring in the new refined Ford GT then (doesn’t exist), but, go muscle cars, hating on nothing, nobody, or any cars listed, loving them all. Not a rebuttal. Just, muscle cars are not just muscle cars anymore, not just the Mustang, amazing. If it would have been a new Ford GT, fine, no surprise, but a Mustang, any Mustang. I would say the same for a Camaro or Challenger, as they are monsters. Just an opinion. Muscle Cars refined, for sure. Keep in mind, I would take any of these cars and winning lesson from Randy would be the best. All the best to all!

Caroll Shelby watching this from above must be proud I guess.

Take that Europe!!!

Any reason to see this artist work. I love it!

Awesome! One of my dream cars for sure!

Anyone hating on this car is either a Mopar or chevy fanboy. Maybe a jdm fanboy too. Its just incredible for what it can do being 2 tons. Its beating cars mustangs arent supposed to beat around the track.

I can’t wait to see how Chevy respond because this thing is something serious

That thing down shifts so smoothly. Automatic 🤯

Andy pobst is such amazing driver