2010 Ford Shelby GT500 Gets 2 More MPGs (And Recieves "No one Cares Award")

While its Detroit rivals are on the verge of bankruptcy, FoMoCo is out flaunting the fuel-economy gains of the high-performance 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 and the racing stripes which are available for the first time on the convertible model. The Shelby now gets 2 more miles-per-gallon -- a total of 22. Details

But as Jalopnik put it, "If you built a rip-snorting, ball-busting, brain-maiming muscle car, don't apologize for its consumption. Celebrate it. Be proud of a car which brings so much joy and gets atrocious fuel economy, it reminds everyone else how sad their choice of an economy car is. Shoveling a long-winded press release at the world, telling us how the new Mustang GT500 gets 2 MPG better, somewhere in the 16/22 MPG range, is like listing the specs on the Titan rocket and talking about how environmentally friendly the paint is — nobody cares, nobody.