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Shelby has announced that the 2011 Shelby GT500 Super Snake will have 800 horsepower. Maybe that will finally redeem serpents for that whole original sin thing..

Autoblog writes, “Ol’ Carroll has upped the ante in the horsepower wars once again by offering up to 800 horsepower in the newly-released 2011 version of the Super Snake. Of course, there are more sane options including 660 horsepower and 750 horsepower variants, but the 800 horsepower version will undoubtedly be the must-have for the guy (or girl) who needs the biggest and baddest ‘Stang on the block.”

Other changes for 2011 include “newer anthracite wheels, white stripes, side scoops, and of course, more power. A complete suspension retune also underpins the extremely powerful supercharged ponycar,” says Motor Trend. That suspension retune is key, since many reviewers felt that the 2010 GT500’s suspension was just barely up to its engine’s 750 horsepower output.

Jalopnik points out that Shelby isn’t “saying how they’re getting from 750-to-800 hp, nor are they saying how much more it’ll be than the $30K 750-hp version.” In other words, if you want a bite of this snake’s 800 horsepower apple, start saving your fig leaves.

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