Shelby cars with highest top speed
Top 29 fastest Shelby cars in the world. Updated July 2025.
Top speed is, probably, the first performance metric that comes to mind when comparing fast cars.
Top speed depends on balance between engine power and aerodynamic drag - the more power and less drag, the higher the top speed.
High speed stability also matters, since too low downforce can lead to loss of control at speed.
In recent years high performance cars have been tailored for track performance, which, unavoidably, reduces top speed. Therefore the overall top speed is used less in supercar comparisons.
Despite this shift to increased downforce, modern supercars are faster than their predecessors - all thanks to dramatic increase in engine power over the past few decades.
| # | make & model | Speed (mph)▼ | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake | 216 |  |
| 2. | 1965 Shelby Cobra Daytona Super | 201 |  |
| 3. | 2008 Shelby Mustang Cobra GT500KR | 201 |  |
| 4. | 2012 Shelby GT500 Super Snake | 201 |  |
| 5. | 2011 Shelby GT500 SVT | 196 |  |
| 6. | 2010 Shelby GT500 | 191 |  |
| 7. | 2003 Shelby Series 1 S/C | 190 |  |
| 8. | Shelby Cobra 427 S/C | 186 |  |
| 9. | 1998 Shelby Series 1 | 170 |  |
| 10. | 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 S/C | 165 |  |
| 11. | 1967 Shelby GT500 Supercharged | 162 |  |
| 12. | 2008 Shelby Mustang Cobra GT500 SuperSnake | 160 |  |
| 13. | 1968 Shelby GT500 427 | 160 |  |
| 14. | 1967 Shelby Cobra 428 S/C | 158 |  |
| 15. | 2006 Shelby GT500 | 157 |  |
| 16. | 1962 Shelby Cobra 260 S/C | 153 |  |
| 17. | 1968 Shelby GT500 K.R. | 150 |  |
| 18. | 1965 Shelby GT350R | 149 |  |
| 19. | 1970 Shelby GT500 | 147 |  |
| 20. | 1968 Shelby GT500 | 146 |  |
| 21. | 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 S/C | 133 |  |
| 22. | 1967 Shelby GT500 | 132 |  |
| 23. | 1965 Shelby GT350 | 129 |  |
| 24. | 1966 Shelby GT-350-S | 127 |  |
| 25. | 1969 Shelby GT500 SCJ | 124 |  |
| 26. | 1965 Shelby GT350 | 124 |  |
| 27. | 1968 Shelby GT350 High Performance Package | 119 |  |
| 28. | 1983 Shelby Charger | 117 |  |
| 29. | 1989 Shelby dakota | 113 |  |
Sources
FastestLaps.com (1-20, 25), Car Life (21, 24, 26), Sports Car Graphic (22, 23), Road & Track (27), Car & Driver (28, 29)
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 07/08/2025, last addition - Shelby dakota.
