Ford Mustang GT gets upgrade with Gittin's help

Looking for just a little something extra to jazz up the 2011 Ford Mustang GT? Ford has an answer--a dealer-installed package named RTR that upgrades the suspension, adds bigger wheels and sorta subtle exterior stripes.

Ford says the RTR had the input of drifting race star Vaughn Gittin Jr. The package is launching now for the new Mustang GT. A version for the V6-power Mustang is due to arrive late this year.

The RTR package carries a suggested retail price of $7,895. For that, you get:

-- Ford Racing shocks and springs that lower the car 1.5 inches.

-- Bigger rear sway bar.

-- Cross-drilled and slotted brake rotors.

-- Falken FK452 performance tires.

-- RTR 19-inch wheels

-- K&N air filter and Ford Racing engine tuning, good for a 9-hp increase over the base 5.0-literV8's 412 hp.

-- Front chin spoiler with splitter.

-- Aluminum rear spoiler.

-- RTR badges and floor mats.

-- Ford Racing mufflers that aren't so quiet but are 50-state legal.

Need more info? Go to www.mustangrtr.com.

Watch a promo video for the Mustang RTR below:

By Dale Jewett