2008 Shelby GT500KR - King Of The Road

mdvaldosta · April 3rd, 2007, 06:55 PM

In celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the 1968 Shelby Cobra GT500KR - next year’s edition is set to be the most powerful Mustang to date with 540 horsepower delivered via a 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 with a Ford Racing Power Upgrade Pack, 3.73:1 rear axle ratio, short-throw shifter, and unique suspension tuning to get the mind numbing horsepower to the ground...

2008 Shelby GT500KR

sreamintwinkie · April 3rd, 2007, 07:45 PM

SEXY!!!!

oldernewbie · April 3rd, 2007, 08:19 PM

My guess is about 75G's out the door!

sreamintwinkie · April 3rd, 2007, 08:26 PM

doesn't matter these will probably be sold before they are built. never see the showroom floor. wait two years and buy one for 35g's with 5,000 miles.

Coltdog · April 3rd, 2007, 10:12 PM

The guys that buy these cars won't be selling them. With only 1000 units produced, they'll be worth some big bucks down the road.

TheUNZippee! · April 3rd, 2007, 11:41 PM

Wow. That's absolutely amazing. I hope my lottery numbers come in tomorrow night. lol
I just love the hood on that car.

manOwar · April 3rd, 2007, 11:49 PM

I'm first on the list if my dealer gets one. MSRP will be around 60k and by production, it will be 600hp. This will be a nice sunday driver!!!

Luis_GT · April 3rd, 2007, 11:49 PM

Lets hope it weights less than the GT500... I still would absolutly kill to have one.

Yep, the hood is awesome... I want to buy a similar one for my GT.

TheUNZippee! · April 4th, 2007, 12:08 AM

Even if it is still 4000 lbs....anything with over 500 horse from the factory that runs 12's right out of the box is astounding.

Luis_GT · April 4th, 2007, 12:14 AM

True... but 4000 pounds is still 4000 pounds... I would hope they try to reduce the weight a little, to at least 3600, that should help a lot.

TheUNZippee! · April 4th, 2007, 12:17 AM

Dude. 12 seconds from a factory stock car. Think about that. Then think about the fact that with a few grand of mods you can have a car that puts 600 horse to the wheels. For me, lightening the car would not be a big problem. There are lots of ways to do that.

Luis_GT · April 4th, 2007, 12:25 AM

yeah.... but a s/c on our GT's would be cheaper and be faster cause no way in hell can a s/c weight 400 pounds...

I can criticize cars I can't own and can make the good out of what I have... let me dream man... lol

I still wish I had 500 horses... that would be extremely nice.

TheUNZippee! · April 4th, 2007, 12:32 AM

lol sort of true. It would make our cars faster, but not necessarily faster than the GT500. With a pulley change, a tune, and an exhaust, the GT500 will run 600 horse all day long, where our cars are iffy after about 450 horse unless you upgrade the bottom end.

cohnhead21 · April 4th, 2007, 01:35 AM

haha im going to the nyc auto show onn ummm sunday so ill post some pics of me in this badboy!! (suposedly its there)

GTNorm · April 4th, 2007, 09:34 AM

I'll take one in blue

ShawnyB · April 4th, 2007, 10:04 AM

I have all those mods - without the supercharger. Does that mean I am a MUSTANG GTKR ?

flattusmaximus78 · April 5th, 2007, 03:06 PM

600 hp... mustangblog says 540 and 510.

manOwar · April 6th, 2007, 12:45 AM

Originally Posted by flattusmaximus78

600 hp... mustangblog says 540 and 510.

(Dearborn, Michigan) TheGT500Source - The big news out of Dearborn and Las Vegas today was that, after a forty-year absence, the Shelby GT500KR will return as a 2008 model. The new "King of the Road" will feature a 5.4L engine producing an estimated 540 horses. While that's an increase of 40 horsepower over the 2007 GT500, that 540 figure is only an estimated number. You can definitely look forward to that number going further north.

http://www.stangsunleashed.com/index..._articleid=174

cohnhead21 · April 6th, 2007, 02:16 AM

According to sources, we've learned that Shelby is working on, yes, an ever-nastier version of the 2007 GT500 / 2008 GT500KR. The yet to be named GT500xx variant will feature a twin screw blower that will pack a punch as powerful as Shelby's Texas Chili. In fact, a 600+ horsepower GT500xx might be an under statement. Now that's a spicy bowl of chili.

April 3rd, 2007, 08:19 PM	#3
oldernewbie Softcore Porn Enthusiast Chebby Colorado 5 Banger Redlines In Neutral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 3000 Miles East Of The West Coast Posts: 1,018 iTrader: 0 reviews	My guess is about 75G's out the door! __________________ 2005 Colorado LS, Z71 Off Road Package, I5 Vortec, Space Age Plastic Bed-Liner W/Shiny Factory Installed Deep Drop Tool Box, Twin 12 Volt Power Points...In A Whopping 200+ HP Beast.

April 3rd, 2007, 11:41 PM	#6
TheUNZippee! Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 61,816 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Wow. That's absolutely amazing. I hope my lottery numbers come in tomorrow night. lol I just love the hood on that car. __________________

April 3rd, 2007, 11:49 PM	#7
manOwar Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: S.E. Ga working in Baghdad Posts: 398 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'm first on the list if my dealer gets one. MSRP will be around 60k and by production, it will be 600hp. This will be a nice sunday driver!!! __________________ 2007 Alloy/Satin Silver KB GT500 703rwhp/628rwtq SAE http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2537363

April 4th, 2007, 12:08 AM	#9
TheUNZippee! Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 61,816 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Even if it is still 4000 lbs....anything with over 500 horse from the factory that runs 12's right out of the box is astounding. __________________

April 4th, 2007, 12:17 AM	#11
TheUNZippee! Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 61,816 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	Dude. 12 seconds from a factory stock car. Think about that. Then think about the fact that with a few grand of mods you can have a car that puts 600 horse to the wheels. For me, lightening the car would not be a big problem. There are lots of ways to do that. __________________

April 3rd, 2007, 07:45 PM	#2
sreamintwinkie Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 53 iTrader: 0 reviews	SEXY!!!!

April 3rd, 2007, 08:26 PM	#4
sreamintwinkie Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 53 iTrader: 0 reviews	doesn't matter these will probably be sold before they are built. never see the showroom floor. wait two years and buy one for 35g's with 5,000 miles.

April 3rd, 2007, 10:12 PM	#5
Coltdog Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 102 iTrader: 0 reviews	The guys that buy these cars won't be selling them. With only 1000 units produced, they'll be worth some big bucks down the road.

April 3rd, 2007, 11:49 PM	#8
Luis_GT Banned 2002 BMW 530i don't know and don't care Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,191 iTrader: 0 reviews	Lets hope it weights less than the GT500... I still would absolutly kill to have one. Yep, the hood is awesome... I want to buy a similar one for my GT.

April 4th, 2007, 12:14 AM	#10
Luis_GT Banned 2002 BMW 530i don't know and don't care Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,191 iTrader: 0 reviews	True... but 4000 pounds is still 4000 pounds... I would hope they try to reduce the weight a little, to at least 3600, that should help a lot.

April 4th, 2007, 12:25 AM	#12
Luis_GT Banned 2002 BMW 530i don't know and don't care Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,191 iTrader: 0 reviews	yeah.... but a s/c on our GT's would be cheaper and be faster cause no way in hell can a s/c weight 400 pounds... I can criticize cars I can't own and can make the good out of what I have... let me dream man... lol I still wish I had 500 horses... that would be extremely nice.

April 4th, 2007, 12:32 AM	#13
TheUNZippee! Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 61,816 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	lol sort of true. It would make our cars faster, but not necessarily faster than the GT500. With a pulley change, a tune, and an exhaust, the GT500 will run 600 horse all day long, where our cars are iffy after about 450 horse unless you upgrade the bottom end. __________________

April 4th, 2007, 01:35 AM	#14
cohnhead21 Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 232 iTrader: 0 reviews	haha im going to the nyc auto show onn ummm sunday so ill post some pics of me in this badboy!! (suposedly its there) __________________ ___________________ American Racing Rogue 20" JLT CAI Xcal 3 -Bama "stay tuned-neptune nj"

April 4th, 2007, 09:34 AM	#15
GTNorm Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 511 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'll take one in blue __________________ A man with experience is never at the mercy of a man with a theory.

April 4th, 2007, 10:04 AM	#16
ShawnyB Regular 2008 Mustang GT Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Palm Beach Posts: 126 iTrader: 0 reviews	I have all those mods - without the supercharger. Does that mean I am a MUSTANG GTKR ? __________________ "Don't ban high performance cars, BAN low performance drivers!" JLT/Diablo, Steeda UDP, 4:10 rear

April 5th, 2007, 03:06 PM	#17
flattusmaximus78 I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1993 5.ohhhh 12.97 @140mph Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Gatorland Posts: 6,077 iTrader: 3 reviews	600 hp... mustangblog says 540 and 510. __________________ 02 Pewter z28, hoosiers/lid/exhaust/spray...125mph 1993 gt Sold, already missed --Moates Quarter horse $225-- --Cobra intake $150-- --tremec 3550 bell and shifter $1100--

April 6th, 2007, 02:16 AM	#19
cohnhead21 Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 232 iTrader: 0 reviews	According to sources, we've learned that Shelby is working on, yes, an ever-nastier version of the 2007 GT500 / 2008 GT500KR. The yet to be named GT500xx variant will feature a twin screw blower that will pack a punch as powerful as Shelby's Texas Chili. In fact, a 600+ horsepower GT500xx might be an under statement. Now that's a spicy bowl of chili. __________________ ___________________ American Racing Rogue 20" JLT CAI Xcal 3 -Bama "stay tuned-neptune nj"

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