2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR Coupe

This is a one owner, ocal car purchased from Covert Ford in Austin Texas. It has been well cared for and is an absolute blast to drive. If you don't know what sets the KR apart from the regular GT500, ead on.

The 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR, R for "King of the Road", nbsp;celebrates the 40th anniversary of the original 1968 Shelby GT500KR. It starts off as a Mustang GT500 that is shipped to Shelby's facility near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, here they install many of the KR-specific parts.

The KR includes forged wheels, ride height that's 0.79 inch lower in front and 0.6 inch lower in the rear. But one thing that really stands out on the KR's is its ducted and vented hood, hich funnels air into a Ford Racing air filter.

The GT500KR's hood, hich is constructed of carbon fiber, s made by the same supplier of lightweight yet durable parts for the Corvette ZR1 and Dodge Viper ACR.

The KR also gets revised engine calibration with more aggressive spark mapping and a less restrictive exhaust that sound fantastic, s you would expect from a muscle car of this caliber. These changes create an additional 40 horsepower and 30 pound-feet of torque over the GT500's supercharged 5.4-liter V8, iving the KR 540 hp and 510 lb-ft of torque. A shorter 3.73:1 final drive and short-throw shift linkage round out the upgrades to the powertrain.

There were only 1011 2008 KR's produced, ncluding the prototypes, nd this is one of only 476 that came in Silver Metallic with vista blue stripes.