Vehicle Description
The Best Muscle Cars is proud to offer number 710 of 1000 KR's
built with only 4600 miles !! 1 of only 107 Colorado Red Cars Built
for 2008 5.4L V8 DOHC Engine 6 Speed Manual Transmission Sport
Bucket Seats HID Headlights Fog Lights Rear Defroster Shaker Audio
System with AM/FM Stereo and 6 Disc CD changer Sirius Satellite
Radio Equipped Navigation System Ambient Lighting Light Toned
Cluster Gauges, Including Boost Gauge Remote Keyless Entry
ABS/Traction Control Air Conditioning 6 Way Power Driver Seat Power
Mirrors Tachometer Low Fuel Level Warning Cruise Control Tilt Wheel
Power Steering Cruise Controls on Steering Wheel Variable
intermittent Wipers Rear Defroster Dual front side mounted Airbags
Passenger Airbag occupant sensing deactivation Electronic
Brakeforce Distribution Tire Pressure Monitoring System Remote
Anti-Theft Alarm System Starting life as Shelby GT500s built in
Flat Rock, Michigan, the cars are transported by rail to Shelby
Automobiles in Las Vegas, Nevada, where they are upgraded to KR
specifications before delivery directly to buyers in the same
fashion as the Ford GT. Converting a GT500 to KR spec involves
adding dampers with firmer rebound valving, stiffer spring rates,
an alignment with more negative camber (1.4 degrees versus the
GT500's 0.75) and zero toe-in. Really making the KR live up to its
name, though, are forged 18-in. wheels shod with sticky Goodyear
Eagle F1 Supercar tires that have a 180-treadwear rating rather
than the conventional 220 on the GT500. The suspension tuning,
combined with recalibrated traction control and ABS, works wonders.
Where the GT500 feels slow and heavy mid-corner, the KR dares the
driver to go faster. Tremendous grip is provided, and putting the
540 horsepower to the ground isn't difficult. Preliminary testing
from Ford indicates the KR will achieve 1.0g on a skidpad and over
70 mph in our slalom. These are some outstanding performance
numbers that we'll verify shortly. Acceleration is improved by the
tires as well as an increase in horsepower. The addition of a
specialized cold-air intake, stainless-steel exhaust, increased
spark advance and the requirement of premium fuel help squeeze an
extra 40 ponies and 10 lb.-ft. of torque out of SVT's hand-built
supercharged 5.4-liter V-8. And it feels even more powerful, thanks
to the addition of a lower 3.73:1 (3.31:1 on the GT500) final-drive
ratio. Around Miller Motorsports Park in Utah, the KR easily
rockets down the straights to its 6250 rev limiter, at which point
the SVT shift light illuminates. Flick the short-shift gear lever
into 5th gear and the KR roars to a 155-mph electronically limited
top speed. Hauling the car down to appropriate cornering speed is
easy with the big brakes and sticky tires. The retuned ABS and
traction control are rarely invoked. For the KR owner who wants to
track his car, a brake duct kit is included in the trunk that
consists of the necessary hoses and shrouds. On the track, the KR
rewards cornering with a nice smooth steering input while gently
trail-braking, then rolling back into the throttle. Not expecting
the KR to have so much grip, I found myself having to get on the
throttle early. A flying lap in the KR isn't slow in the corners
and fast on the straights, it's fast everywhere. In typical Ford
fashion the KR underwent a 12-hour track durability test, where the
only things replaced were tires, brakes and fuel.
