The 2009 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR was Ford’s 40th Anniversary limited production upgrade to the Shelby GT500. While 1000 units were produced in 2008, demand for the top dog Mustang was so strong that Ford approved it for one more year of production. In all, an extra 712 cars were made for 2009.
Powering the car is a 540 horsepower 5.4-liter (330 CID) supercharged V-8 version of the base GT500 engine with functional Cold Air Intake and unique calibration. The GT500KR has a carbon fiber composite hood, functional scoops and vents, two twist-lock hood pins similar to those on the original 1968 KR. It also ports a unique carbon fiber splitter, carbon fiber mirror caps, and functional brake cooling ducts.
The suspension was specially tuned by SVT with unique spring rates, dampers, stabilizer bars, and the strut tower brace was sourced from Ford Racing. Unique Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tires were developed for the KR with a unique compound. With the same tread pattern as the Eagle F1 Supercar tire on the 2007–2009 GT500 they can only be identified by a unique Goodyear “Wingedfoot” emblem on the sidewall.
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