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GT500 KR (1968) (1968)

First generation · 1968 KR (1968) · 1968–1968RWD

The 1968 GT500 KR is a Shelby Mustang coupe with a 428 cubic inch (7.0L) Cobra Jet V8 making 335 PS and 597 Nm. Rear-drive with a 4-speed manual, it reaches 100 km/h in 6 seconds. KR stands for King of the Road, and Ford only began fitting the Cobra Jet engine at the factory in April 1968.

330 hpPower

6.0 s0-100 km/h

210 km/hTop Speed

1968-1968Year

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GT500 KR (1968) (1968), every angle

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Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Engine428 cu-in Cobra Jet V8

Displacement7.0 L

Cylinders8

FuelPetrol

Transmission4-speed Manual

DrivetrainRWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power330 hp

Torque597 Nm

0-100 km/h6.0 s

Top speed210 km/h

Weight1560 kg

STORY

The GT500 began in 1967 as Ford's big-block Shelby Mustang. In 1968 the GT500KR, for King of the Road, took the 428 Cobra Jet, rated at 335 hp gross. The 2007 car had a 5.4-litre supercharged V8 rated at 500 hp, then the most powerful production Mustang. For 2013 Ford moved to an aluminium 5.8-litre supercharged V8 rated at 662 hp. The S550 car followed for 2020: Ford announced its 5.2-litre supercharged V8 in June 2019 at 760 hp and 625 lb-ft on premium fuel, and called it the most powerful street-legal Ford ever.

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