The Ford Shelby GT500KR is a coupé with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which transmits its power through the rear wheels.
The Ford Shelby GT500KR belongs to the Mustang range of cars from Ford.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 5.4 litre supercharged 8 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 540 bhp (548 PS/403 kW) at 6000 rpm and 691 N·m (510 lb·ft/70.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm respectively.
The engine drives the wheels through a 6 speed manual set of gears.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2720 mm | 107.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1572 mm | 61.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1588 mm | 62.5 inches | |
| Length | 4775 mm | 188 inches | |
| Width | 1877 mm | 73.9 inches | |
| Height | 1384 mm | 54.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.76 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 60.6 litres | 13.3 [16] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | supercharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
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| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 5.4 litre 5409 cc (330.077 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.22 × 105.8 mm
3.55 × 4.17 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.85 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 548 PS (540 bhp) (403 kW) at 6000 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 691 Nm (510 ft·lb) (70.5 kgm) at 4500 rpm |
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| Specific output | 74.4 kW/litre 101.2 ps/litre 99.8 bhp/litre 1.64 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
127.75 Nm/litre
1.54 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast iron block; aluminum head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1605.4 kPa (232.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6250 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 676.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | S/Charged | ||
| Compressor | 1 Roots-type supercharger | ||
| Intercooler | air/water | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 9½ x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9½ x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | P255/45 ZR 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | P285/40 ZR 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 356 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 300 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.63 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.73 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 634348 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| Model family | Mustang | ||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2009 Ford Shelby GT500KR added 2020-01-29. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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