If the regular 500-hp Mustang GT 500 isn't enticing enough for you, then maybe this very limited edition KR model will. Ford just unveiled this beauty at the New York auto show. The KR, you might remember, was the top-dog 1968 Mustang and a car that commands nearly $200,000 in pristine condition today.
Launching next spring, just 1000 units of the 2008 KR will be available. Its supercharged, 5.4-liter V8 gets a "Ford Racing Power Upgrade Pack," which boosts horsepower to 550 for the KR. Whew! Sounds like good stuff to us.
The GT 500KR comes with a unique carbon composite hood with scoops and stainless steel hood pins. A lower front air dam with brake ducting helps cool 14-in. Brembo front brakes. Ford says the suspension has been modified as well to provide "race inspired handling."
The new KR may well be the highest horsepower production Mustang of all time, and we can't wait to slide behind the wheel. —Ben Stewart
Ford Mustang GT 500 King of the Road 2008