2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 vs. 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR



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FIND OUT WHO WINDS, ZO6 OR GT500KR:
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We're looking at the 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR and 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, but we're imagining a '68 Shelby GT500KR staging next to a Corvette with one of the 427-cubic-inch V8s on the Connecting Highway in Queens, New York, probably sometime during the Nixon administration. We don't know how the cars are tuned or which driver has the better hole-shot technique, but we're calling our street race in favor of the Vette.
You see, there's no historical basis for a close Corvette-Mustang rivalry. A Corvette of any year is a little too fast and smart to be street racing ratty muscle cars. It's a real sports car, the kind of car that's still fun when you start going around corners.
But maybe it's a different story with this 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR and 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. Each of these rear-wheel-drive coupes has a V8 rated for more than 500 horsepower at the flywheel. And with the release of the limited-edition 2008 Ford Shelby GT500KR, Ford has moved in on Chevrolet's price territory. The GT500KR leaves the Ford factory as a $46,730 GT500 coupe and is shipped as a rolling chassis to Carroll Shelby's facility near the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Nevada. By the time the KR cruises out of Shelby's shop, it's an $82,395 Mustang.
As such, the King-of-the-Road Mustang must now contend with this $76,920 2008 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. And though the Z06 is a few horsepower shy of the upcoming ZR1, it's not an easy mark. The GT500KR will have to play like a sports car just to keep up.


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fuck that the ... ( 1 day ago by chaseman100)
fuck that the shelby is much better and sexier
wow 427ci in a ... ( 23 hours ago by devja71)
wow 427ci in a 3200lb car vs 329ci in a 4000lb car large straight axle car thru the slaloms. gm finamced media
shelby is a hell of ... ( 19 hours ago by Alaskan2424)
shelby is a hell of a lot lighter with about the same, or more horsepower. Shelby is by far the better one. plus it is sexy
damn it people all ... ( 18 hours ago by 95v8birdy)
damn it people all you are retards the guy that says OH THE COBRA NEEDS A SUPERCHARGER TO MAKE ANYTHING ok look at the dispacement difference put the 5.3 on a supercharger running the same specs as the kr if ford made a motor with that displacement chevy would be screwed any one remeber the 427 sohc yeah 550hp and close to 600 trq dont have anything on that do u no you dont so shut ur mouth besides it should have been known the vette kick its ass do to weight and traction issues on the KR
i dont even know ... ( 15 hours ago by Redskies08)
i dont even know why they took out the z06 the stock vette tramps the gt500 for half the price, the old shitbox mustangs need to be put out to pasture, i saw the new 2010 mustang at the l.a. auto show and it has toothpicks for swaybars TOOTHPICKS
i never said ... ( 15 hours ago by yfzfofitty06)
i never said nething bout u making shit up its you talking about me a damn magazines haha i mean my truck has been in a few truck shows but never a magazine lol i wish! and fuck ur 427 ever heard of lingenfelter corvette 1200hp jus quit cryin chevy kills ford for half the price
Hey fitty, ever ... ( 12 hours ago by devja71)
Hey fitty, ever drive a 1200hp lingenfltr? or did u read it in ur MAGAZINE? You chevy hammerhead magazine reading kids are so phoney. anyone who spends big bucks to make a 10bolt low-torsion bar c.a.d 4x4 to make it high and tough must be brainwashed. i'll bet u tell all the girls it'll slay any f250 huh? what an awesome turbo-chevy. 'like a crock'
i never said my ... ( 11 hours ago by yfzfofitty06)
i never said my truck was the baddest in the world. but if ur f150 rear end is so great y is it that u can only fit 4.88 gears. i kno my truck will walk away from a f150 wit 35's and stock gears compared to my truck when i had 35s and stock gears and stil no prob. wit my lil 10bolt that WILL fit 5.13s thats where my opinion comes from. and dnt get me started on a damn f250 6.0
Pfff. Who said ... ( 11 hours ago by devja71)
Pfff. Who said anything about 4.88 gears and a 6.0? perhaps you should go back to the chevy clubhouse with the rest of the children and read your magazines. and yes you did suggest your truck is bad. chevy hammerheads simply can't be trusted any more than the gm biased media that created it all.
Btw, I don't know ... ( 10 hours ago by devja71)
Btw, I don't know anything about the 6.0 but i detect yer gm lobbiest media is already painting them negative. I remember motor trend did that in '98 when they tested the new super duty vs 2500 and limited the test to a pot hole logging road where they knew the gm would advantge. 'sorry ford fans, the straight axle leaf spring ford can't hang with the awesome turbo chevy' like a crock
its not chevy's ... ( 9 hours ago by deviant24)
its not chevy's fault that ford cant build a power plant capable of what chevy can NA. the only way they can get the power is through SC. a sc'd ls1 350 (c5) will still blow the doors of this pig of a car called a crustang. dont hate gm because they took the phrase 'performance car' literally. anyone that discounts chevy's performance needs to put their money where their mouth is. the ford outweighs the z06 here in both power and torque and still comes up waaay behind. 3.6 vs 4.8 0-60? please...
Why does ford still ... ( 5 hours ago by zedosix)
Why does ford still continue to make such a pig of a car. When I bought my zo6 I never drove my mustang again.
Even though I got ... ( 4 hours ago by branden1979)
Even though I got nothing against chevy and I like corvettes . You can take a Ford GTX1 and smoke any stock Chevy Corvette there ever was.
No dude the Chevy ... ( 4 hours ago by unknown663)
No dude the Chevy is 800 pounds lighter.
It's not ford's ... ( 4 hours ago by devja71)
It's not ford's fault the media puts the mustang against the corvette, i'm sure caroll himself never intended the kr to beat the zo6. gm biased media. they could've waited for the new camaro to come out. 'sorry ford fans, the 4000lb 329 just can't slalom with the 427 big-block fibreglass advanced design chassis car' turrrrrrbo chevy!! heavy chevy! bow tie brigade! monster chevy madness! braaarrrar! belch! 350 swap special! no wonder these kids are so stupid and chevy hammerheaded
devja71 if the ... ( 3 hours ago by yfzfofitty06)
devja71 if the mustang was a corvette rival why did the new vette come out with 400hp in 05 and then wow how about that the gt500 was introduced in 06 with the most powerful mustang every built with 500hp and in the same price range as the corvette do you honestly think that wasnt done on purpose? little did they know their gt500 wasnt enough to compete with the corvette so corvette followed tradition and introduced their z06 with 505hp then what happened WOW again Ford introduced the gt500
KR with even more ... ( 3 hours ago by yfzfofitty06)
KR with even more HP than the GT500 and just so happens more HP than the z06 due to its minor tweaks in exhaust and computer tune. that wasnt meant to be either right? and are you honestly telling me that motor trend based an entire comparison on nothing but a drive down a bumpy road? or was it a ride qaulity test in which the SFA ford didnt prevail? oh and the GTX-1 sorry buddy not all FORD it began as a concept car at a sema show in 05 and the Ford motor company along with another company
These cars are out ... ( 3 hours ago by vettecsix)
These cars are out of the realm of ownership for most people.I can guarantee any of you that you would shit your pants tossing either of them around.I have had a GT500 and an 07' C6.Both kick ass!
called Genaddi ... ( 3 hours ago by yfzfofitty06)
called Genaddi design group and its a 50 thousand dollar upgrade to the already 150k priced Ford GT so once again send the little 505HP z06 over to lingenfelter and you get a chevrolet/lingenfelter built corvette with 1200HP once again leaving you little GTX-1 wayyyyy behind sorry. and oh yea zr1 kills the ford GT for alot less money just incase you didnt already know that
yea devja71 GM ... ( 3 hours ago by yfzfofitty06)
yea devja71 GM motors pays everyone on youtube who support GM they send us a check each month. lol are you one of those peope that think the government is a conspiracy and the news is broadcast to brainwash you and to keep you living in fear.
First of all the ... ( 3 hours ago by seven7one1six6)
First of all the GTX1 was made just for SEMA, and all it is is a convertible version of the GT. Second, your wrong. The PRODUCTION Vette C6 ZR1 beats the GTX1. The ZR1 does 0-60 in 3.3 seconds and runs the Quarter mile in 11.2 seconds @ 130.5 mph. Where the GT does match the ZR1 in the 0-60 mark at 3.3, but fails on the quarter mile running a time of 11.8 @ 128mph. Making you incorrect, Sorry.
Ford GTX1 700hp and ... ( 1 hour ago by branden1979)
Ford GTX1 700hp and is slightly lighter than a vette Zr1. I'll take that any day.
Array ( 1 hour ago by frank55656)
what a moron!!
Fisrt of all the Shelby GT500KR wasn't mean to compete with the Vette and Its more of a "niche" vehicle.
Motortrend Tested the the Regular GT500 and got it to 60 MPH in just 4.3 SECs!!
This vehicle usually hit 60 MPH in 4 SECs flat!!.
besides EDMUNDS usually tend to have the WORST TIMES of any car.
the vette ate, ... ( 28 minutes ago by bixxl)
the vette ate, chewed ,spit and raped the ford all before tossing it back on the street ass naked with a bloody cunt.




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