Who wants a GT500 KR?

[Mark IV]

Ford has held a lottery to allocate some of the 1000 2008 GT500 KRs.
These dealers will all get at least 1 unit, so if you want to shop, start here...

DEALERNAME
CITY
STATE

SATCHER MOTOR COMPANY
GRANITEVILLE
SC

PLACE MOTOR, INC.
WEBSTER
MA

CROWLEY FORD, LLC
PLAINVILLE
CT

BALISE FORD OF WILBRAHAM
WILBRAHAM
MA

MULLAHEY FORD
ARROYO GRANDE
CA

HILBISH MOTOR CO
KANNAPOLIS
NC

BILL SMITH FORD INC
SOUTHERN PINES
NC

CELLA FORD INC
NEW BERN
NC

LOUIS LAKIS FORD, INC.
GALESBURG
IL

WEBB FORD ON 95TH, LLC
EVERGREEN PARK
IL

BLOOMINGTON FORD INC
BLOOMINGTON
IN

KRIEGER FORD INC
COLUMBUS
OH

MATT FORD SALES INC
BUCKNER
MO

MAGARINO FORD LINCOLN MERCURY
SUSSEX
NJ

CAUSEWAY FORD & MERCURY
MANAHAWKIN
NJ

MALLON FORD
TACOMA
WA

MIKE DAVIDSON FORD
JACKSONVILLE
FL

BOZARD FORD COMPANY
ST AUGUSTINE
FL

BERGEY'S FORD, INC.
AMBLER
PA

MAGUIRE'S FORD OF LEBANON
LEBANON
PA

MIKE BASS FORD, INC.
LORAIN
OH

BEDFORD FORD LINCOLN-MERCURY
BEDFORD
PA

MONARCH FORD
EXETER
CA

ALBANY FORD INC
ALBANY
CA

COUNTRY FORD-MERCURY
PLAINS
MT

RALPH BAIRD MOTORS, INC.
LARNED
KS

JIM CHARLON FORD, INC.
RIDGECREST
CA

PINICON FORD LINC MERC, INC.
INDEPENDENCE
IA

KOENECKE FORD-MERCURY INC
REEDSBURG
WI

WEST POINT FORD
WEST POINT
NE

RUSTY WALLACE FORD MERCURY
NEWPORT
TN

KRIEGER FORD LINCOLN-MERCURY
MUSCATINE
IA

PETTIJOHN AUTO CENTER, INC.
BETHANY
MO

KEENAN'S INC
WHITEHALL
WI

RIVERFRONT FORD-MERCURY, INC.
MOMENCE
IL

PRITCHARD'S OF CLEAR LAKE
CLEAR LAKE
IA

LAKE VIEW FORD, INC.
CONNEAUT LAKE
PA

WEST ALABAMA FORD
SULLIGENT
AL

FREESE MOTORS, INC.
MONTICELLO
IA

FRIENDLY FORD
CROSBY
TX

JOHN CHANDLER FORD, INC.
AMARILLO
TX

PLANET FORD HIGHWAY 6
HOUSTON
TX

ELLIOTT FORD LINCOLN MERCURY
MOUNT PLEASANT
TX

ANCIRA EAGLE PASS FORD MERCURY
EAGLE PASS
TX

BRINSON FORD LINCOLN-MERCURY O
ATHENS
TX

COUNTRY FORD-MERCURY, INC.
GUTHRIE
OK

MILLS MOTOR, INC.
BAXTER
MN

DARCARS FORD
LANHAM
MD

PLAZA FORD INC
BEL AIR
MD

PRESTON FORD LINCOLN MERCURY
HURLOCK
MD


Expect to bend over hard........

Other cars will be allocated based upon dealers status and share of Mustang sales.

Rick

[undy]

too bloated and s-l-o-w... I'll pass..

[Power Surge]

Originally Posted by undy

too bloated and s-l-o-w... I'll pass..

I wouldn't exactly call the car slow. The regular GT500 is not "slow". Sure, it's not Z06 fast, but it also was never meant to be. It's a torque monster, heavy stoplight bruiser, just like the original GT500 was. And the KR will have more power than a regular GT500. Plus, $1000 in bolt ons and you've added over 100 more rwhp. And let's face it, nobody leaves these cars stock.

[undy]

Originally Posted by Power Surge

I wouldn't exactly call the car slow. The regular GT500 is not "slow". Sure, it's not Z06 fast, but it also was never meant to be. It's a torque monster, heavy stoplight bruiser, just like the original GT500 was. And the KR will have more power than a regular GT500. Plus, $1000 in bolt ons and you've added over 100 more rwhp. And let's face it, nobody leaves these cars stock.

Agreed Sal.. I guess slow is a relative term. I did hand a local 554 rwhp 07 Shelby it's azz once after he spouted what he could do to a C6 Z06.. It was ugly. I did enjoy my 529 rwhp 03 Cobra though (in spite of Jim D'amore .. The mountain of torque is addictive.

[mj_duell]

Um.... Although cool, it's still a pig. Around 3870 pounds (almost 300 pounds more than it's 1968 era cousin). So when factoring in horsepower to weight you don't need a Z06 to compete with it, you can do that with a stock 2008 Vette. A Z06 will destroy it and with the prices dealers will get for the GT500KR you would probably have money left over if your bought the Z06. See the calculations below:

GT500KR: 540/ 3870 = 7.16 (p/h)
Stock C6 2008 Corvette: 436 / 3215 = 7.37 (p/h)
2008 Z06 Corvette: 500 / 3147 = 6.2 (p/h)

With a simple gear change in the stock 2008 C6 you could run the same numbers as the GT500KR and save around $15,000 off sticker, but more like $25-30,000 after the dealers get a hold of it. Just my .02



--Mike

[bobcowan]

I wonder what the "additional dealer profit" will be??? I bet it will be around $35K on average.