2022 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR "King of the Road" Revealed
900+ horsepower Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR celebrates Shelby American's 60th year.
Over 900 horsepower, lots of carbon fiber, and an extremely limited edition. Say hello to the new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR, nicknamed the King of the Road.
Shelby will only built 180 GT500KRs — 60 each from 2020, 2021, and 2022 — as well as 45 for the international market. This is well below the two previous editions, which were built in 1968 and 2008–2009.
Shelby will start building the new GT500KR in early 2022, with the first public unveiling scheduled for the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction in January.
Shelby American is returning to the past for its latest street-legal, limited-run Mustang special edition: an updated version of the Ford Shelby GT500KR. The new GT500KR is part of Shelby American's 60th-anniversary celebration, which takes place in 2022. Every 2022 model that Shelby will make next year will come with a 60th-anniversary badge, starting with the Shelby GT500KR, also known as the King of the Road.
Ford fanatics won't need to see the badge to know what they're looking at when they see the new GT500KR. This will only be the third time Shelby will release a King of the Road GT500 — the others were in 1968 and 2008 — and it will stand out thanks to a carbon-fiber hood as well as a carbon-fiber front splitter and rear diffuser. New performance-spec tires will ride on one-piece 6061-T6 forged aluminum wheels (20 x 11.0 front and 20 x 11.5 rear). Shelby rocker stripes and badges, a Shelby hood strut system, and leather seat re-covers are all part of the standard upgrade.
All of the GT500KR’s visual cues are backed up by an upgraded 5.2-liter V-8 powertrain that will offer more than 900 horsepower when using 93-octane fuel, thanks to a 3.8-liter supercharger with a high-volume intercooler and heat exchanger. The MagneRide suspension has been recalibrated, and there are Shelby adjustable front and rear springs, along with Ford Performance front and rear sway bars.
(photo credit: Shelby American)
