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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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I absolutely love the GT500KR
Let's Get To It because the 4 seats?
fxu z nah it’s the #KITTstang
The KR isn't faster but one major place the KR wins is the value. The KR today in 2020 is still 70grand but the ZO6 is barely 40grand.
One of my favorites!
@@anthonylaudano9751because ford owners are dumb
Fair description...I got a GT 2012 and i think what they say its true...but...to be really fair...Mustang have to be compare with Camaro SS...
Lol Thats so funny you say it needs to be compared to the Camaro. Finally someone understands and admits it that has a mustang. Mustangs are out classed by corvettes :(
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Steeve Bolduc it's supercharged vs N/A stop bitching
compare the price of the shelby to a camaro ss
@@carlitosASJ I AGREE LOL A 08 KR IS MUCH FASTER THAN THE NUMBERS LOL I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT SHELBY AMERICAN NEEDS TO PUT WIDER TIRES ON THE KR LOL MY 2 SUPER SNAKES CAME WITH WAY TOO SMALL 275S ON THE RARE LOL BUT I PUT 305S ON THE RARE OF MY 2 SUPER SNAKES AND WHAT A DIFFERENCE.
No contest. Mustang is a muscle car, Z06 is a track car.
How about comparing CAMEROZL1 VS THE KR.THAT WOULD BE A FAIR RACE.AS FOR THE CORVETTE HOW ABOUT COMPARING THAT TO MY SUPER SNAKE.MY 900HP SUPER SNAKE WOULD KILL THE VET.HOW ABOUT BACK IN 08 WHEN THEY COMPARED THE ZR1 TO MY 07 SUPER SNAKE AND THE OUTCOME WAS MY SUPER SNAKE WAS CALLED THE ZR1 KILLER RUNNING A 10.87 AT 135MPH VETT RUNNING 11S AT 130MPH.SORRY CHEVY FANS THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE.
@@anthonylaudano9751 please like that car can do something to the zr1 and the vette isn't fat like the Supersnake either and better 0-60 times
@@lrhlrh5570 I love the KR.But my super snake spanked a ZR1 back in the day and as of today my 900hp super snake will give a ZR1 a run for its money
@@anthonylaudano9751 nice, is the Supersnake modded
@@anthonylaudano9751 try to race the corvette zr1 tuned by Hennessey
It does have more power, it also weighs almost 1000 lbs more, seats 2 more people and needs better tires than the factory rubbers. I like the fact that the tail lights don't move when you push on the rear bumper like they do on a Vette. Some quality goes a long ways with me.
you should compare a mustang to Camaro and corvette to a ford gt
No they should compare Corvette to Mustang GT, considering GT500 is limited production and Ford can't even make the engine internals, they have to order them from aftermarket suppliers
Mustang GT is the fastest car Ford can actually make
compare the price too
The camaro didn't come back into the markets until 2009... so at that time only the Corvette was available
So true
I agree
not even in the same category....the corvette z06 is a true super car.
This was not paid for by chevrolet! The corvette is literally that much better than the Shelby.
Put some real tires on the mustang and there goes the vette
WOW SOMEONE HAS BRAINS!!! seriously your the first person to realize this.. I have been saying that for YEARS.
4.9 seconds??
Brian Vande skinny rear tires results less traction.
@@voodoodiecast wow you watched the video. Now you know car stuff 👍
Alex Youngberg hurray.
you're actually surprised?
4.6
the corvette outperforms the mustang in every way. it always has, it always will be able to. it is a higher level car than the mustang. the end, theres no getting around that. you see the tests and the stats for yourself. be a mustang fan if you want, thats fine, but dont try to argue that it will outperform the corvette in any way other than the damage to your wallet
It will outperform the vette every time you want to take more than 1 passenger and luggage...hardly useful comparison.
if your looking at it that way then my honda outperforms the mustang. and a minivan is what you get to really turn heads. lol
My super snake will destroy a ZR1 why simply because I am the ZR1 KILLER 900HP SUPER SNAKE.ALSO if you put some BIGGER tires on the KR it be a completely different out come.
@@anthonylaudano9751 that's like saying if I put a blower on my Z06 it'll destroy a super snake.
@@DriesOG You could attach a rocket to your ZO6.Goodluck your beating my super snakes.
actually a zr1 can beat a Nissan GTR
no stock corvette can beat the nismo, sad but true........until the mid engined vette comes out ;)
Mr Bungle...your an idiot....the ZR1 will smoke that and anything ford has to offer. 1/4 mile or track....
Mr Bungle are you sure?
Mr Bungle Check Laguna Seca lap times. Even the C6 Z06 beats the NISMO GTR by 2 full seconds despite the fact it's a small race track.
Mr Bungle you're an absolute ignorant dumbass it's so pathetic
Interesting. Seems like KR specs are all over the place. Some people claim only a 50hp bump over a standard Shelby while others are claiming that it's a 750hp beast. But they're so rare it's hard to say since Ford didn't really advertise them much.
this thing is totally paid for by chevy!
William Mulrooney nope Ford just sucks
Ford boys mad
Even though your comment is 2 years old it's just so ridiculously stupid I still have to reply. The C6 Z06 has bigger tires, a BY FAR better power/weight ratio, a much lower center of gravity, weighs almost half a metric ton less than the GT500 and has a more consistent power output due to its naturally aspirated engine that doesn't struggle against high temps so HOW the fuck is this paid by chevy? It's called physics.
Nah I think edmonds was just baised in this one
Chevy boys extinct
what such lies ford will always be number 1. hmmmm 7.0l vs 5.4l enough said. they have to have 7 liters just to get 500 horses
well Ford has a supercharged engine, but the z06 is pure raw power, just imagine to make it even, putting a supercharger on that 7.0, plus the ford weights half a ton more.
+Míster Mostacho. raw power thats funny raw waste of engine size thats for sure.
All motor stupid
So many people, so few with helpful knowledge. This topic should go away, replaced by 2014 stuff.
The GT500 of 2008 was a slug for its power level, but still ran low 12's in capable hands, while 100% stock. The 2008 ZO6, properly driven, would run mid 11's fairly easily. That's what being about 700 lb lighter with proper tires, weight balance and gearing can do for a true sports car against... something else.
The 2008 ZO6 was so good, it's basically on par with the 2004-6 Ford GT aside from top end speed. GM didn't build the car accidentally, folks. It's a real sports car and outperforms nearly any production car ever built by any manufacturer.
To anyone who thinks the Mustang GT is the fastest car Ford can make, the 2004 Ford GT clearly proves you wrong. These days, there are the GT500 and GT350 and the GT "RTR" Mustangs. Adding drag radials, any of the three can run 10's. So can a new ZO6.
As for the GT500 internal parts NOT being made by Ford, some the internal parts of the LS7 and other performance engines(most labeled LSX), for many years now, have been made by NON GM sources as well. Is there a problem with buying parts from another source in an effort to save money? I wouldn't think so. Then again, unlike many of the youth here, I know my way around an automobile.
Like all favored manufacturer's report specific....this one is supported by GM. Since when does a Shelby take 12.8 sec to do a 1/4 mile. If you afford the corvette larger stickier tires, then apply the same to the Shelby. Newer versions certainly have a different outcome.
Mustang needs driver mod
No driver can make up for that deficit
The Ford has a narrow wheel base & will never hook up on street tires. Mickey Thompson ET Streets & some rpm does wonders for a modular motor ; trust me. I own a wicked fast 03 Terminator
ya definitely paid for by chevy
Jeffrey Williams mustards have no business fucking with VETTES
That mustang is a fat slow piece of shit no matter how you cut it
dosent surprise me at all that the corvette won over the fix or repair daily p.o.s. and the zo6 will last till 200k+ while the ford will only last till 150k. oh and one more thing the corvette will always look way better than the cumstang any day
@AudiS403 and this is exactly one of the reasons why the camaro/firebird were 15k cheaper than a base corvette but retained similar drivetrains. there is a huge difference b/t body-on-frame and unibody construction. The frame of a corvette and mustang are more different than night and day.
0-60 4.9Sec.
How much did Edmunds get paid to say that. My dad has a 2008 GT500 "not the KR version" and it does 0-60 in 3.7 seconds.
That's just about right for a stock 08 GT500...don't know if you dad GT500 is stock or not...
Eric Heart
Yeah Eric My Dad's Gt500 is Complete stock. We wanted to get it tuned by Shelby but thats an extra 20K for the Bigger super charger and whatever else they do.
The manual transmission in my 2011 Ford Mustang GT has been whining and grinding gears since the clutch was replaced due to a design flaw (only to get the exact same clutch assembly), and will be going back to the dealer March 29th to hopefully get the trans replaced (w/ the exact same trans that has all these known issues).
@ZR1Terror obviously to prove that the gt500 kr isn't worth its extremely high price tag. the z06 is a cheaper, better performing, and in my opinion a better looking car. not to mention it's also n/a. edmunds just wants to highlight some of those points i guess.
Both are so American Quality sportcars
The 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 C6 as a 505 horsepower naturally aspirated 7.0 liter DOHC louder exhausts sounding engine,while the 2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 in two versions as a 5.4 V8 Supercharged DOHC 500 horsepower louder exhausts engine sounds kinda like that Cadillac STS-V(4.4 V8 Supercharged 476 horsepower) or same rumble like that
Your meme should be called "1vdn992 dah Ford fanboy". You by far surpassed any fanboy in HISTORY of any automaker.
Article printed April 15 2011. Jalopnik: "We asked Ford for a comment, and we'll update when we hear back"
Put some drag tires on that shelby!!! Im curious...
@AudiS403 wrong, the corvette is still a body on frame design. alot of people who don't really know the corvette consider it a unibody b/c of panels were adhesively sealed to the body frame. don't be confused, all corvettes are still one-piece body-on-frame. the vette uses a total weight bearing self supporting space frame very similar to a tubular race car chassis which is an important part of the safety aspect of a corvette. a magnesium subframe (Z06 and ZR1) is added for engine support
I absolutely love both cars. I've always loved the looks of the Mustang but I love the performance of the Corvette. No doubt the Z06 is the better performing car though.
Hard to believe this was 10 yrs ago
Love that supercharger song
@G0Far right on i prefer classics over the new cars these days any time my personal favorite is the 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
I took the gt500 just because of the back seats. Its a pretty impresive car believe or not
Z06 all day and you still have $10k leftover for tune and other upgrades:)
@definingimage They're actually on to something there. Shelby built a 2012 Shelby GT500 Supersnake that packs about 800hp. It's priced right around $85k
@1vdn992 The most common complaint is hard shifts between first, second and third gears, with grinding in other gears. One Mustang owner put his transmission on video - saying the problems had persisted even after six trips to dealerships, two new transmissions, three new clutches and 42 days of the car in the shop
I love corvettes and own one, but the LS7 is far from the best Small block ever!!! Accept for valve guides blowing constantly!!
My friends Super Snake eats Grand Sport's for breakfast, Z06's for lunch, and ZR1's for dinner! With the occasional Callaway for desert!
Haven driven a newer ZO6 it is an amazing car. Easy to live with in traffic. Smooth clutch and a short throw shifter. But once you get the revs up its a total monster. Ive done over 150mph on public roads and it feels like you're only doing 80. Stops like a rock. Only thing inexperienced drivers need to worry about is over steer when you put your foot down in a turn. All that torque will bite you if you're not ready for it. Absolutely a great car!
That's cool, my friends was driven by the designer of the new G.T.350!
Which stats would those be? Motor Trend tested the 2013 GT500 and Camaro ZL1 around Laguna Seca. The GT500 posted the fastest lap time. The only thing it lacked was braking endurance over multiple laps, which can be fixed with some better pads and fluid. The GT500 is significantly faster in a straight line and faster around one of the most popular tracks in America. Clearly the stats are on the Mustang's side. Never mind that the GT spanks the SS and the Boss 302 has no competitor.
I don't know what stats you checked, but I'm talking about a 2013 GT500 vs a 2012 ZL1. There can't be any argument there.
I'm with you. I feel the GT500 is all about fun. I'd much rather own one of those for a daily driver. I'm never hitting a track and rarely hit a strip nor race anything more than a bpu Evo.
So edmond what was the pay off ???
Not once you put a set of brake pads on the Shelby. Not to mention that the GT500 beats the ZL1 around Laguna Seca in terms of best lap time.
They are both nice cars, the only real problem is the price tag on the Mustang. Price if dropped by about 25k would be about right for that car.
@2012GT500Supersnake you are right the shelby puts out 610 hp with 550 torque and reach 100km (60mph)in 3.5 seconds
@bas949 Drag races are what tests the actual raw power a car posseses. Racetracks are more handling and are not bad to watch. Seeing how much power can be packed into a car to launch it 1300ft in only 10-11 secs is pretty freakin cool.
@nbmblownZ My how times have changed, the 505 hp ZO7 now has a price as tested of $105,000 and the 2013 GT500 with 650 hp is $60,000
I can't think of a more archaic engine design than a normally aspirated push-rod V8 with cast internals.
@m6205 I've actually heard it handles better, and it is a little lighter to my understanding.
@1vdn992 the 2011 and 2012 bentley mulsanne also likes its smallblock too.
@MikeW259 Any Idea when the C7 is coming? Waiting on it for a bit too long!
Your right, I guess next time your Vette can try taken on a Focus. Maybe even get fast enough for a Dodge Caliber. I mean since car class makes no difference.
@1vdn992 Seventh the engine rattles. I don't know why, but it does. It could easily be the premiums engine cover, but it makes a noise, especially in 3rd.
Eighth when first turned on in the morning the car is idling at 1.5k rpm. I read it has something to do with a air sensors.
I like how they say the both have over 500hp but they fail to say that the corvette also weighs a lot less than the mustang, so unless it has more hp it isn't a fair match for the corvette, but the ford gt is.
I dont know i Just Love this cara
You're forgetting the displacement is greater on ls motors?? Can't tell if serious..
$72,125 MSRP for a 2008 ZO6 and $42,330 for a 2008 GT500, if the vette lost I would LMAO. It's a musclecar vs. a budget supercar. There is no comparison between the two. The age old battle has always been between the mustang and the camaro, two musclecars. Lets lighten the stang and make it 7.0 liters also, then it may be fair.
This Shelby was $79,995.
It will still drive like crap even if you lighten the stang. It will need total redesign from ground up. Wheel well needs to accept wider tires, live axle needs to go, center of gravity needs to be lowered, car widened, f/r weight distribution rebalanced.....or just get a corvette 😈
+C6Roadster All you said I can definitely take into consideration; however I don't think I could bring myself to purchase a GM product. The recalls are too high, they can't seem to manage parts vendors, and the brand should have been scrapped instead of bailed out. When CEO's are getting raises from the bailout funds I couldn't do it. Love the New vette though!
looked up one "spec"
2013 GT 500 7:41 at the Ring with 650hp... Camaro ZL1 7:41 at the Ring with 438hp
I love mustangs cause you cant get that sound when you put flowmasters on one but i own a c6 zo6 and the thing is like riding on a rocket plus i just ordered these D2 forged wheels for it and yes there will be a short video of it up so if you check it out let me no what you think
@OgleTorp
''GT3 Rs costs twice as much as the Zo6'' - yes in US, not in EU. Like I said before, standard 2006 ZO6 is lower than GT3 RS at Ring. But 2012 Zo6 is ultimate track car, with full package (same as ZR1), runs very easily 7:22
Prices claimed by GM in EU would be: 105k$ for 2012 ZO6, 135k$ for ZR1. In US prices are smaller.
Porsche selling GT3 2009 model for 110k$, and RS for 120k$. New RSR 4.0 is little more than 150k$.
Also GT2 2008 model cost about 170k$ (same model set 7:24)
@MikeW259 So let's say it's 5 liters and 100 hp/liter. That's good as a result of the smaller displacement, the weight should go down along with the fuel efficiency hitting perhaps as high as 30 mpg! As a result, you have a car worth well over $200k for $70-100k
@definingimage I know, was just letting you know what car they were probably referring to
gt500kr: 4000lb plus car with 550hp and a live axle
c6 z06: 3200lb car with 505hp with irs suspension
2 lane highway stop left 2013 corvette stingray right 2013 mustang cobra 1 word comes to mind race
i meant supercharge the z06 and it'll get hp similar to the zr1 to clarify and it'll be cheaper than that mustang.
I'd like to see some proof that the ZL1 is better around a track than a 2013 GT500. I know that the brakes fade too fast on the GT500, but Motor Trend tested the Mustang to a faster lap time around Laguna Seca than the ZL1 could manage. That means that the Mustang just needs better brake pads and maybe fluid. It's already a faster track car than the ZL1, it just needs those upgrades to be a better track car.
@1vdn992 The MT82 transmission in question is built by Ford and supplier Getrag at a joint venture in Nanchang, China - a point that has only added to the ire of some customers. And it's not the first time owners of that transmission have reported trouble shifting; the same problems were reported by owners of Land Rover Defenders.
@godackgudalach1 rated 15/16 city 24/26mpg highway depending on source for the Z06. 14/15 city and 21/23 for the gt500 still depending on source. both cars are pretty good considering the power they put out
Many people dont buy a car just because it's "better than a Ford" or "better than a Chevy".
People buy cars because it makes them feel good about driving them. If you can afford it buy whatever you want.
Also I like how they compared a 2 seater balanced sports car to a 4 seater muscle machine
@shmurly12 they are considered "muscle cars" because they are 1. big 2. powerful and 3. strong, all of which are like a muscle, also when people hear "muscle car" they automatically think of how good most of them are at drag racing, which in most cases does take a lot of power.
That's why a Corvette is called a "Sports Car" and the Mustang is called a "Car that is Sporty".
ZO6 retail is about $76,000, the GT500 retail is only $48,000. That's like comparing the GT-R against the z06 which retails $90,000.
Thanks for the comment of my jeep and I can't wait to put my bb Corvette "video" give me some time
You are completely avoiding the point. The 2013 Hasn't been tested by ANY major magazines, not has Ford released any performance data. Not only that, NO ONE has posted any official lap times of GT500. So you can not compare the two with any VALID data to make a real comparison. Well, when the new viper comes out and is tested we will see if it beat a V8 in MPG.
@chkeene100 Correct, but the KR is not the super snake. The KR is only about 50k
@A10thunderbolt231 I am glad you got to attend those, I wish I could. But understand, I am not putting down the Vette. I love the Vette. I am just saying that the Vette and the Mustang are in the same class/league. Especially now as the Mustang has much mora attention from Ford. They have 5.0's that compete with the Vettes and thats a smaller engine for a Stang... I am saying they are equally good.
@2012GT500Supersnake you are right the shelby puts out 610 hp with 550 torque
@1vdn992 So it takes a car that is 5 years newer to beat the Z06, which was released in 2007? Great showing there.
the engine on the 2005-present Chevrolet Corvette
Engine
6.0 L LS2 V8 (2005-2007)
6.2 L LS3 V8 (2008-present)
7.0 L LS7 V8 (2006-present Z06)
6.2 L LS9 V8 (2009-present ZR1)
Sooo basically the ford can’t do a good job at going fast, brake well nor handle? Great comparison 👍
@TheHm3 Late 2011-mid 2012.
I expect it to be a 2012 model...but it could end up as a 2013.
Im hoping for a 7L Supercharged(Or better yet TT ZR1)...will probably be very close to, if not more than, 700HP. Also a "flappy pedal" gearbox, and a better drag coefficient.
@phantom5203 2005 is when the picked it back up, liike the 2005 Ford Mustang GT-R Concept, my favourite car of all time besides 70 Chevy Camaro, 70 Dodge Challenger R/T, and 2011 Bugatti Veyron Super Sport
imagine the super charged 6.2 zr1 spanking any GT, Ferrari, Porsche, Audi, Viper, in respectable classes on any track, even the Z06 is renown for doing that.
Why would anyone compare a Mustang or Camaro or Charger or Challenger agains a Corvette?? Especially a Z06, come one Edmunds!!
Okay; I once owned an '04 Cobra Mustang, and now I own a '07 Z06. No, the '04 Mustang isn't a 500 GT, I'm just saying, I like both brands. What I don't have in the Z that I had in the Cobra is the whine of the SC. What I have in the Z that I didn't have in the Cobra is, well, a lot. The Z is a race car, looking for street rods to destroy. The Cobra was a hot rod looking for an angle. Straight-line speeds aside, the Z hits the turns in a way that will make most "built for the track" cars blush.
@FishyButter Actually its not a mustang its a cobra.
Mustang vs. Camaro
Cobra vs corvette
GTX1 vs. Corvette Stingray
sorry but the test is actually informative
I like how they blame the mustangs 3 link live axle setup for not doing as well on the slalom esp cause its on flat pavement. They obviously don't know anything about suspensions. Much more comes into play than having an irs like sway bars, tire width and spring rates. And a live axle has some advatages over an irs and vice versa.
@swyzzlestyx It's not just a mustang its a GT500KR they both have about 500 hp crank I thought it was a good comparison.
they do test the car before it comes out to the public. you know this right?! or maybe you think they build the first one on 1-1-13
get shelby super snake up against a 2011 or 2012 zr1 and i wanna see who wins
I'm a Chevy guy too.
But bro they have been racing the ford GT40 and GT in Le mans for decades now.
I live in Wyoming never see any exotic cars but you see alot of bolth of these cars
Has always been faster? have you forgotten about what happened when the camaro SS first released?
Corvette kicks ass all day vs the shelby
Water to air intercooler? Nice.
right now stats wise the 2013 gt500 with the new 5.8L v8 beats the zl1 camaro or whatever it's called. I guess we have to wait until it comes out to test it against the zl1 camaro
you right but the vette is better in the 1/4 mi,track,0-60 and anything that includes speed and quickness and handling abilities......
The best handling Mustang is the current Boss 302 LS. It would be really affordable if Ford dealers wouldn't gouge their customers.
About a year ago I had the priviledge of sharing the full course at VIR with the Ford racing team that was tweeking the 302. It was incredible through the turns for a solid axle 3700 lb plus car.
The current Z06 is far superior to the one made in 2008. The suspension and tires put it in the performance league with higher-end Ferrari and Porsche models.
@fordfan197 If you have to change the whole car to compete with the ZO6 then why not just buy one instead. Vette is lower, wider, and has 50/50 weight distribution. What are you gonna do next; chop the top?