Goodyear Tires Outfit High-Powered Mustang
 

Among exotic, high-powered
automobiles, there is a fine line between track and street performance. The
ability to transmit the power and torque to the pavement rests with the work
completed by the vehicle engineering team and a tire company's engineers.

In the case of the Ford Mustang GT500KR, that responsibility fell to The
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: GT), and the design team developed an
exclusive tire with a special ultra-performance rubber compound.


With the car equipped with a Ford Racing Power Upgrade Package, this "King
of the Road" Mustang generates an estimated 540 horsepower from its 5.4-liter
supercharged V-8 engine. The Mustang GT500KR is expected to arrive this
spring.


The tires for the Carroll Shelby-designed KR model represent the first
production use of this special Goodyear compound in the U.S. The Goodyear
Eagle F1 Supercar tire is the exclusive fitment in sizes P255/45R18 (front)
and P285/40R18 (rear) on the Shelby KR Mustang. To differentiate the Goodyear
Eagles on the Shelby Mustang GT500KR from those specified for other Mustang
models, the tires are emblazoned with a Goodyear Wingfoot symbol on the
outboard sidewall. Approximately the size of a nickel, the emblem
differentiates the tires in much the same way as the Goodyear tires on the
original 1965 Shelby Mustang. Those tires, in size 7.75-15, were marked with
a blue dot, and were known as Goodyear Blue Dot HPs.


The ultra-performance tread compound on Goodyear's Eagle F1 Supercar tire
helps provide exceptional dry traction and cornering grip.


Goodyear tires are original equipment on many vehicles from Acura, Audi,
Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford, GMC, Honda, Hummer, Infiniti, Isuzu,
Jeep, Land Rover, Lexus, Mazda, Mercury, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Toyota and
Volkswagen. Traditionally, more new vehicles in North America are equipped
with Goodyear tires than any other brand.