0mph-100mph-0mph
Three Wheelin'
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From: L.A.
911s shine in the 0-100-0. I remember back in 1994 when Car&Driver did the test and the 965 3.6 Turbo easily beat all other comers. With all the weight out back it launches hard and stays stable and even under deceleration.
Nordschleife Master
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From: Vacuuming Cal Speedway
Anybody remember Carroll Shelby's time back in 66' or so in a 427SC? My delusional and occasionally inaccurate memory bank remembers something in the 12-13 sec. range (is that possible?).
JRG
JRG
Racer
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Yes, that's about what I remember as well. (I have all the R&T, C&D, M/T magazines, etc from the late '80's to mid '90's).
It seems a little exaggerated, but with 540hp and 2500lbs (approximate Cobra specs), I'm sure it's possible.
I'm sure a new Carrera GT could do better than that old Cobra.
It seems a little exaggerated, but with 540hp and 2500lbs (approximate Cobra specs), I'm sure it's possible.
I'm sure a new Carrera GT could do better than that old Cobra.
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Joe Kucinski
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From: Baltimore, MD
I don't recall the 427 Cobra ever being able to do 0-100-0 in 10 seconds. Andy Wallace managed a time of 11.5 seconds in a McLaren F1.
Okay, here's a link that cites the old Car & Driver test:
Car & Driver test.
Okay, here's a link that cites the old Car & Driver test:
Car & Driver test.
Racer
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Greely, Ontario - Canada
Big problem with the Cobra has always been how to launch it clean with a minimum of wheel spin and get it stopped without wheel lockup. They are brutally fast when hooked up though... which is rare! ;-)
Eric
Eric
Three Wheelin'
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From: Ottawa, Ontario
Here's the way they do it in Britian... American muscle and a G50 tranny!
http://www.pistonheads.com/ultima/default.asp?i=8956. This claims to be the production car world record, at 10.3 s.
http://www.pistonheads.com/ultima/default.asp?i=8956. This claims to be the production car world record, at 10.3 s.
Banned
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From: Down the rabbit hole
Originally Posted by Mark in Baltimore
I don't recall the 427 Cobra ever being able to do 0-100-0 in 10 seconds.
Originally Posted by Paul902
Here's the way they do it in Britian... American muscle and a G50 tranny!
http://www.pistonheads.com/ultima/default.asp?i=8956. This claims to be the production car world record, at 10.3 s.
http://www.pistonheads.com/ultima/default.asp?i=8956. This claims to be the production car world record, at 10.3 s.
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Hollywood, MD
I have a 1966 issue of Car Craft Magazine where Ken Miles, as the test driver, took a production street version of the 427 Cobra for a road test. That is where the 0-100-0 in 13.2 seconds came from. They also built race versions of the car that I am sure are faster so maybe that is where the 10 second time comes from.
