0-100-0 AC cobra 427ci

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This epic car managed a 11.5 second time for this challenge back in the early 1960's however it took a F1 LM edition to beat it and now a veyron does it in 9.96 seconds.

The question I have is does anyone have the breakdown of the cobra time ie up to 100mph then to zero. The issue I'd like to investigate is IF the cobra had modern brakes suitable to a car with such epic performance instead of 1960's brakes how much quicker could the time be?


Plus isn't it the most stunning looking car?
Plus in the late 1950's an Aston Martin DB4 just broke the 20 second time so just think to drop from 20 seconds to 11.5 seconds.... In a few years and then it took nearly 40 years to better it and today the quickest is only 1.5 seconds quicker????


Know I'd have an original cobra over a veyron every single time without the slightest doubt.

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intrepid44 said:

It probably didn't do that time.

Autocar timed it in the same way they tested all other 0-100-0 times.

The engines were quoted to be 450-500bhp but that was very light the fact is they were making 550-600bhp and well over 550ft-lbf

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DJRC said:

Welshbeef said:

intrepid44 said:

It probably didn't do that time.

Autocar timed it in the same way they tested all other 0-100-0 times.

The engines were quoted to be 450-500bhp but that was very light the fact is they were making 550-600bhp and well over 550ft-lbf

No they werent.

According to all the forums I've been on that is very much the views.
Remember it is a 427cu huge 7ltr engine built by shellby.

The coupe version of this same car with same engine was clocked on the m1 doing 196mph in 4th gear still accelerating hard. Same engine same weight just more aero.
You can do the maths required to get to such a speed plus of course there are many dyno readings showing 550-600bjp not the 450-500bhp they were quoted

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Returning to this thread 8 years on how many road cars are now quicker than the Cobra 427ci 0-100-0?

I’m wagering that this legendary and stunning car is still high in those performance stats and youd need a rather special car to keep it honest.

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PorkInsider said:

mintybiscuit said:

What about a Porsche 944 ??

The imaginary ones are certainly rapid.

https://fastestlaps.com/models/porsche-944-turbo-s

14 odd seconds to 100mph and that’s the Furbo S 250bhp Model. You need a hugely faster car - this with stopping time is likely double the time of the Cobra or the F1.

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J4CKO said:

Or something, 4wd, German and powerful with a dual clutch gearbox ?

TTRS with a remap wouldnt be far off, 911 Turbo, Nissan GTR, Tesla P100D, Various Mclarens, Ferraris etc

Also depends on whether the time is actuate for the Cobra, reckon loads of modern stuff could match or beat it.

Looking at its 0-100mph time it appears to be near identical to the E92 M3, surprising really that such level of performance is now available to so many

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haggishunter said:

S2000?

No chance it’s still accelerating to get to 100mph and the Cobra is already back to stationary. An S2000 isn’t remotely fast enough you need to think about cars which can do 0-100mph in under HALF the time an S2000 can.


https://fastestlaps.com/models/honda-s2000

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haggishunter said:

Welshbeef said:

haggishunter said:

S2000?

No chance it’s still accelerating to get to 100mph and the Cobra is already back to stationary. An S2000 isn’t remotely fast enough you need to think about cars which can do 0-100mph in under HALF the time an S2000 can.


https://fastestlaps.com/models/honda-s2000

What if it was an imaginary s2000?

How would that line up on the test grid next to the Cobra? Did you simply sit on the floor making brim brim noises? Stop fking about derailing the thread thanks.

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turbotoaster said:

its all about weight and traction, my car is 600bhp/650kg/mid engined but i cant put all the power down in first and only in second if i was running drag slicks.

Is the rule what factory car would beat it, or what road legal car would beat it as thats a totally different story

Road legal.

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Caddyshack said:

It doesn’t have any back seats as based on a van but I may fit some so I can lay them flat to save weight.

That is wild must be so much fun - proper petrol head fair play