Auto Motor & Sport and Road & Track conducted the same road test, just with a 0.2sec rollout. Unfortunately, magazine pair-ups aren't very common anymore.
Shelby Cobra 260 S/C (CSX2000) specs
| Price in US | $5,995 |
| Car type | Convertible |
| Curb weight | 950 kg (2094 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 3.85 m (151 in) long, 1.55 m (61 in) wide, 1.14 m (45 in) high |
| Wheelbase | 2.29 m (90 in) |
| Introduced | 1962 |
| Origin country | United States |
| Views | 5.2k |
| Submitted by | Super8 |
Performance
| 0 - 80 kph | 3.5 s |
| 0 - 100 kph | 4.6 s |
| 0 - 130 kph | 7.0 s |
| 0 - 160 kph | 10.8 s |
| 0 - 30 mph | 1.8 s |
| 0 - 40 mph | 2.5 s |
| 0 - 50 mph | 3.3 s |
| 0 - 60 mph | 4.2 s |
| 0 - 70 mph | 5.4 s |
| 0 - 80 mph | 6.8 s |
| 0 - 100 mph | 10.8 s |
| Est. 1/8 mile | 8.7 s @ 91.3 mph |
| 1/4 mile | 13.8 s @ 112.5 mph |
| Top speed | 247 kph (153 mph) |
Powertrain specs
| Engine type | Ford Windsor V-8 260 |
| Displacement | 4.3 l (260 ci / 4261 cc) |
| Power | 264 ps (260 bhp / 194 kw) @ 5800 rpm |
| Torque | 365 Nm (269 lb-ft) @ 4500 rpm |
| Power / liter | 62 ps (61 hp) |
| Power / weight | 277 ps (274 bhp) / t |
| Torque / weight | 384 Nm (283 lb-ft) / t |
| Transmission | 4 Speed Manual (3.54 ratio) |
| Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
Cobra 260 S/C competition
BR2, 13y ago
Lovely Color. That 1/4 Trap speed seems kind strange no?
And that Omni GLHS! Know that was one hell of an interesting car, an Omni..AND a Shelby lol
However, I still progress, My favorit car Below 1980, is the 1973 AC Frua 428 Coupe!!
hostboy 4y ago
The 112mph trap speed is legitimate. I'm not sure about the 13.8sec time though. Back in those days, quarter-mile tests were done separately from acceleration tests; Dodge still conducts this separation with their rear-wheel-drive muscle cars, although other manufacturers steered clear from the tradition since the 1980s-90s.
