Scanned magazine spec page comparing Ford Mustang Cobra Jet S/C…

liiiitliasaliiil , was managed , _. f rather rassiiialy Iiit , - , in just 11.5 - ' l , Ford Mustan Ford Mustang . I _ n n d s I Cobra Jet S/ Cobra l . , and a quarter-mile blast of . seconds at 106.4 mph. The , . ' 3.1-mph-faster trap speed Engine type 90 V8, cast iron 90 V-8, aluminum the tale of its greater horse- ; . but the elapsed time .- it takes more than mus- be a dragstrip champ. .u 0, traction, and power on the rev range are all Airbag Dual Dual -uembering the develop- engineers comment about SC being a work in , a 2 we found it didnt have , sweet handling balance of a Recommended fuel Premium unleaded Premium unleaded . g (g ' . u: r Cobra. With its much ~ i 1 =;i . -r iron-block engine, the wanted to keep steering the _ even after wed cut the wheel a for a change in direction. although its 119-f00t 60-0- brake-distance numbers , enrical to those of the . .- -n'tion, we found we had i, ,1 e lots of cool-down time Weight/power ratio, lb/hp ,, 10.0 (est) 9.27 (est) , :11 runs to maintain these stops. Fade lurked menac- Suspension, f/r . lVltacPngrsc/m gtmisacoitl . MacliDhi-irgaor? struts, gait] l - I, - - springs, an i-ro air in epen en spnngs, an -m independ i ' Ife tned to chp cooldown upper & lower control arms, upper and lower control arms, I I - too short. coil springs, anti-roll bar coil springs anti-roll bar ' i , - Cobra Competition on Steering type/ratio Rack and inion, Rack and pinion, :5 l , _ h d bbl d i; power assis 15.0:1 power asset/150:1 i 1 " r an 1 go, 6 5 Op Turns, lock to lock/turning circle, ft 2.5/37.9 2.5/37.9 , i . brutal Stop Wltlfl scarcely a Brakes, f/r Vented disc/vented disc, ABS Vented disc/vented disc, ABS l from the four-plston front Wheel size, in., material 18 x 9.0, forqed aluminum 18 x 9.5, forqed aluminum l " Even the 120-mph iiire Size d d l BFG 0226?; R18 BFG d' h 5265/1T931Rl23 I . : om the top of the blister' an acturer an mo 9 gong: orce 00 rIC Omp 1 ,. . p T A KDW mi:elerat10n blasts were : ' ! , 1 7 l .. n ed happily. And, . .1 Acceleration, sec, ~ - ~. the S/C balked at turn 0-30 mph 2.0 1_4 1 _ , a. _ 0-40 mph 3.0 2.2 i i ugh't'he 600 foot slalom, 0_50 mph 3.9 3.4 i l Competition wanted to cut 0-50 mph 5.3 4,4 , i l with communicative, 3:33 :9 3-8 g-g l -aort, laser-style steering 0-90 mg), 917 924 f ' "on, posting a 67.0-mph 049 mph _ 11-5 11-5 l . run versus the Cobra Jets Standing guarter mile. sec/mph 13.4/109.5 13.0/106. l: l , ' . Braking, 60-0 mph, ft 119 119 ; i i h best On the skid ad ' p _ _ , . p Lateral acceleration, g 0.80 0.93 ii i ' " Pemlon agam relgned Speed through soc-ft slalom, mph 62.0 67.0 (I; i . .018 With 0.93 g of lateral EPA fuel economy, mpg, airy/hwy. 17/27 (e_sjr.) 16/25 (est) l1 g " WISuS a meager 0.80 g for Estimated range, miles, city/hwy. _ 267/423 251/392 . 3 . (Neither number should ~ 3 1 l ' dered as the best these Base price $30,800 (est) $32,400 (est) i can do, as the surface of Price as tested $31,800 (e_st.) $34,400 (est) l www.svt.ford.com www.svt.ford.com l l