[Durt]

I'll chime in on the flip side.
The Cobra is a handful, especially stressed on the track. It's a very physical experience. Couple that with the endless learning curve of applying lots of HP and torque at the right time, and I would not characterize the Cobra as an easy handling car at all.
I shared the Streets of Willow track with a bunch of hotted up old 240 Z cars some time ago & was vexed at the fact that I toasted them on the short straight & watched them slowly make up the distance in the twistys. BMW M3 Dinan club racers creamed me, and no - I'm not a grandma. Suspension technology has come a long way in the last 40 years, and I would imagine that I could post a lap in my Audi S-4 many seconds below my Cobra - and not break a sweat.
On the street, however - it's smooth as silk & tractible as a Miata.