New 2017 AC Cobra 378 ?

[Bob Broberg SPF667 460BB]

Only $100K
New AC Cobra 378 Slated To Launch In 2017 | Ford Authority
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWr6mZ0dBDk[/ame]
The AC Cobra is back for 2017 with 550 horsepower - Autoblog
With 6.2 liter V8 with 550hp. That’s 378 cubic inches of GM motor.
No further comment.
AZ Bob

[DWRAT]

GM motor in a Cobra???

[fordracing65]

I don't think they built the car for the USA market. They always do funny stuff on the other side of the pond.

[Karl Bebout]

SBC, light weight, potent, dependable, a lot less $$$, and not nearly as bulky as a modern modular FoMoCo engine.
A set up like this would give CS what he originally wanted, way back in the day.

[Buzz]

I gar-on-tee you if Ol' Shel had the same engine choices we have today the LS would've been a very likely candidate for the Cobra engine bay. He had no brand loyalty then or later so why should we be slaves and dedicated for life drones of brand marketing pencilheads?

Now, having said all of that - and noting that anything Lube-insky says should be swallowed with a tablespoon of salt - it's a terrible shame they've decided to use the grossly perverted shape of the MKIV with its fish mouth radiator opening and awkwardly stretched, down sloping upper door line . They should stick with the much more pleasing Dax-derived body shape of the "current" MKVI.

[cycleguy55]

Earlier this year, AC Cars announced it would build a limited run of new Cobras built to original 1962 specifications. Featuring a 260-cubic-inch V8 like the first Cobras has, the company even planned to use the original tooling. With only nine cars planned for production, very few people would ever get to own one. But now, AC Cars has announced a full production run.

Expected to begin rolling off the assembly line in early 2017, Autocar reports that the Cobra 378 will offer your choice of a 440-horsepower naturally aspirated V8 or a 550-horsepower supercharged version. And while the limited-edition Cobra 260s cost well over a half-million dollars, the Cobra 378s will likely be closer to $100,000.

The Cobra 378s will also receive a number of updates. They'll have a modern ECU, a new transmission, power brakes, and power steering. Even air conditioning will be an option.

"It's a quasi-modern car, you can use it every day if you want," AC Cars owner Alan Lubinsky told Autocar. "It's had significant upgrades but the underlying hardware—the chassis and surrounding parts—are essentially as they were before, just with more modern mechanicals."

But while U.K. customers will be receive theirs in February or March, U.S. orders will take longer to fill. Before we can get our hands on a new Cobra, the Low-Volume Vehicle Manufacturers Act will have to go into effect.

"We are waiting for new US low-volume manufacturing rules to be finalized so we can sell the car there," said Lubinsky. "The car will be sold in America as the Autokraft MkIV Classic, like the popular 1980s model."

If the six-figure price tag is still too big for your budget, don't worry. A less-powerful and presumably more affordable Cobra should be coming soon.

"We are already working on another one that'll be a really good car for more people," Lubinsky promised.

Source: A New Version of the Old AC Cobra Is Coming Next Year With a 550-hp V8