The Ford Mustang SVT Cobra is a rear wheel drive motor car, with its engine positioned in the front, and a 2 door coupé body.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.6 litre, double overhead camshaft 8 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. It develops 305 bhp (309 PS/227 kW) of power at 5800 rpm, and maximum torque of 407 N·m (300 lb·ft/41.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm.
The engine powers the wheels through a 5 speed manual 'box.
Stated kerb weight is 1538 kg.
Top quoted speed is 245 km/h or 152 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2+2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2573 mm | 101.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1524 mm | 60 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1491 mm | 58.7 inches | |
| Length | 4636 mm | 182.5 inches | |
| Width | 1824 mm | 71.8 inches | |
| Height | 1351 mm | 53.2 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.8 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1538 kg | 3391 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 57% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 58.3 litres | 12.8 [15.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
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| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4601 cc (280.77 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 90.2 × 90 mm
3.55 × 3.54 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 309 PS (305 bhp) (227 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 407 Nm (300 ft·lb) (41.5 kgm) at 4800 rpm |
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| Specific output | 49.4 kW/litre 67.2 ps/litre 66.3 bhp/litre 1.09 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
88.46 Nm/litre
1.07 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | cast aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.85:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1111.6 kPa (161.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 575.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.99 s
@ 101.6 mph |
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| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 201.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 PS/kg 147.88 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 kW/kg 198.31 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.2 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 6.76 kg/kW 11.3 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.380 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 17 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8 x 17 | ||
| Tyres front | BFGoodrich Comp T/A ZR 245/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | BFGoodrich Comp T/A ZR 245/45 ZR 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 330 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 296 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.67 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.27 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 636141 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 40.4 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1997 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra added 2020-02-03. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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