great artical on cobra
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102047
under 40,000 i hope so

 

Thanks for the link to the article, Bill. Those photos really whet my appetite! Unfortunately, the accountant in my head says "NO WAY!"

 

I love my '05 GT but...OH....MY....GAWD!!!

 

A car that expensive HAS to have IRS. While I would give my left one for that car, the average mid-life crisis sufferer will not care about heritage, value etc. They care more about image. Unless the car mags really talk it up, and make it a gotta-have, the dentists will go for the Vette or BMW.

 

Well it's a good thing I'm only 20 years old, and all I care about is beating old hags to the finish line a 1/4 mile away. Image? You own a SVT Cobra, a SVT Shelby Cobra, trust me, this car will be revered.


If I can get her for under $40K, count me in

 

This doc is looking forward to getting a piece of a legend. I would prefer IRS because of the ride quality and the handling advantage but for the kind of driving I am going to be doing SRA will be just fine. Most people won't even flinch about SRA, especially docs, lawyers, dentists. If its fast and looks good then SRA will not matter.

 

Why? Apparently the car doesn't need it. Maybe you want to pay $5,000 more for IRS, but I don't, especially when the gains in handling would be minimal.

 

The Autoweek Article also says...

Final horsepower figures are not firm, but Thai-Tang hints it will be “well over 450 hp, closer to 500.�

This sounds like 480 or 490 HP to me in production trim. NICE.

 

I don't know many people who buy a car for their image that even know what an IRS is.

also did anyone notice it says "available next summer"

 

Aslo!

" Ford won’t commit to a production number, but says it will build all the 500s drivers demand."

 

As long as they have the handling worked out I would be okay with a beefy rear axle, needs to be able to handle all that torque I'll take mine in graphite with black stripes...

 

I Guess its time to save up for Insurance.....
At 40K I am sure I will have the cost of the car covered, but Insurance :bang: :bang: :bang:

 

And this lawyer has no problems with SRA either. If the production car looks as good as this early version, is priced under $40K at entry level like reported on MSN, and it has 450+ ponies under the hood--SVT won't be able to build enough of them--they'd better get started on mine though.

 

Thanks for the link Bill. Count me in.

 

The doctors and lawyers on this site are car and more specifically Mustang enthusiasts. Your right in that the Shelby name will help convince some that it doesn't matter, and personally I don't think it matters, but when the BMW sales guy tells someone that the Mustang isn't as sophisticated as the M3 and fills his/her head with BS it will be hard for them to know the truth. Yes the Mustang will be cheaper, but for people who are looking for a toy I don't think it will matter. If the car generates enough positive buzz in the press that the general public knows how good it is, it will sell out. Quickly.

 

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The doctors and lawyers on this site are car and more specifically Mustang enthusiasts. Your right in that the Shelby name will help convince some that it doesn't matter, and personally I don't think it matters, but when the BMW sales guy tells someone that the Mustang isn't as sophisticated as the M3 and fills his/her head with BS it will be hard for them to know the truth. Yes the Mustang will be cheaper, but for people who are looking for a toy I don't think it will matter. If the car generates enough positive buzz in the press that the general public knows how good it is, it will sell out. Quickly.
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Very good point, but I think your argument really applies to the last generation mustang more than this one. Had ford built a Shelby out of an 2002, 2003 or 2004 pony and equipped it with a SRA, I think only mustang fans would have bought it. I think you're dead on right about that. But this car is different. And I should tell you that if I'm a mustang enthousiast it is only because of the 2005--no offense to anyone who has an older mustang, but I haven't been a fan of the breed since the 1970 model. I will admit that I am, and always have been, a car guy though.

But again, the 05 is different, this generation of Mustang (and now Shelby) has caused more buzz than the old pony ever did--probably more buzz than any mustang since the late 1960s. And I can't begin to tell you how many times my Audi-, Lexus-, and BMW-driving friends (men and women) have mentioned how much they want a new mustang but only find V6s on the lot. A lot of them, who never pay attention to cars, already knew that there would be a Shelby. It really is remarkable.

Ultimately, it's about selling 7500 GT500s. I'll wager a bet that Ford will sell all 7500 copies of the GT500. Not only to hardcore mustang fans, but to the average joe/jane who has no idea what IRA or SRA means, they just want a copy of the sharpest Mustang to come down the pike in 35 years and they have the income to afford it. Do you really thing any GT 500 will sit on the lot long enough to gather dust? I know Ford originally made the M3s comparison, but this is about selling GT500s, 7500 of them, and this is the car to do it--SRA or not.