It's a chop but sources say it will look simliar....



2007 SVT Cobra to be unvieled at the Detroit Auto Show starting March 25

SVT Still Kicking, Ford Says

"With no cars currently on the market, there’ve been plenty of rumors working their way through the industry grapevine about the future of Ford Motor Co.’s high-performance SVT unit. But “reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated,” the head of the brand-within-a-brand told TheCarConnection.com, lifting a turn-of-phrase from Mark Twain. “We’d hate to give up on the brand equity we’ve established over the last 10 years,” insisted Hau Thai-Tang, the new boss of SVT, who until recently led the development of the new, retro-styled Mustang. An SVT version of the Mustang will be unveiled at the upcoming New York Auto Show, said Thai-Tang, and though he wouldn’t confirm production plans, sources told TCC it’s a bit more than a year away. Several other possible SVT models are under consideration, with an emphasis on adding a more mainstream product, such as a high-performance Fusion sedan.


Details:

- 465HP, 6-speed manual running in the low 12's with a trap speed of 120mph!

- You choose the rear suspension set up, either IRS or Solid Rear Axle with the IRS apparently pulling over 1.0g in the corners...

- The Price... in and around 30k.

Motor: 5.4 Supercharged, 3 valve heads (with HUGE valves), forged internals similar to the 4.6 (Crank, rods, etc), modestly rated (under rated actually) ~465 HP/495 lb ft Torque, using a twin screw S/C similar to that on the Ford GT but pullied differently, hence the lower HP. This motor was supposedly made official (in house only) just in the last few days.

Transmissions: 6 speed manuals standard with a heavy duty 5 speed auto (the tranny used on the Ford Superduty but programmed/geared differently) as an option in late '07 or the '08 M/Y.

Suspensions: A re-engineered, heavy duty IRS will be an option with a modified 3 link/panhard bar-live axle setup as the standard rear axle. SVT will be going for the Road Race buyer as well as the straight line racer with both axles optional. However, the Axle options are not set in stone as of the moment but look highly likely to be approved. The Cobra will be lowered about 1.5" from a stock GT.

Bodywork: The retro theme will continue with a serious nod to the '67 Shelby. The fenders may be flared more than the standard '05 but that is not for certain as of now. The ducktail will be factory installed. Also, no convertible is planned for now but no reason was given other than concerns over chassis reliability due to the torque volume.


Jay

 

looking soooo nice

 

The price suprised me. I think the car would look better with different rims.

 

DAMN! That is a HOT looking Cobra.. That is an 05 done RIGHT. Hopefully it looks JUST like that

 

We'll see how fast it really is....

 

Nice, but I'm not really liking the side exhaust.

 

I will be very surprised if it's anything like that and that cheap for sure...

 

Now, If they could only make it look less crapy. The current Cobras look a lot better IMO. To bad its still supercharged, I was hoping an all motor Cobra.

 

There's some true and some false info in there.

 

As much as I love GM and LS engines I may be driving a ford a two years.

 

i would be driving a FORD in 2 or 3 years.... WOW.... i like the price....

 

That's one of the false pieces of info.

 

damn those new mustangs LOOK LIKE ****!!!!!

the 04's are for sure the best looking mustangs ever!

i sure hope after making the 2007 as UGLY AS THEY COULD!....
they better make it faster then the 04's other wise you know
ford really **** up big time......

cant wait to hear the performance stats....

 

thats what i figured. i cant see that car being right around 30k

 

Looks like $40-$45k worth of snake to me.

 

I need to go back and re read it but in the new issue of Hot Rod I believe it said the plans for the new Lightning had been scrapped and because a lot of the engine was going to be simular and that because of cost reasons that the SVT Cobra was on hold for the time being also. Anybody else see the issue? it has the Overhaulin Charger on the cover.

 

I think that's a lot of wishful thinking. There's no way it'll come with all those options and still be under 40k.

 

Did anyone see in Hot Rod where they pulled the plug on the new Lightnings and said that there might not be enough profit and demand for them to just produce parts for the Cobra, so it might be cancelled as well?

 

The latest Hot Rod says that they are not going to make the Lightning for a few more years so I dont look for the Cobra to come out untill the Lightning is back.

 

not bad at all!