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Posted by alfredf00_1673 (Member # 142) on :

According to MT Dec issue:
OK! Dec. MT 35th SS vs. SVT Cobra
0-60 SS 5.19 Cobra: 5.38
¼ mile: SS 13.49/107.34 Cobra: 13.79/103.34
0-100-0 : SS 16.47 Cobra: 18.05
Braking 60-0/100-0: SS120/329 Cobra: 126/351
Price as Tested: SS $32K Cobra: $29K
Range: SS 319/470 Cobra: 267/393

Winner: (from what I understood) SVT! It’s a more balanced performer, a better daily driver, and as tested this time around, the better value.
They also said that the Camaro is better at making speed, while the Mustang is better at handling it. Go figure, even after the SS won the Slalom event! SS: 63.04 Cobra 63.72 Oops made an error, the SVT did win the Slalom

They did give a kudos: “If you’re a numbers guy, and you define a musclecar by its straight-line performance and macho image, the Camaro is the winner.” Isn’t that a definition of a ‘musclecar’? Otherwise maybe they should classify it as a ‘finesse car’!

Check out these dyno’s they got: SS 268 RWHP 280 RWTQ, Cobra 240 RWHP 258 RWTQ

[ 05 November 2001: Message edited by: alfredf00_1673 ]

Posted by amy00ss (Member # 106) on :

That is truly amazing. The magazines always seem to get the results that they want to publish. It kinda reminds me of the test that one of the magazines that compared the Z06 to a couple of other cars (i can't remember what they were). The Corvette won all of the categories except the final overall rating. Go figure!

Posted by MattB (Member # 659) on :

That would be the August Motor Trend issue:
"SPEED WARS!" - "Who's the NEW KING of Power? Handling? Braking?" Z06 vs M3 vs Boxster S. Despite the Vette soundly winning all the comparisons with one tie,...they objectively gave win to the M3 implying that the back seat made it better.
Obviously the judges didn't read the title of their own article.

Posted by 35th6spd (Member # 1243) on :

ever since the 225 hp mustang gt came out in the early 80's the mags have favored the fords....the only thing the cobra has over the ss is the indy rear suspension

Posted by agmSS (Member # 853) on :

The results were more or less what I expected to see. The SS makes bigger hp numbers and has consistently been the quicker car since the 4th gen came out in '93. I was curious about the slalom because I didn't know how much better an SS was than a Z28 in that test with its wider tires and improved suspension. It would have been nice to have tested a Bilstein or 1LE car with optional exhaust and lid instead of a 35th Ann. model. The money spent on the stripes could have been used for the go-fast stuff and the car would have come in closer to the Mustang's $29k price. That said, I was not really surprised that the Cobra edged out the SS in that one test. The new Mustangs have been as consistent at out-handling the f-bodies ( not by much, granted) as the f-bodies have been consistent at convincingly slapping the Mustangs in acceleration tests. I will admit that I think the Cobra is pretty quick. Certainly quicker than any of the previous tests I've read. It's within a car length or two of the f-bodies. With some simplt-ons, they can easily run with an LS-1. Some of the locals who own "fixed" Cobras have touted themselves as running 13.5's at New England Dragway, but of course they don't have the timeslips to prove it. That's why I keep mine in my car. If they don't believe my timeslip, I will happily prove it again as they get the tail light view.

Andy

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