Cobra vs ferrari 430

[greg schroeder]

Originally Posted by native1

I thought the 490hp of the f430 is crankshaft hp not rwhp. Don't most auto makers rate their hp at the crank? F430=490hp@3000lbs
COBRA=550hp@2600lbs
The F430 probably only makes 400 at the wheels however has traction control and paddle shifting. I am sure your car is making over 450 at the wheels because mine does and its a tweaked 427srtw. Superperformance 427IR= awesome ride brother!!!!

The F430s are about 430 corrected wheel HP and run about low 12s around 118 mph on a good day with a 1.8 or 1.9 60ft around here.

[Hexnut72]

The Ferrari is a great car but the Cobra is more fun to drive.

The Ferrari and its F1 trans will make a shifting hero out of any ham fisted idiot. It has a pretty much flawless chassis and the engine makes all kinds of neat noises. It has good visibility to the front, its comfortable for long cruises, has a top a heater, A/C and probably a stereo... It is pretty darn fast by most street car standards.

The Cobra is a lot more fun to drive though. (And it is probably just as reliable and certainly cheaper to fix if it should break.)

[stuartb]

one of my neighbors had a 360 modena for a while. Someone bumped him, don't think it was undriveable, but cost him around $15000 to get it fixed. Needless to say he sold it shortly after it was fixed.