Ford and Shelby combined their efforts and created a muscle car to rival any other – the 2007 Ford Shelby Cobra Mustang. It is also the first one that the two have designed and produced since 1967 when they created the first Ford Shelby Cobra GT500 edition Mustang.
The 2007 Ford Shelby Cobra was based on the redesign that was created and made the North American Car of the Year and the Canadian Car of the Year – the 2005 GT-500. This one of the most affordable Mustangs you will ever find and it is also one of the fastest on the market.
Underneath the hood is a V8, 5.4 liter engine that has the ability tto push out 500 horsepower and 480 pound-ft of torque at 4,500 RPM. This engine is mated to a six speed manual transmission. Together they allow the Mustang to rev from 0 to 60 in 4.91 seconds.
It is available in two trims – the coupe and powered soft top convertible. Standard to each model are leather seats, 500 watt sound system, and an in dash CD changer. It also comes with 18” machined aluminum wheels that have Goodyear F1 tires. Racing stripes run down the side of both models though customers have the option of removing these. But what would a Mustang be without these stripes?
One of the biggest things that we look for in a car is power, handling, and of course safety. Having power is great – but if it is not safe what good is it to us? It comes with traction control, anti lock disc brakes, and front seat mounted side air bags. The 2007 Ford Shelby Mustang Cobra received a five star rating for frontal crash test as well as a four star rating for side impact. These scores came from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The 2007 Shelby Cobra Mustang is one of the fastest and best built on the market. For details on other Mustang models visit Cobra Mustang Net.
Goodyear tires, is that all they offer for NASCAR ?
In support of Tony Stewart’s comments on Goodyear tires, I myself belong to the oldest speedway in Michigan , Whittemore Speedway,it is a 1/4 mile track started out Dirt but is now Black-top with a banking similar to Datona on somewhat smaller scale, that being told, What is wrong with going to Hoosier’s on the short tracks?
Answer
Hoosier released a statement last week that they are not interested in NASCAR. Besides, Goodyear has a contract to be the only provider through 2012.
Finally, the tire wars in the early 90s were a dangerous time. Read up on Neil Bonnett who crashed due to a Hoosier tire failure during the wars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Bonnett
And Ernie Irvan nearly suffered the same fate in 1994 with a Goodyear failure. Here is Irvan’s bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Irvan The tire wars were dangerous and crash filled.
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