Some idiot (wont mention who.. he used to be a member here but was banned after like 3 days because he is an idiot) im's me every chance he gets. Not that I mind that.. but THIS i DO mind!
He is trying to tell me that an 03 Cobra will get better mileage, make more power/torque, weighs less, tops out about 200 or even better, etc. His proof? "I work at a focking ford dealership *****", than an 05 Vette. He is also trying to say that there is a "wastegate" on that -supercharged- 03 cobra that lets him get good mileage, and better torque down-low compated to an 05 Vette.
So.. which is CLEARLY better?
Matt

The cobra outweighs the c6 by leaps n bounds...stock they run very similar times...and rated at almost the same power...he's obviously clueless...when you mod both anything can happen, but the cobra wakes up big time from simple mods.

Ya, i knew the cobra WAAY outweighs a C6.. but stock for stock, the same exact driver for both cars; Vette or Cobra?

its hard to tell, it would be a pretty even race, but corvette will prolly win , since im a gm fan, any ford fan will say teh cobra so u know

Pretty damn close in a straight line.
But the C6 is about 400lbs. lighter, has two seats, a lower center of gravity, more advanced chassis and suspension and is designed to do one thing...perform.
It's like comparing apples and oranges.
S.

Per magazine times, the C6 will win, but in reality they're so close that it's a drivers race. Add a CAI and cat-back to a Terminator and you'll pick up 30 to 40 horses. What I've read in MM&FF is that because of the blower noise, Ford was basically forced to really choke down the intake and exhaust of the Cobra to meet Federal drive-by noise standards. Because of that, those simple intake/exhaust mods that might only net 10 to 20 horses on other cars are doubled on the Cobra.

A man with a '97 cobra who bled blue to the bone once told me his thought of a comparison on the new vette and cobra. The Vette's IRS was designed INTO the platform. The Cobra's IRS was a last drawn-up thought brought about by Ford/SVT that they just kind of "threw in" there. He told me he got to drive both at MIR at some track meet, and the difference was night and day. Never have gotten to drive either, but my nod goes to the vette anyways

~Jon

The Vette weighs less and has close to the same HP. Drivers being equal the Vette would win. Assuming the Cobra is stock. Take it to the twisties..The Vette would OWN.
Cobras are mean though.

Wow.. I never thought so many people would say that in a straight-line the race would be very close. But someone please back me up when that idiot says the Cobra will top out at 200mph..

I will back you to hell and back about that! A stock Cobra will top out about 155 mph because of the speed limiter. A stock Cobra w/o a speed limiter was projected by Ford to do about 180 mph. A stock Viper only does about 190 mph. No way in hell a stock Cobra will hit 200 mph w/o a long downhill strech with a hurricane tailwind. Send that moron to this site and we will set his ricer a** straight!

^Lol.. funny part is, he WAS a member of this site for 3 days until being banned by the mods for posting chopped, fake-*** pics of some Camaro's and everyone took him serious. But seriously; the new Vette w/ 500hp is going to top out near 200mph, no way in HELL will a 38?hp Cobra top out anywhere NEAR that.

390 lol

to start off this may be the first and only time you see this.....i'm a ford guy but......i got to give the new 2005 C6 Corvette the props........the new 2005 Corvette C6 i think will kill the 2003 Cobra.yea the cobra may have a lil bit better off the line power but it only top at about 150 - and pushin it and if your a damn good driver it might do 165 M.P.H.Tops....But the 2005 C6 Corvette i know for a fact will do 200+ M.P.H.TRUST ME....
i know...lol.i have drivin one..

Very true. The Vette has a lot more hp and is way sleeker. Have the moron register under a new user name and we will bash him till he runs away.

No. Ford said a Cobra w/o a speed limiter will do about 180. A new Vette does 186 according to the car rags.