At our February introduction to the ’03 Cobra in Phoenix (“Raising the Car,” Jul. ’02, p. 30), we had the opportunity to hustle the phenomenal new factory-blown model around the road course at Bondurant. We also tested its road reflexes in
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There are times in life when you just know things have changed—graduation, marriage, parenthood, and so on. The world is much the same as it has been, but your feelings and perceptions of it have been altered forever. Well, in case you’ve bee
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If there ever was a problem with the fabulous S351 that Saleen discontinued last year, it was that the supercharged Windsor standout outshone its stablemate. The tire-melting road-rocket was a natural for the spotlight, garnering story after cover after shoo
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It's first thing Monday morning, and the phone rings. It's Ford Public Affairs saying the 2000 Mustang Cobra R we requested has unexpectedly popped into town for a quick visit. When will we come to pick it up? The timing is not good--just an a
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At 155 mph, just after I upshifted into Fifth, the wind flowing around the Cobra R's A-pillars suddenly took on a nasty, rumbling howl as it separated off the side windows--but that's all. The steering remained unwavering, the chop set up by the cr
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We first introduced you to the '99 Cobra in our May issue ("Independent Thinking," p.36). That first meeting took place with special pre-production units that SVT had invited us to sample for your reviewing pleasure. Of course, with a limited touring course al
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What a statement: SVT’s all-new Mustang Cobra for ‘99. Now that’s confidence. Confidence because we believe in what Ford’s Special Vehicle Team (SVT) is doing with its product line as we near 2000. Though reaction to the ‘99 Mustang
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There's a big difference between car features and true car tests. A feature is just a photo expose showing a car and a bunch of its details, highlights and inner secrets, whereas a test is just that. Along with all the pretty pictures come no-bull perfor
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It's been five years since Ford first unveiled the SN-95 Mustang to the public. It was a tough sell at first for those of us who had developed a long-standing love affair with the old Fox-body 'Stang, but in the years since we've all come t
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Back in the heydays of the Ponycar era, Ford made a small quantity of racing versions of its Mustang to compete in various forms of automotive competition. These racing versions, called "R" model Mustangs, were something special. They offered upgraded handling
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In a test of the ABS brakes, Bob came hurtling down the straightaway on the test paddock, turned into a corner following the painted lane and jammed on the binders. A traditional car would lose control and spin in such a situation, but the four-cam Cobra follo
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Ford's association with the Cobra moniker can be likened to Chevrolet's with Super Sport. Whenever Ford wanted to make sure potential buyers were aware of supreme power in a specific model, on went the Cobra nameplates and requisite snake symbol.
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