mental pimp

Porsche Carrera GT - 612HP 445 Torque 3,045 lbs


2004 Shelby Cobra - 605HP 500 Torque 3,075 lbs


Which is faster? as in 1/4 and Track

neit_jnf

For the dragstrip it would depend on gearing, traction and driver. For the track I'd go fo the superior chassis and suspension design of the Porsche (IMO)

cueball

The Shelby is just a concept, so any numbers would be just speculation.

I know the Porsche runs something like an 11 second quater mile. Even the Shelby would have a hard time with that.

As for the track, I would give it to Porsche because of the amazing chasis it has. For all I know, the Shelby could be faster, but I think it would hard for them to pull it off.

zoom44

has anyone seen a commercial with a couple of country singer chicks driving in a hot convertible? i think it is a soda commercial, maybe dr. pepper. anyway the car is silverish with blue stripes from nose to tail.i was thinking that might be the new shelby cobra.

cueball

The Shelby Cobra Concept.

RobDickinson

Ones a real (serois)car and the other is a pipe dream.

I know shelby has been around, but that porsche is incredibly well engineered, designed and actualy functioning.

I'm far from a porsche fan but the Carrera GT is an awsom car, probably the best supercar around, if to soulless.

The cobra has far to many wild claims and not enough real car. Arnt they claiming 260mph or something? thats unacheivable from that car as is.

Hanzo

Carrera GT, because it's Mid engine, the g-force from launching will push the rear wheels down firmly to the ground.

guy321

OK... That was Leanne Rimes.. and Reba Mcentire and a Vette

zoom44

see the first time i saw it i thought vette but when i saw it the other day i thought it wasn't but i just couldn't firgure out what else it could be until i saw this thread. so any idea what year vette it is?

mikeb

if that's a vette what kind is it? It looks sweet

anyways I would take the carrera

NoVa

I could have sworn it was a shelby cobra... All i can remember about that commercial are the tailights. Look likes a late 90s or early 2000s cobra. click for more pictures HERE.....

Edit* After more research i came to the conclusion that it's a Shelby Series 1.

zoom44

thanks for the link. i am convinced that the car in the commercial is just like the one in this pic:

s13lover

Yes, the car in the commercial is the shelby series 1. I believe that car comes with a supercharger northstar V8 from GM and makes around 500hp.

mental pimp

im sorry but these shelby cars just suck, maybe they are good but i dont really see it

visitor

it's an oldsmobile aurora v8, NA. and that shelby will hand your *** in a platinum platter. next time you decide that some car sucks, think about the piece of **** your driving.

mental pimp

i dont have a car, so i dont have a piece of ****, and dont go crazy on me, im only 15

visitor

only 15, and going off on cars you have no idea about.....great.

Senseny

There is no doubt whatever is marqueed "Shelby" is pretty badass. But, a buddy of mine had a Series One in his trim shop and though it obviously goes like hell, its fit and finish sucked. Especially for the price. I go Porsche.

s13lover

Aurora, my mistake. I just new it was a GM motor. I do know however that there is a supercharged model because I have a Motortrend with a road test of a production Series 1 that was supercharged.

Oh, and here is a link from Shelby's web page about the supercharger when it was first released.

http://www.shelbyautos.com/news.asp?...detail&item=83

visitor

damn, supercharged series 1 would be pretty damn sweet.

Fanman

The Shelby Series 1 comes with the 320 hp Aurora 4.0 L V-8 standard, you can order the Vortech supercharger package and that will up hp to 450 hp. Does mid 12's.

EzRidA

It's a Salen S7 in that commerical.

zoom44

i dont think so

EzRidA

I could have sworn that I saw the Salen S7 in that commercial. I haven't seen it in over two weeks. Maybe I'm thinking the Mach3 advertisement. Disregard.

Edit: Just did a search on it and it is a vette. :D

BoysDontCry

The sheer aerodynamics of the Carrera GT should tell you right away which would be the winner.