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Performance Comparisons

Shelby Cars to Various Other Cars

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1965 Drag Race GT350 The Essex Cobra  The Ford GT 40Trans AM
Performance Comparisons

I know you were dying to know how different cars compare in times from 0-60, 0-100 MPH, top speed and quarter mile times from a dead stop to the Shelby cars. In each model and year of Shelby cars are individual listings of performance for each car.

 Here is a collection of those specs taken from various sources over the years. Page down to see the chart.

Car0-600-100Quarter MileTop Speed
1965 427 Cobra SC4.38.8 12.5 secs160+
289 Cobra  Dragonsnake with 4.88 rear end 4.5 11.81 secs @ 116.27mph 
289 Cobra with 3.77 rear end4.2 13.73 secs @ 101.58mph134
1962 260 Cobra 4.2  13.8 secs 
1963 269 Cobra 5.813.8 secs
1965 Shelby GT 3505.5  13.6 secs124
1964-1965 Cobra Daytona Coupe4.018.8112.12 secs @ 112mph198
1966 GT 350H – automatic6.617.915.2 secs @ 93mph117
1967 GT 500 428cid6.516.913.6 secs @ 106 mph132
1967 GT 3507.819.315.3 secs @ 91mph119
1967 GT 350 with 4.11 rear end6.3   
1968 Shelby Cobra GT 350 with 4.116.3 14.9 secs @ 94mph119
1968 Shelby Cobra GT 500 KR6.5 14.57 secs @ 99.55mph 
1968 Shelby GT 500 Green Hornet EXP-5005.7
1969 GT 3507.5   
1969 GT 5006.013.914 secs @ 102mph115
1969 GT 350 Convertible6.514.9 secs
2006 Shelby GT-H Mustang5.013.6 secs
2007 Shelby GT 5004.412.7 secs @ 114 mph
2008 Shelby GT 500 KR Mustang4.412.5 secs @114 mph
2010 Shelby GT 5004.212.5 secs
2011 Shelby GT 5004.012.9 secs @ 113 mph
2015 Shelby GT 500 Super Snake3.912.3 secs
2016 Shelby GT 3504.112.4 secs
2016 Shelby GT 350R3.912.2 secs
2020 Shelby GT 5003.310.6 secs180 Limiter
Saleen S3514.5 12.7 secs @122.0 MPH 
Dodge Viper GTS4.4 12.8 secs @ 111.0 mph 
Lamborghini Diablo4.7 13.2 secs @ 109.6 mph 
Acura NSX5.0 13.5 secs. @ 105.7 mph 
Jaguar XJR4.5 12.6 secs @ 117.2 mph 
Porsche 911 turbo4.4 12.8 secs @ 112.6 mph 
Ferrari 3554.9 13.3 secs @ 107.2 mph 
Lotus Espirit V-84.4 13.0 secs @ 102.8 mph 
’88 Mustang GT6.3   
88 Turbo T-Bird8.0   
1983 Mustang SVO 4-cyl turbo7.73 15.84 secs @ 89mph 
’88 Toyota Supra Turbo6.4   
’87 Porsche 944 S6.8   
’87 Porsche 928 S45.3   
’88 Merkur XRA4TI7.9   
’88 Mazda MX-6 GT Turbo8.1   
’87 Dodge Shelby Charger Turbo6.7  14.7 secs 
’87 Camaro IROC – Z7.1   
’87 Buick GNX4.7   
’88 Acura Integra LS8.8   
’86 Callaway Turbo Vette4.7   
’87 Lincoln Mark VII LSC8.0   
’87 Merkur Scorpio9.6   
’71 Boss 3515.8   
’71 Mustang 429 CJ6.5   
’68 Mustang GT 4276.3   
’67 Mustang GT 3907.5   
’66 Mustang 6 Cyl.14.3   
’65 Mustang GT 289/271 hp7.6   
’65 Mustang GT 289/210 hp9.0   
’82 Mustang GT 3028.1   
’82 Camaro Z288.6   
’82 Trans Am10.6   

This page was started in 1986. It was put on thecarsource.com on December 25, 1998.

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