Shelby Cars to Various Other Cars
| Terlingua Racing Team | 1964 DragonSnake Cobra | Cobra Daytona Coupe | Group Two |
| 1965 Drag Race GT350 | The Essex Cobra | The Ford GT 40 | Trans 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.
| Car | 0-60 | 0-100 | Quarter Mile | Top Speed |
| 1965 427 Cobra SC | 4.3 | 8.8 | 12.5 secs | 160+ |
| 289 Cobra Dragonsnake with 4.88 rear end | 4.5 | 11.81 secs @ 116.27mph | ||
| 289 Cobra with 3.77 rear end | 4.2 | 13.73 secs @ 101.58mph | 134 | |
| 1962 260 Cobra | 4.2 | 13.8 secs | ||
| 1963 269 Cobra | 5.8 | 13.8 secs | ||
| 1965 Shelby GT 350 | 5.5 | 13.6 secs | 124 | |
| 1964-1965 Cobra Daytona Coupe | 4.01 | 8.81 | 12.12 secs @ 112mph | 198 |
| 1966 GT 350H – automatic | 6.6 | 17.9 | 15.2 secs @ 93mph | 117 |
| 1967 GT 500 428cid | 6.5 | 16.9 | 13.6 secs @ 106 mph | 132 |
| 1967 GT 350 | 7.8 | 19.3 | 15.3 secs @ 91mph | 119 |
| 1967 GT 350 with 4.11 rear end | 6.3 | |||
| 1968 Shelby Cobra GT 350 with 4.11 | 6.3 | 14.9 secs @ 94mph | 119 | |
| 1968 Shelby Cobra GT 500 KR | 6.5 | 14.57 secs @ 99.55mph | ||
| 1968 Shelby GT 500 Green Hornet EXP-500 | 5.7 | |||
| 1969 GT 350 | 7.5 | |||
| 1969 GT 500 | 6.0 | 13.9 | 14 secs @ 102mph | 115 |
| 1969 GT 350 Convertible | 6.5 | 14.9 secs | ||
| 2006 Shelby GT-H Mustang | 5.0 | 13.6 secs | ||
| 2007 Shelby GT 500 | 4.4 | 12.7 secs @ 114 mph | ||
| 2008 Shelby GT 500 KR Mustang | 4.4 | 12.5 secs @114 mph | ||
| 2010 Shelby GT 500 | 4.2 | 12.5 secs | ||
| 2011 Shelby GT 500 | 4.0 | 12.9 secs @ 113 mph | ||
| 2015 Shelby GT 500 Super Snake | 3.9 | 12.3 secs | ||
| 2016 Shelby GT 350 | 4.1 | 12.4 secs | ||
| 2016 Shelby GT 350R | 3.9 | 12.2 secs | ||
| 2020 Shelby GT 500 | 3.3 | 10.6 secs | 180 Limiter | |
| Saleen S351 | 4.5 | 12.7 secs @122.0 MPH | ||
| Dodge Viper GTS | 4.4 | 12.8 secs @ 111.0 mph | ||
| Lamborghini Diablo | 4.7 | 13.2 secs @ 109.6 mph | ||
| Acura NSX | 5.0 | 13.5 secs. @ 105.7 mph | ||
| Jaguar XJR | 4.5 | 12.6 secs @ 117.2 mph | ||
| Porsche 911 turbo | 4.4 | 12.8 secs @ 112.6 mph | ||
| Ferrari 355 | 4.9 | 13.3 secs @ 107.2 mph | ||
| Lotus Espirit V-8 | 4.4 | 13.0 secs @ 102.8 mph | ||
| ’88 Mustang GT | 6.3 | |||
| 88 Turbo T-Bird | 8.0 | |||
| 1983 Mustang SVO 4-cyl turbo | 7.73 | 15.84 secs @ 89mph | ||
| ’88 Toyota Supra Turbo | 6.4 | |||
| ’87 Porsche 944 S | 6.8 | |||
| ’87 Porsche 928 S4 | 5.3 | |||
| ’88 Merkur XRA4TI | 7.9 | |||
| ’88 Mazda MX-6 GT Turbo | 8.1 | |||
| ’87 Dodge Shelby Charger Turbo | 6.7 | 14.7 secs | ||
| ’87 Camaro IROC – Z | 7.1 | |||
| ’87 Buick GNX | 4.7 | |||
| ’88 Acura Integra LS | 8.8 | |||
| ’86 Callaway Turbo Vette | 4.7 | |||
| ’87 Lincoln Mark VII LSC | 8.0 | |||
| ’87 Merkur Scorpio | 9.6 | |||
| ’71 Boss 351 | 5.8 | |||
| ’71 Mustang 429 CJ | 6.5 | |||
| ’68 Mustang GT 427 | 6.3 | |||
| ’67 Mustang GT 390 | 7.5 | |||
| ’66 Mustang 6 Cyl. | 14.3 | |||
| ’65 Mustang GT 289/271 hp | 7.6 | |||
| ’65 Mustang GT 289/210 hp | 9.0 | |||
| ’82 Mustang GT 302 | 8.1 | |||
| ’82 Camaro Z28 | 8.6 | |||
| ’82 Trans Am | 10.6 |
This page was started in 1986. It was put on thecarsource.com on December 25, 1998.
Sources:
- LMR Shelby GT500 Specs
- Zero to 60 Times: Shelby 0-60 times