The Superformance MkIII E-Cobra is Electrified Insanity Done Right!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- You take a Superformance MkIII Cobra and you swap the mighty 427 V8 under the hood for some batteries and an electric motor, and what do you get? You get the absolutely wicked and insane E-Cobra. And I'm here to tell you that it's the wildest thing I've driven. Do I prefer the rumble of the big V8? Absolutely. Is this the craziest Cobra I've ever driven? No question about it.
The E-Cobra uses the rear motor from a Tesla P100D. It's been detuned in this application to produce 1,500 lb-ft of torque. And that's in a car that weighs less than a typical gas-powered Cobra. We're talking at or just a bit over 2,000 pounds here.
This thing is an absolute monster... and I love it.
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Your excitement for this really comes across on video. Looks like lots of fun lol
Was it all the swears? It was probably the swears...
An electric Cobra is sacrilegious!
Maybe , but I want to drive this thing !
This whole video had me smiling 😁 from ear to ear. Great job trying to explain the joy and fear you obviously had!
Awesome review. I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself, unlike SOME PEOPLE.
Super cool proof of concept! May not have the ubiquitous rumble of the original but still seems like it adheres to the hotrod philosophy Shelby is famous for.
If that wasn’t a super honest review I don’t know what is.
Nice work Jeff
Thanks, I appreciate you saying that
@@TheHooniverse Love your work Mr Glucker. Not even Farah sounds this legit.
The Daytona coupe will be another one I will want to drive one day. Can’t wait for that review😉.
G’day from Sydney by the way.
McKeel Hagerty shared that Cobra replicas were disproportionately involved in fatal accidents, though it was typically not the policy holder, but someone taking it for a spin. So the cautionary advice was well founded.
I could see that. Wicked machines even with 1/3 of the torque of this one...
It’s not a kit car, it’s factory built, but I know what you mean. Excellent review, thanks!
The proper term is Replica......
Awesome 👍 I’d even have sidepipes put on as I’m deaf anyway, the car would have to be their MK111 👍 Electric the way to go for me as I live in the middle of nowhere and the pump gas is the most basic stuff with enough octane to run a small car. I’ll watch Lance and his boys closely to see what other vehicles they’ll bring out with electrical toying on a Daytona Coupe now.
No Sound = No Cobra.
Jeff, how much does this electric version weigh and what is the range? I've been waiting for a manufacturer to announce a lightweight electric sportscar, maybe I should look into converting a NC or ND MX-5 instead 😁
Their goal is 100-150 miles. It’s not there yet, but there’s room for more batteries in the nose. A different rear motor with less power would help too.
It weighs probably 2k pounds.
@@TheHooniverse Yeah, I was just about to post: the fact that they had to de-tune it so far tells me that it's 3x bigger than it needs to be. Putting a motor 1/3 the size will have it running in the sweet spot as well as lighten the vehicle and give you more range.
The way you described it reminded me of a story I read in a corvette magazine. Guy built a '67 with something like 1400 hp. It had so much torque though even if you knew what you were doing it could be beaten off the line by a prius because if you got into it at all, all you did was sit in one spot and spin the tires off.
When battery tech advances (like the hummer modular battery) you can get more even weight distribution and get some over the back wheels which will help apply that power to the ground.
@@muskokamike127 Honestly, a Mach-E motor back there might be perfect and a few more batteries in the nose.
@@TheHooniverse yup, exactly. You don't want anything too small because an electric motor peaks torque at a certain RPM and you won't get any more out of it. Spinning faster just wastes energy.
Imagine if it was awd with a small motor at each wheel? You'd break your neck or cause a concussion it'd be so quick......
What’s the top end and what’s it’s range “on average?” lol
The only noise you can hear when driving that Cobra is Carrol Shelby spinning in his grave............ Thats not for me.
Maybe not... th-cam.com/video/X3rT2g5vZT8/w-d-xo.html
I hope they can get proper seatbelts and I dont know much about building cars but I am just going to put it out there that it needs airbags or maybe I'ts just for cruising with a helmet
Damnit, I'm Australian in Western Australia, and to do any sort of road trip, I'm looking at a minimum of 400km a day.
I'm sorry but turning the ignition on, is like getting into 2004 Cameron Diaz pants, and finding a 8 inch sausage and potato's down there.
I'm sure that it's exciting for some, but not my cup of tea thanks.
An electric cobra just makes no sense to me. Part of wanting & buying a cobra is the sound. You have to have that rumble of the engine with the side pipes.
If they make a smaller E motor with around the same HP like a gas engine, this would be a better daily driver.
😍 👍
Its like going to the Albert Hall for a concert and the band doesn't turn up, an utter disappointment.
Dumbest thing is a Cobra with no side exhausts
The original street cobras didn't have side pipes. Only about 50 427 cobras came with side pipes. Many have added them over the years. I added them to my car around 1970.
How much? I would buy this…
Per Superformance this one is a proof of concept, but I imagine you wave enough cash at them and they'd build you one... probably 200k though
Thumbs down keep it in California
Nice but yuck.
Incredible advances being made in the golf cart space. Next thing you'll do a video with the Polar Express being a pure electric bullet train locomotive. Hard pass.
Soft
Superformance cars are licensed by the original manufacturers.