{"id":708042,"date":"2026-06-01T10:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/708042\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:23:15","slug":"ac-cobra-gt-coupe-is-a-v8-manual-tribute-to-the-1960s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/708042\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Cobra GT Coupe is a V8 manual tribute to the 1960s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, AC Cars launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/torquecafe.com\/1960s-icons-rebirth-just-getting-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Cobra GT Roadster<\/a>, marking the latest step in a long line of attempts to revive the brand.<\/p>\n<p>Having defined big-power, small-bodied sports cars in the 1960s, AC\u2019s kit cars later became famous in their own right, but now the focus is well and truly on factory-built, high-cost offerings.<\/p>\n<p>The new AC Cobra GT Coupe is no different, taking the formula of the Roadster but with an added roof and styling from the A98 which competed at Le Mans, to deliver an even sharper driving experience.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-698463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ac-cobra-gt-coupe-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Said to share \u201croughly 75 per cent\u201d of its engineering with the Roadster, the GT Coupe is claimed to benefit from additional enhancements, with further improvements to its carbon fibre structure.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018double bubble\u2019 roofline comes from a desire to provide enough space for occupants in the cockpit without disrupting airflow towards the Kammtail rear end, which aids it to have a lower drag coefficient than the roadster.<\/p>\n<p>It follows a familiar recipe too, leaning on the heritage of classic AC Cobras which were powered by high-performance Ford engines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-698465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ac-cobra-gt-coupe-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>In the GT Coupe\u2019s case, buyers are given the choice of a naturally aspirated 5.0-litre \u2018Coyote\u2019 V8 from the Ford Mustang producing 335kW and 555Nm, or a supercharged version with 530kW and 820Nm.<\/p>\n<p>The latter example can accelerate from 0-60mph (97km\/h) in less than 3.5 seconds when paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission, however a six-speed manual is also available.<\/p>\n<p>Measuring just 4225mm long and 1980mm wide, the AC Cobra GT Coupe\u2019s short 2570mm wheelbase and circa-1600kg kerb weight means that it\u2019ll be a lively experience on the road, though it is still billed as a grand tourer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-698464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ac-cobra-gt-coupe-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1320\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe AC Cobra GT Coupe is unique in the history of AC Cars and, with production of the GT Roadster now underway, it shows the road ahead for the company as we build and deliver cars for existing customers,\u201d said AC Cars CEO, David Conza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAC Cars continues to invest in its operations, and develop new partnerships. This will provide the catalyst to take AC Cars from around 100 hand-built cars a year currently up to no more than 1000 cars across all models in total.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last year, AC Cars launched the Cobra GT Roadster, marking the latest step in a long line of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708043,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,105],"class_list":["post-708042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=708042"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708042\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}