More wing, please! The 2000 SVT Cobra R took the standard Cobra and added a slick side exit exhaust, tall rear wing, front splitter, and proper Recaro racing bucket seats. Additionally, the R-badged Cobra meant light-weighting measures were taken to make the most of its already punchy 385 horsepower. The SVT Cobra R was the wildest of the “Terminator” generation Mustangs.
Performance
To clarify, the standard 2000 Mustang Cobra had a 4.6-liter V-8 under the hood that pushed out up to 320 horses, which is still a decent amount considering that these cars only weighed about thirty-five hundred pounds.
The difference between the SVT and the street version was all in the aerodynamics, which, combined with the extra horses and torque, made for a mean machine on the tracks. Too bad only around 300 units were produced, making it a hard model to find when you want to go out on the track and have a little fun.
1 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350
Top Speed: 175 MPH
An instant classic, even upon its launch in 2015, the GT350 proved to be and will remain one of the most desirable Mustangs ever built. With its flat-plane crank V-8, the GT350 brought a European flair to the Mustang that the world has never seen.
A factory Mustang with a redline of over 8,000 RPM and an engine that shares characteristics with Ferrari V-8s were elements the world never thought they would see from the humble American muscle car. This, combined with the S550 generation’s independent rear suspension, was the car that solidified the Mustang’s place as not only a muscle car but an all-out sports car.
Performance
One specific aspect of this car that needs mentioning is the MagnaRide Dampening System that Ford Motor Company made sure to have installed on every Shelby Mustang coming off the assembly lines. Both the street-legal Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and the track-only GT350R came with this system that would continually adjust how the suspension rode by passing an electric current through the hydraulic fluid in the shocks. Each corner and every bump is adjusted for within seconds to improve handling and performance