I see alot, I mean alot of Cobras around here. Granted, not as many as I see GT's, but the Cobras are hardly rare around here.
As for the 260 HP vs the 305, theres alot more than just Horsepower ratings that come into play, like gearing, tranny gearing (Close ratios, wide ratios, and so on).
The Cobra and GT of today use the same rear end gears, and the same tranny gear ratio, but the way the cars are set up from the factory, the ratios seem to be set up in favor of the GT.
As to why Ford did that is beyond me. They should of offered a lower ratio on the Cobra from the Factory, not even considered the 3:27 to 1 (I know, we have emmissions standards to thank for that) and offered at least another selection of Tranny gearing. Tranny gearing seems to be a bit to wide to utilize the Cobras potential, if Ford worked and Tweaked the gearing and tranny part of the Cobra, I'm sure we could see the car Do some amazing things.
I think it as unfair to call the GT an Inferior car when compared against the Cobra. I love the Cobra, but that Snake Horse needs alittle more bite/kick before I'd go calling it superior to a GT unless the term "Inferior" and "Superior" are to be used loosely. Better, yes.
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