AC
Cobra Venom V8 Concept
The
Cobra Venom V8 is a project by UK based designer Jamie Martin. Working
independently, Martin designed the Cobra Venom V8 as a successor to the world
renowned AC Cobra of the 1960s.
One
of the defining characteristics carried over from the original car is that of
light weight and big power. To keep the weight down the Cobra Venom V8 features
an extruded aluminium chassis and carbon fibre body panels. To keep the
occupants safe the car employs an F1-style alloy "protective cocoon",
with front and side airbags.
Power
for the Cobra Venom V8 comes from a 524 horsepower, supercharged, 4.6 litre
Ford V8. This is coupled to a Tremec 6-speed manual transmission - with an
automatic paddle shift option. This drivetrain gives the Cobra Venom V8 an
estimated 0-60 mph sprint time of 3.4 seconds and an optimistic 214 mph top
speed.
Other
features of the Cobra Venom V8 include, 17" brushed gun-metal aluminium
wheels wrapped in Pirelli P-Zero "Snake Tread" tires, DVD satellite
navigation and entertainment system with surround sound, and high intensity
discharge (HID) lighting.
