- AC Automobiles has teamed up with T-engineering for manufacturing of its Cobra GT
- T-engineering was based by ex-Saab engineers and relies on the previous Saab plant in Sweden
- AC can also be constructing the Cobra GT within the U.Okay.
AC Automobiles has turned to an unlikely associate for assist in constructing its fashionable tackle the long-lasting Cobra sports activities automobile.
The British firm introduced on Wednesday that Sweden’s T-engineering will help with the manufacturing of each the Cobra GT Roadster and the not too long ago revealed Cobra GT Coupe.
At present, the vehicles are constructed at services within the U.Okay. and depend on engineering providers from Germany. Nonetheless, sturdy demand has prompted AC to hunt further capability from T-engineering.
T-Engineering is a Swedish firm based by former Saab engineers following Saab’s chapter within the early 2010s, with monetary backing from Chinese language automaker Dongfeng. Along with its manufacturing capabilities, T-engineering, based mostly on the former Saab plant in Trollhättan, Sweden, additionally owns the previous Saab check observe. The corporate focuses on management techniques and electrification, making it a helpful engineering associate for potential future developments at AC.
T-engineering check observe in Trollhättan, Sweden, which was beforehand owned by Saab
The Cobra GT is a contemporary sports activities automobile with aluminum and carbon-fiber building, retaining the traditional styling of the unique Cobra constructed by each AC and Shelby American greater than half a century in the past. Consumers can select between two powertrain choices: a 2.0-liter turbo-4 producing 390 hp, or a 5.0-liter V-8, which delivers 454 hp in commonplace type or 654 hp with a supercharger.
Costs begin at 235,000 British kilos (roughly $297,500), and the automobile is out there in each left- and right-hand drive. Prospects also can choose between a guide or dual-clutch computerized transmission.
Past the Cobra GT, AC can also be providing continuation fashions of its unique Ace, the sports activities automobile that laid the inspiration for the Cobra. Referred to as the Ace Basic, this mannequin could be ordered with both a 2.0-liter turbo-4 or an electrical powertrain.
