AC Cars is Britain’s oldest active vehicle manufacturer. Teaser details of its new car show V8 power developing 484 kW and 780 Nm via a 6-speed manual transmission or a 10-speed automatic that will propel the car – weighing less than 1 500 kg – to 100 km/h in 3,6 seconds.
True to its iconic shape, the new car features an extruded aluminium space frame chassis, a product of a partnership between Icona Design Group and Cecomp Spa in Italy.
Cobra GT Roadster front view
The development of an all-new and highly advanced vehicle architecture, and a hand-finished manufacturing process, means the AC Cobra GT roadster will set a benchmark in production detail and build quality.
With a wheelbase of 2 570 mm, it is the sizeable AC Cobra yet but, thanks to excellent torsional rigidity, combines refinement with performance-orientated ride and handling. For everyday usability and comfort, features include air-conditioning, power windows, sophisticated in-car entertainment and the option of a removable hardtop.
AC Cars announced Swiss entrepreneur David Conza as its new CEO in May this year, alongside his continued investment in AC Cars’ parent company Acedes Holdings, LLC. Alan Lubinsky, who has led the famous British sports car company for the last 27 years, remains Chairman as the marque continues to develop its next generation of sports cars.
AC Cobra GT Roadster side view
Three years in development, the multi-million-pound project to develop the AC Cobra GT roadster will see AC Cars (England) Ltd. responsible for production returning to Europe.
Inextricably linked with the legendary sports car of the 1960s, AC Cars will be reaffirming its rights to the Cobra name when it unveils the new AC Cobra GT roadster next year.
AC Cars are the legitimate owner of the AC Cobra trademark in the UK, Europe, and key global markets. Fiercely protecting the authenticity of genuine AC-badged cars and the investment its customers make, the company has fought off imitators or companies peddling counterfeit products under the AC Cars banner.
New Cobra GT Roadster rearview
AC Cars was an original partner in the Cobra project and the manufacturer of all original AC Cobra chassis in the 1960s. Modifying the existing AC Ace, which accommodates the 2,6-litre Ford Zephyr engine in early 1961 at the factory in Thames Ditton, the first chassis (CSX2000) was shipped to the United States 12 months later in 1962. AC Cars has evolved, manufactured, and sold the AC Cobra to customers globally since then.
