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Shelby Cobra 427 vs Dodge Viper

Big-engine brute roadster — which is the GOAT?

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The Shelby Cobra and Dodge Viper are two generations of the same wild idea: cram the biggest possible engine into the smallest possible roadster. Carroll Shelby dropped a Ford 427 V8 into a lightweight British AC body in 1962; Dodge answered in 1991 with a monstrous 8.0L V10.

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🐍 Shelby Cobra 427

Debut
1962
Engine
7.0L Ford V8

🔥 Dodge Viper

Debut
1991
Engine
8.0L V10

Shelby Cobra 427

#47 / 89

1500 ELO

Dodge Viper

#48 / 89

1500 ELO

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