Weineck Cobra Limited Edition
{{Infobox car
| name = Weineck Cobra 780
| manufacturer = Weineck
| model_code = 780cui
| production = 2006-2011 (15 made)
| model_years = 2008-2012
| assembly = Bad Gandersheim
| designer = Klaus Weineck
| body_style = Roadster
| related = AC Cobra
| layout = FR Layout
| engine = {{convert|12792|cc|cuin L}} V8
| powerout = {{convert|1184|bhp|PS kW}} @ 7,000 rpm
{{convert|1760|N.m}} @ 5,600 rpm
| transmission = 4-speed manual
| wheelbase = {{convert|2286|mm}}
| length = {{convert|4200|mm}}
| width = {{convert|1745|mm}}
| height = {{convert|1170|mm}}
| weight = {{convert|989|kg}}
| image = Paris - RM Auctions - 5 février 2014 - Weineck Cobra 780 CUI Limited Edition - 1985 - 011.jpg
| caption = Chassis no. 7 being sold at the 2014 Paris RM Sotheby's Auction
}}
The Weineck Cobra Limited Edition is a supercar built by Weineck Engineering, a German car manufacturer. Weineck Cobra's body is a modified Shelby Cobra replica body.
The engine used in Weineck, is a proprietary Weineck V8, though its parts were manufactured by Donovan Engineering. It used an entirely unique Tube chassis, because the original Shelby chassis could not hold up to the torque of the motor.{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=Ben |date=2013-12-25 |title=The 12.9 Litre Weineck Cobra V8 |url=https://silodrome.com/weineck-cobra-v8/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Silodrome |language=en-US}} The engine cooling system had to be designed in house because chassis no. 4 was ordered by a customer in Dubai.{{Cite web |title=Weineck Cobra with over 1,000bhp: The fastest snake in the world |url=https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/weineck-cobra-over-1000bhp-fastest-snake-world |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=www.classicdriver.com |language=en-US}}
Acceleration data
In 2007, Weineck published a video of the 780 racing a quarter mile on road legal tires but on a prepped Drag Strip. The acceleration data was:{{Cite web |date=2007 |title=The monsterous Weineck Cobra drag racing - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SuTIR5n6oc&feature=related |url-status=dead |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=www.youtube.com}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ |0 - 100 kph |2.3 s |
| 0 - 200 kph
|4.9 s |
| 0 - 300 kph
|10.0 s |
| 100 - 200 kph
|2.6 s |
| 200 - 300 kph
|5.1 s |
| 0 - 60 mph
|2.2 s |
| 1/8 mile
|6.0 s @ 142.3 mph |
| 1/4 mile
|8.8 s @ 177.7 mph |
| max acceleration
|1.25 g (12 m/s²) |
Price
It was announced that Weineck Cobra Limited Edition's price would be €545,000 in Germany. Because of the power of this exotic performance car, only 15 were produced, with 2 prototypes, 1 {{Convert|780|cuin|L|abbr=on}} and 1 {{Convert|976|cuin|L|abbr=on}}.{{Cite web |title=Weineck cobra 16.0L MK2 specs, performance data |url=https://fastestlaps.com/models/weineck-cobra-16-0l |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114141038/https://fastestlaps.com/models/weineck-cobra-16-0l |archive-date=2025-01-14 |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=FastestLaps.com |language=en-US}} Chassis no. 7 was sold at auction in 2014 in Paris by RM Sotheby's.{{Cite web |title=2005 Weineck Cobra 780 CUI Limited Edition {{!}} Paris 2014 |url=https://rmsothebys.com/auctions/pa14/lots/r131-2005-weineck-cobra-780-cui-limited-edition/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=RM Sotheby's |language=en}}
{{Infobox car
| name = Weineck Cobra 976 Prototype
| manufacturer = Weineck
| model_code = 976cui
| production = 2012 (1 made, converted back to 780)
| assembly = Bad Gandersheim
| designer = Klaus Weineck
| body_style = Roadster
| related = AC Cobra
| layout = FR Layout
| engine = {{convert|15994|cc|cuin L}} V8
| powerout = {{convert|1800.8|bhp|PS kW}} @ 9,000 rpm
{{convert|1990.0|N.m}} @ 6,900 rpm
| transmission = 6-speed manual
| wheelbase = {{convert|2286|mm}}
| length = {{convert|4200|mm}}
| width = {{convert|1745|mm}}
| height = {{convert|1170|mm}}
| weight = {{convert|1166|kg}}
}}
References
External links
- [http://www.weineck-power.de/main.html Weineck Power]
- [http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/news_reports/weineck-cobra-780cui.htm Old School Horsepower Hero]
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