Two new models in the 2020 AC Cobra range have been launched with new engine options – a purpose-designed full electric powertrain and a high performance four-cylinder petrol engine sourced from the latest Ford Mustang. The engines are packaged in the instantly recognisable body of the AC Cobra.

AC Cobra Series 1 electric
AC Cars (England) Ltd is launching a limited edition run of zero emission cars, the first ever electric cars to bear the AC marque. This model is called the “AC Cobra Series 1 electric” and just 58 cars will be made. The 58 number is a celebration of the 58 years since the production of the first AC Cobra, which, when it was launched in 1962, featured a Ford engine.

The car will look identical to the first AC Cobra that was made in 1962 but sound totally different – the first electrically powered AC.

The car will be totally based on the original AC Cobra. It will be in the spirit of the original cars and will have a similar ladder frame, adapted where necessary for the electric drive components, including batteries.

There are a number of upgrades for the electric car, including steering, brakes and so on – all, AC claims, designed to provide ultimate 2020 standards of ride and handling which do not compromise the1962 style and appeal of the identifiable bodywork. The body will be constructed of high-grade composite and the car will have a traditional AC Cobra interior.

Deliveries will start in the last quarter of 2020 and the Suggested Retail selling price will be £138,000 plus on the road charges.

The car will only be available in four colours a) AC electric blue b) AC electric black c) AC electric white (pictured here) d) AC electric green. The mechanical specifications are as follows:

AC Cobra 140 Charter Edition
This is similar in detail and identical in appearance to both the 1962 original AC Cobra and to the Series1 electric model described above.

Named in traditional AC style for the size of its petrol engine in cubic inches, the AC Cobra 140 Charter Edition has a 2.3 litre high-power engine of 350 bhp, as used in the latest Ford Mustang.