AC Cars and the Swedish company T-Engineering have reached an agreement on the production of one of the most revered sports cars of all time, the AC Cobra. The cars will be hand-built in Trollhättan, the factory where the Saab 92 and 900 Turbo models were once built.
The new AC Cobra GT Roadster will be launched in 2025. It is a lightweight carbon-fiber sports car powered by Ford’s 5.0-liter V8 engine producing 654 hp and 575 lb-ft (with turbochargers) or 454 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque. Customers can also choose a version with a 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine, which delivers 390 hp.
Why Trollhättan? The city, located in southwest Sweden, has a rich history of automotive innovation, engineering excellence and a skilled workforce. After Saab shut down its production in 2023, marking the end of an era in Swedish automotive manufacturing, Joachim Ågren, Country Manager for Sweden at Surplex said: “It’s difficult not to get nostalgic and shed a tear. These presses have shaped Saabs that millions of Swedes have grown up with.”
Also, some engineers and technicians, who used to work for Saab, moved to T-Engineering, and in the immediate vicinity there is also the Saab Legacy test track, which was once used for perfecting new Saab models. Now AC Cobra wants to take advantage of that and start its new chapter.
Source: T-Engineering
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