LONDON: Britain's AC Cars will offer a new, high-performance 2.0-litre engine option for the AC Cobra GT Roadster and GT Coupe (both the open and fixed-top models) from 2026.
This new engine option is joining the normally aspirated and supercharged V8 models already developed, for the sensational family of sports cars.
Retaining the same aluminium chassis, carbon fibre bodywork and distinctive interior as the existing cars, the new models will bear all the hallmarks of Britain’s oldest active vehicle manufacture.
Working in conjunction with a global leader in hybrid and internal combustion powertrain solutions, AC Cars will develop the engine to suit the characteristics and potential that its GT platform delivers.
The new unit will run in two different states for tune, depending on variant.
Inherently lighter than the V8 models, the new cars will also benefit from the introduction of additional weight saving with the use of more carbon fibre for relevant elements of the chassis.
The full specification for each engine and the production power outputs will be announced in spring 2025 but power output is expected be up to 390bhp.
AC Cars will also introduce a new dual-clutch gearbox option for the car.
This gearbox will be available alongside a six-speed manual option.
AC Cars CEO David Conza said, “This is a key step in our programme of growth, yet allows us to stay true to what define us. Offering clients a wider choice of performance engines will broaden the appeal for our exclusive sports cars, and means we can reach the markets that impose higher taxation of large displacement engines.”
