The 1965 Shelby Cobra "Daytona" Coupé is a race car based on the AC Cobra.
Within its racing career, the Daytona Coupé earned many victories including the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans and 24 Hours of Daytona. Only six units of the car were produced, due to the fact that the Ford GT40 project was launched.
Games[]
Need for Speed: World[]
The Cobra Daytona Coupé was made available in Need for Speed: World on October 12, 2011, as a tier 2 car. Since August 22, 2012, it has been featured as a C class car.
The Daytona Coupé is notable for its handling. It is capable of high-speed cornering and one of the best cars in this field. Acceleration is above C class standard and comparable with that of the Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 V-Spec.
The Daytona Coupé also has a more effective nitrous output than the latter. Top speed is 190 mph (306 kph) and 194 mph (313 kph) with nitrous applied.
Overall, the Daytona Coupé is a competitive car for every event, including Pursuit Outrun and Team Escape, where its pursuit durability can prove to be useful.
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E
250
251
D
400
401
C
500
501
B
600
601
A
750
751
S
1000
483648
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Stock: 483 (C class) | Maximum: 648 (A class) |
Blue
The Blue style is an Amerikon Speedsystems performance tuned speedboost car that costs 3100. It was released on October 11, 2011.
Red
The Red style is a rotationally available stock cash car that costs 712,500, and was initially released on October 2, 2012.
On May 7, 2015, its price was lowered from 950,000 as part of the End of the World event.
"Nero"
The "Nero" style is a vintage series car that costs 4000. It was released on January 16, 2013.
It is fitted with tuned quality Gromlen performance parts, 2-star Skill Mods, and a selection of aftermarket parts.
Shift 2: Unleashed[]
The Daytona Coupé appears as part of the downloadable Legends Pack for Shift 2: Unleashed as a 60s Legends GT classed car. It is featured with a 620 overall rating and 3.31 handling rating.
Need for Speed: The Run[]
The Cobra "Daytona" Coupé appears in Need for Speed: The Run as a Muscle class car.
Its inclusion was revealed by the official Need for Speed website on September 21, 2011.
Stock
The stock Cobra "Daytona" Coupé is unlocked upon the player achieving a Bronze Medal in all "Winter Blast" events in the Challenge Series.
Top Speed: 180 mph (290 km/h)
0 to 60 Time: 4.1s
BHP: 390 @ 6,750 rpm
Performance: Tier 3
Handling: Challenging
Class: Muscle
Drivetrain: RWD
Value: N/A
Manufacture Year: 1965
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"Carl"
The "Carl" Signature Edition Cobra "Daytona" Coupé is unlocked upon the player achieving a Bronze Medal in all "East Coast Express" events in the Challenge Series.
Top Speed: 195 mph (314 km/h)
0 to 60 Time: 3.5s
BHP: 615 @ 6,750 rpm
Performance: Tier 5
Handling: Normal
Class: Muscle
Drivetrain: RWD
Value: N/A
Manufacture Year: 1965
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Need for Speed (Tier 4)
The Need for Speed Edition Cobra "Daytona" Coupé is unlocked upon the player beating 10 Autolog recommendations.
Top Speed: 214 mph (344 km/h)
0 to 60 Time: 4.1s
BHP: 615 @ 6,750 rpm
Performance: Tier 4
Handling: Normal
Class: Muscle
Drivetrain: RWD
Value: N/A
Manufacture Year: 1965
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Need for Speed (Tier 5)
The Need for Speed Edition Cobra "Daytona" Coupé is unlocked upon the player beating 20 Solo Objectives in the "Muscle Car Battles" Playlist.
Top Speed: 214 mph (344 km/h)
0 to 60 Time: 3.5s
BHP: 615 @ 6,750 rpm
Performance: Tier 5
Handling: Normal
Class: Muscle
Drivetrain: RWD
Value: N/A
Manufacture Year: 1965
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Need for Speed: No Limits[]
The Daytona appears in Need for Speed: No Limits as part of the Utter Madness update in the "Proving Grounds" event that took place from November 1, 2020 to November 9, 2020.
Stock
Need for Speed: Edge[]
The Cobra Daytona Coupé 1965 appears in Need for Speed: Edge with an S class performance rating.
S 671
Requires 500 blueprints to produce
Top Speed 679
Acceleration 664
Nitro Capacity 672
Strength 409
Durability 400
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Trivia[]
- In Need for Speed: World, the Daytona Coupé is fitted with a five-speed gearbox.
Gallery[]
Shelby | |
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Cobra | 427 S/C '65 · "Daytona" Coupé '65 |
Mustang | GT500 '67 |
S-197 I | GT500 '06 · GT500KR '08 · Terlingua Mustang '06 |
S-197 II | GT500 '10 · GT500 '13 · GT500 Super Snake '11 |
S-550 | GT500 '20 |