 Power output for early units was 175 hp (130 kW), very good for the day, giving the vehicle a stout 0-60 mph (97 km/h) time with the aid of a factory installed Hurst shifter.Updates to late-production cars boosted power ratings to and torque to in mid-year 1985 and was revised to 200 in '86.1996 Mustang "Mystic" Cobra

Mystic, Mystichrome, and Mystic Gold SVT Cobras

1996 SVT Mystic Cobra

In 1996 Ford approved a new paint technology created by BASF to be showcased on a limited number of SVT Cobras.