Ford
Mustang SVT Cobra R (2000)

Why it matters

The 2000 Cobra R was the third and last Cobra R from Ford's Special Vehicle Team and the most extreme of the three. Introduced on 17 April 1999, it was the only Cobra R with independent rear suspension and the only SVT Cobra sold for 2000.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Built on the 1999 Cobra, the car carried a modified 5.4-litre four-valve V8 with forged crankshaft, billet-steel connecting rods and forged pistons, and weight was cut by deleting the rear seat, radio, air conditioning and sound deadener. All cars were Performance Red with a dark charcoal interior.

An RM Sotheby's lot in 2015 offered car number 300 of 300, reported as the last Cobra R built, with an SVT certificate; the seller stated it had raced in the SCCA T1 class.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Look for the front splitter, 7-inch tall rear wing and power-dome hood, five-spoke 18x9.5-inch wheels, Recaro manual seats, Tremec T56 with B&M shifter, a 180 mph speedometer and the 21-gallon fuel cell; all cars were Performance Red with dark charcoal interior.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   RM Sotheby's – 2000 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R (Hilton Head 2015) Level B

   • 300 2000 Cobra Rs built

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   2000 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R lot (Mecum) Level C Mecum Auctions · 2025-01-11

   • 5.4L/385 HP DOHC V-8 engine (Lot description)
   • 5.4L/385 HP V-8 (Lot description)
   • special four-valve, 5.4L powerplant; 32-valve engine (Lot description)
   • Tremec T56 6-speed manual transmission (Lot description)
   • Heavy-duty 6-speed manual transmission (Lot description)
   • 3.55 gears in a Gerodisc differential (Lot description)
   • monotube struts and shocks, Eibach lowering springs (Lot description)
   • only Cobra R with independent rear suspension (Lot description)
   • Brembo 4-wheel disc brakes (Lot description)
   • a 21-gallon fuel cell (Lot description)

   Accessed 2026-11-12