What the hell is the problem with "Car and Driver" anymore? First they do a comparo in which they rank the Cobra last behind two sports car wannabes that aren't even in the same league, and now this:
In the June 2002 issue when they first reviewed the '03 Cobra, they had nothing but sneering contempt for the supercharger. They described the blower whine as "food-blender-like," "sounds like a floor polisher," "whines like my Remington electric chain saw,' etc., etc. In the just-arrived May issue, however, they review a Jaguar S-type R and guess what they list as one of the "Highs?" You guessed it, the "seductive supercharger whine."
Keep in mind that both of these cars are running Eaton blowers on 32-valve DOHC V-8s. So why is one seductive and one "food-blender-like?" What a difference a nameplate makes (if you're a boneheaded journalist, that is).
In the June 2002 issue when they first reviewed the '03 Cobra, they had nothing but sneering contempt for the supercharger. They described the blower whine as "food-blender-like," "sounds like a floor polisher," "whines like my Remington electric chain saw,' etc., etc. In the just-arrived May issue, however, they review a Jaguar S-type R and guess what they list as one of the "Highs?" You guessed it, the "seductive supercharger whine."
Keep in mind that both of these cars are running Eaton blowers on 32-valve DOHC V-8s. So why is one seductive and one "food-blender-like?" What a difference a nameplate makes (if you're a boneheaded journalist, that is).