Snake on the plains: FPV (Ford Performance Vehicles) Cobra

When we saw the Holden VE Ute back at the end of August, we thought we'd found extreme ute heaven. But there might be two mad performance pickups on that cloud.

This is the FPV (Ford Performance Vehicles) Cobra, unveiled at the Australian motor show to leave us seriously contemplating a minor felony to get ourselves deported down under.

Powered by a 404bhp 5.4-litre V8, the Cobra sits on 19-inch wheels, while that blue-on-white paintjob is standard. You've got the choice of a six-speed manual or a ZF six-speed auto too, though that snake (see the second photo) is an optional extra.

There's also a saloon version of the Cobra available, which gets a limited slip diff and track-ready suspension. But you don't want that one. You want the ute. Not least because it's more exclusive: 400 special-edition saloons are being produced, against just 100 utes.

Sadly, you won't be able to buy either: Ford Australia says that all the Cobras are already sold out. Damn. Better return all those scrumped apples, then.

© Source: topgear
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