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The S281’s horsepower without the supercharger peaks out at 285 at 5100 (up significantly from the ’98 model’s 225), while the blown S281 racks the meter at 350 horses at 5000 and 410 pound-feet of torque at 3000.
We tested the supercharged version of the S281, and it impressed us by running 0-60 mph just 0.1-second slower than the S351, turning the quarter mile in 13.4 seconds at 105.80 mph. It hustled through the slalom in an even-quicker 71.6 mph, circled the skidpad at a lower 0.89 g, and came to a stop from 60 mph in the same 109 feet as its big brother.
All these numbers, it should be noted, are a marked improvement over Ford’s ’99 Cobra, but at a $5000 premium.