can a stock subaru beat a stock 04 mustang cobra

only a stock subaru WRX.
that will shit all over it.

no, cobras are very powerful even stock

If the Subaru is Turbo'd then I'd say it would stand a pretty good chance.

Stock Subaru WRX STI, since it will have a head start from the AWD launch. You said stock but on most turbo charged cars you can up the boost for $20 with a manual boost controller. so I'd still give the edge to the WRX but l love turbos.

Are you kidding? The 'stang will beat a lot more than a Subaru. l assume that the Mustang Cobra is either a Shelby or a Saleen.

sure lets figure the ifs , it run s out of gas,if driver is gramma,the engine blows , trans locks , and many other ideas NO is THE Answer the subaru is fast to start but the stang is 2k rpm and up will run away , see ya got to go.

Well Subaru makes 6 cars with formidable 0-60 & 1/4 mile times. they are:

2004 Subaru Forester 2.5 XT, Turbo with 0-60 in 5.3 & 1/4 mile in 13.8
2002 Subaru Impreza WRX - 5.7 & 14.4
2004 Subaru Impreza WRX STi - 5.1 & 13.8
2006 Subaru Impreza 22B STi - 4.7 & 13.5
2003 Subaru Sti Type RA Spec C - 5.5 & 14.0
and the fastest which is the 2006 Subaru WRX ST l - 4.5 & 13.0 with a manual

A stock 04 cobra svt gives a 0-60 time of 4.5 & a quarter mile time of 12.9

so basically it would be dead even & the only winner would be the one with worst driver error

nice comparison! 2 beasts

l would say the Subaru (Iam guessing WRX,STI, or somthing) would rip the mustang out of the hole but most Cobra owners do not mess around when it comes to performance.

Cobra has more hp than Subaru

Guys, guys, guys. This is not a question that can be answered! There r too many details left out! Are we talking a drag race? 1/4 Mile? On a real road with curves? On a gravel road? In perfect weather? In Snow? Rain? Modified or Bone stock?

l think in the 1/4 Mile in perfect weather the Cobra has better times. The subaru is more of a real world car, add weather or twisty roads & it really is a world class performer (up there with Porsche is & Ferarri's).

The best answer that l can give is that in straight line speed the cobra is faster so if stop light racing in perfect weather is ur thing then that is the faster car. If real driving, on real curvey roads in real weather is ur thing, then the ST l shines.

l got a 06 ST l and raced a few Cobras off the line at empty intersections. Straight line the Cobra is just too powerful with all the torque, but on twist and turns the ST l will win.

Yeah, sorry. The last two posters are correct.

That Cobra is just a little more powerful than the ST l in a straight away. But with just a little bit of modding, the ST l can beat the Cobra and the Cobra can not hang on a windy road with the STI.

Now, if you're talking about the WRX..then you will need a lot more modding.

It all depends bro.

If its a track race, then the cobra will deffinelty win.

One thing l know for sure is that the mustang is nothing in twist and turns like the sti.

Straight race=mustang
anyother race= sti.

The 2004 Mustang Cobra weighed 3664 pounds & produced 385 horsepower.

The Subaru WRX sedan weighs 3085 pounds & produces 224 horsepower.

The Subaru WRX STi weighs 3263 pounds & produces 293 horsepower.

That gives us the following horsepower to weight ratios:

Cobra = 9.52 pounds/horsepower
WRX = 13.77 pounds/horsepower
STi = 11.14 pounds/horsepower

If everything else were equal, this means the Mustang would easily beat the Subie. However. There r other factors. The Subie will have much better traction off the line with AWD. It is lighter & probably more responsive in the corners. So depending on what u plan on doing most with the car, the Subaru might still be the better choice.

YES! You will have to ram the hell out of him and force it off the road, but you can take a Mustang.

Cribbles' answer was pretty much the only one u should read.

All the other folks r going off or their gut.he is relying on hard performance data.

The difference is too close to call & will come down to Driver Skill. The Cobra will have a SLIGHT advantage in a straight line if the driver knows how to control the launch. However the Subaru is a much easier to launch car (hold revs at 5K.feather the clutch.keep it on the boost).

On any other racing test (slalom, auto-X or full track) the STi will be at a much higher advantage due to its better suspension & drive layout.

However, nothing beats doing donuts with ur rear tires smoking like crazy.Cobras r hella fun but for my money I'd get the STi.