Electric Mustang Cobra Jet Is the Low-8s, 1,400 HP Dragster Cooked Up by Ford

Sure, there is also the Mustang Lithium we were handed at the 2019 SEMA, but that may or may not turn into something we’ll regularly see on the road as the electric pony car with familiar looks.

So, while we’re still waiting for a proper Mustang with EV heart for the masses, the Blue Oval came up with another concoction that speaks to the potential of an electric drivetrain in such a car, just to tease us some more.

This time, Ford is targeting the drag strips with a build that should easily cover the distance in the low-8 seconds range at speeds of over 170 mph (274 kph), a tad faster than the conventionally powered Mustang dragster we also know as the Cobra Jet.

This car is called the Cobra Jet as well, but gets a 1400 appendix that represents the number of horsepower developed by the electric powertrain – that’s 1,400 hp, and instant torque measured at over 1,100 ft.-lbs. It is the first factory drag racer powered by electricity developed by Ford.

"This project was a challenge for all of us at Ford Performance, but a challenge we loved jumping into,” said Mark Rushbrook, Global Director, Ford Performance Motorsports.

“We saw the Cobra Jet 1400 project as an opportunity to start developing electric powertrains in a race car package that we already had a lot of experience with, so we had performance benchmarks we wanted to match and beat right now. This has been a fantastic project to work on, and we hope the first of many coming from our team at Ford Performance Motorsports."

Of course, not all the details on this electric monster were released, but Ford promised to have the car on the actual drag strip, doing an actual run in front of a live audience, later this year.