Back in April, over-excited with the global sales success of the Mustang, Ford announced the model will be getting two new racing versions: the Mustang Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and the Mustang Cobra Jet.
After revealing in full the NASCAR racer at the company’s headquarters in Dearborn on August 9, Ford raised the curtain on the second racer in Thursday, revealing the quickest drag racing Mustang ever.
How fast, you ask? Ford says the Cobra Jet can cover the quarter mile in the mid-eight-second range. If that’s true or not we’ll all see during the 2018 Woodward Dream Cruise this weekend, where the car will have its first public outing.
The Cobra Jet has been developed by the Ford Performance Parts team as a limited-edition turnkey race car, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the original Mustang that used to drag race back in the late 1960s.
“From the very first Mustang Cobra Jets dominating the 1968 NHRA Winternationals to our modern-day racers, the Ford Performance Parts team continues to build on Cobra Jet’s success at the track over five decades,” said in a statement Eric Cin, global director, Ford Performance Parts.
“This has inspired generations of Mustang fans to create their own performance machines for the street.”
Cobra Jet is powered by a special version of the 5.0-liter V8, with the capacity increased to 5.2-liters and fitted with a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger. A 9-inch solid rear axle takes the engine’s power and sends it to the ground.
Ride comfort in the very short runs on the drag strips is ensured with the help of two-way coil-over shocks with adjustable ride height, while braking from the excessive speeds is achieved with the use of a low-drag disc brake system from Strange Engineering.
The Cobra Jet is fully prepped for the task at hand, coming complete with an NHRA-certified safety roll cage, FIA-certified seats, and anniversary-badged racing wheels.
The Mustang Cobra Jet will sell for $130,000, but production is limited to only 68 units, in honor of the car’s 1968 debut.
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