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aprile 13, 2023 - Ford

Electric Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 prototype targets new NHRA world records for electric vehicles

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  • Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 targets several new quarter-mile NHRA world records for electric vehicles, including the Mustang Cobra Jet 1400’s standing full-bodied electric vehicle record of 8.128 seconds at 171.97 miles per hour.
  • The improved electric drag racer features a new transmission, redone battery system, revised rear end setup and fresh control and data gathering systems.
  • MLe Racecar’s Pat McCue is planned to be in the driver’s seat for the record-setting attempts at an NHRA event later this season.

DEARBORN, Mich., April 13, 2023 – Today, #ford Performance unveiled the continued evolution of its electric-powered motorsports efforts with the #mustangsupercobrajet1800, an aggressive revision to the NHRA world record-holding Mustang Cobra Jet 1400. It is targeted to best the Cobra Jet 1400’s standing world record for full-bodied electric vehicles in the quarter-mile, 8.128 seconds at 171.97 miles per hour.

In June of 2021, Bob Tasca III drove the Cobra Jet 1400 to its reigning time in Norwalk, Ohio. The vehicle, originally built as a collaborative effort between #ford Performance, MLe Racecars, AEM-EV, Cascadia Motion and Watson Engineering, was then ready for its next challenge.

The #ford Performance led team went back to the drawing board and poured their effort into revisions and upgrades to the chassis, powertrain and control systems. To match this work, #ford Performance brought back the famed Super Cobra Jet name, first offered on 1969 model year Mustangs as an improvement to the standard Cobra Jet package.

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