Mustang Cobra Jet roars back after 50 years
Ford Performance has revealed the quickest drag racing Mustang ever capable of covering a quarter-mile in the mid-eight-second range.
The 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet is a limited-edition turnkey racecar that honours the 50th anniversary of the original that dominated drag strips in 1968.
The new Cobra Jet made its public debut this past weekend at the 2018 Woodward Dream Cruise in Detroit.
The Ford Performance Parts team developed the 50th Anniversary car to be the most powerful and quickest Mustang Cobra Jet from the factory ever – capable of topping 150 mph while turning in a mid-eight-second quarter-mile run.
The project epitomizes the close teamwork between traditional and motorsports engineering groups to maximize the design, performance and durability of production Mustangs.
The car is powered by a special 5.2-litre version of Ford’s famed 5.0-litre V8, strengthened and outfitted with a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger.
The engine sends power to the ground through a nine-inch solid rear axle, two-way coil-over shocks with adjustable ride height and a low-drag disc brake system from Strange Engineering as well as a four-link rear suspension with antiroll and Panhard bars.
Additional factory-provided racing performance upgrades include an NHRA-certified safety roll cage, FIA-certified seats and anniversary-badged racing wheels.
The new Mustang Cobra Jet is available in either Race Red or Oxford White and can be outfitted with exclusive 50th Anniversary graphics and badging.
Production is limited to 68 cars, in honor of Cobra Jet’s 1968 debut.