For 2020, Ford Performance made a serious impact on the long-running Mustang Cobra Jet series with the introduction of the all-electric Mustang Cobra Jet 1400. A year later he ran this car to his 1/4 mile world record for an NHRA electric car. Blue Oval could have just sat back and admired the silver he had won, but instead he got back to work, now doing his best and trying to break a few other marks along the way. The all-new Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800 is the tool it works in, a completely reworked version of the electric Cobra Jet, lighter in weight and hundreds of horsepower more.
After the Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 prototype opened to the public at the US finals of the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) in September 2020, it surpassed expectations with a quarter mile of 8.27 seconds during testing, beating drivers’ Bob Tusco III pushed electric super jet. The dragster achieved his official mile record of 8.128 seconds (171.97 mph / 276.76 km/h) in June 2021 in Norwalk, Ohio, his fourth quarter. Ford says the quarter-mile time still stands as the NHRA world record for a full-body electric vehicle.
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Instead of going home and resting on their laurels with smug satisfaction, Ford Performance and its partners quickly returned to the garage to refine their creations. Then he was less than two years old when they unwrapped the revised car and revived the Super Cobra his jet name that was first used in 1969.
Mark Rushbrook, Global Director of Ford Performance Motorsport, said: In four minutes he will only attempt to beat their own record in the mile, but will continue to do so across the electric vehicle landscape to further demonstrate ongoing development. ”
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With its ongoing development, Ford Performance and MLe Racecars have reworked the Cobra Jet 1400’s entire battery system for significant weight savings. The new 1800 uses the same four His DS-250 115 electric motors and His PN-250-DZR inverter as the 1400, but sends power to the rear wheels via a new Liberty transmission. Ford and its joint ventures also reworked the rear suspension geometry to dampen the large Mickey Thompson drag radial tires with the goal of optimizing launch.
Ford also upgraded the control hardware and software package and added a new data acquisition system. All in all, it pulled out hundreds of pounds of weight and boosted power output to his namesake’s 1,800 hp.
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This time around, MLe Racecar co-founder and test driver Pat McKew will be piloting the car, and the team will not only be aiming for full-body EV quarter-mile records, but also 0-60 mph (96.5 km/h) pairs. . EV record. They will be competing in an NHRA event later this season.
Source: Ford
