Ford Performance has announced the latest addition to its electric-powered motorsports lineup, the Mustang Super Cobra Jet 1800.
This is a major upgrade to the Mustang Cobra Jet 1400, which holds the current world record for full-bodied electric vehicles in the quarter-mile, at 8.128 seconds at 171.97 miles per hour. The new Super Cobra Jet 1800 is specifically designed to beat this record.
In June of 2021, Bob Tasca III drove the Cobra Jet 1400 to its current world record in Norwalk, Ohio. This vehicle was originally built as a collaboration between Ford Performance, MLe Racecars, AEM-EV, Cascadia Motion, and Watson Engineering.
After this success, Ford Performance’s team went back to the drawing board to improve and upgrade the powertrain, chassis, and control systems to create the Super Cobra Jet 1800.
The Ford Performance team is excited to showcase their continuous development across the entire electric vehicle landscape. The Super Cobra Jet 1800 uses four PN-250-DZR inverters and two double-stacked DS-250-115 motor pairings, just like the Cobra Jet 1400.
However, it has a new Liberty transmission, a redesigned lighter-weight battery system, and improved suspension geometry from PMR. It also has larger Mickey Thompson drag radials to optimize launches.
The entire system is managed by Ford Performance proprietary control software running on AEM-EV hardware, with a new data acquisition system, dash, and power distribution system all designed in-house.
The Super Cobra Jet 1800 is not just designed to beat the quarter-mile record. It will also attempt to claim records for the fastest electric vehicle 0-60 mph and fastest two-wheel drive electric vehicle 0-60 during an NHRA event later this season.
MLe Racecar’s cofounder and official program test driver Pat McCue is planned to be in the driver’s seat.
Ford Performance continues to push the limits of electric-powered motorsports. This new model demonstrates their commitment to innovation and improvement in every corner of the motorsport world.
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