Talk about a show pony.
The Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 was launched in the US to demonstrate the potential for electric drive. Citizens last week in the U.S. Citizens meanwhile unloaded under the Lucas Oil Raceway bar at Indianapolis.
The drag car, powered by a pair of twin Cascadia Motion electric motors, has been tweeted by Ford Performance to deliver 1,502 wheel horsepower in the rear slip via a 3-speed transmission.
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Ford says it covered a quarter-mile in 8.27 seconds with a trap speed in a private test, and it caught NHRA funny car driver Bob Tasca III behind the wheel in Indianapolis, catching a 2018 Mustang Cobra operated by sportsman class supercharged V8. Ford has never announced the official power output for the V8 Cobra jet, but it is estimated to be in the 1000 hp range.
Taska had a slow reaction time and pulled a high and long wheel stand on the green light, which led Pedragon to an early lead that he did not give up. The gas-powered Mustang beat its electric counterpart from 158.26 mph in 8.797 seconds to 156.81 mph in 8.826 seconds.
The run enabled Ford to offer battery-powered bragging rights to Chevy, whose 700-hp EcoPoo camera clocked a quarter-mile of 9,837 seconds at 134.07 miles per hour last year.
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