2018 MUSTANG COBRA JET CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF RACING - QUICKEST MUSTANG YET

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2018 MUSTANG COBRA JET CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF RACING LEGEND WITH QUICKEST STRAIGHT-LINE STALLION YET
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• New 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet by Ford Performance is targeted to be the most powerful and quickest version from the factory ever, capable of running the quarter-mile in the mid-8-second range while topping 150 mph
  
• 50th anniversary Mustang Cobra Jet features a limited production run of 68 cars available in Race Red or Oxford White
  
• 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet is powered by a supercharged 5.2-liter Coyote V8, with performance tuned by Ford Performance to give racers a proven, durable powertrain
  

DEARBORN, Mich., April 18, 2018 – Fifty years ago, the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet took to the staging lanes at drag strips everywhere – and along with the resulting wins, a legend was born. Now comes the return of the Mustang Cobra Jet drag strip race car by Ford Performance – targeted to be the most powerful and quickest version from the factory yet, capable of running the quarter-mile in the mid-8-second range while topping 150 mph.

“From the very first Mustang Cobra Jets dominating the 1968 NHRA Winternationals to our modern-day Cobra Jet racers, the Ford Performance Parts team continues to build the Cobra Jet brand based on its success at the track over five decades,” said Eric Cin, global director, Ford Performance Parts. “That, in turn, has inspired generations of Mustang fans to create their own performance machines for the street.”

Engineered by Ford Performance Parts, the purpose-built drag racer developed on the 2018 Ford Mustang platform is limited to 68 non-VIN production cars. It includes a supercharged 5.2-liter Coyote V8 and unique four-link rear suspension, along with a Ford 9-inch solid rear axle from Strange Engineering. Race add-ons include NHRA-certified roll cage, Racetech FIA seats, and a drag race-specific coil-over suspension with specially designed Weld Racing wheels with 50th anniversary badging.

The result is a turnkey racer that showcases many performance add-ons available from the Ford Performance Parts catalog for Mustang dating back to the original 1968 Cobra Jet. Offered in either Race Red or Oxford White, the 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet features an available commemorative 50th anniversary graphics package and anniversary badging.

Final 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet ordering and product specifications will be released this summer. The car is designed to be legal for National Hot Rod Association drag racing, along with several National Mustang Racers Association and National Muscle Car Association classes.

 

[Snagged]

I was wondering if they were going to come out with another one of these.

 

[98 svt]

Can I have that?

 

[72MachOne99GT]

Whatre the chances of the powerplant being shared (maybe less aggressively tuned) with the GT500?

 

[04sleeper]

Sweet!

 

[Clemson]

Why do they refuse to make the S550 not ugly, in apparently any iteration.....<sigh>

 

[Never_Enough]

Why do they refuse to make the S550 not ugly, in apparently any iteration.....<sigh>

Your sig pic isn't big enough.

 

[TBCobra]

Bye bye demon.

 

[Snagged]

Bye bye demon.

Well to be fair, this isn't street legal......is it? ;-)

 

[AustinSN]

Need more pics

 

[TBCobra]

Well to be fair, this isn't street legal......is it? ;-)

Depends on how brave you are I guess.

 

[GT Premi]

Well to be fair, this isn't street legal......is it? ;-)

But the Demon [supposedly] isn't track legal. So...

 

[VRYALT3R3D]

But the Demon [supposedly] isn't track legal. So...

Uh, no.

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/stop-saying-2018-dodge-demon-banned-dragstrip/

 

[Serpent]

The difference between this and the Demon, is this will deliver the time claimed by Ford. Can't say the same for the Demon! ha

LOL

 

[Gr8fulmtnbiker]

Why do they refuse to make the S550 not ugly, in apparently any iteration.....<sigh>

because apparently the people overseas love it so much that they think they hit the motherload with that design. personally? YUCK to every iteration.

 

[GT Premi]

Uh, no.

http://www.hotrod.com/articles/stop-saying-2018-dodge-demon-banned-dragstrip/

I know that. It's a distinction without a difference. If a Demon wants to tussle with a Cobra Jet, it has to get caged out, otherwise, it's banned from competing.

 

[MG0h3]

Curious why they don’t issue a vin. Do they eliminate safety features and tests? I know those both increase cost and weight, but anybody have any real info on this?


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[03Sssnake]

Curious why they don’t issue a vin. Do they eliminate safety features and tests? I know those both increase cost and weight, but anybody have any real info on this?


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I think there are some real serious liabilities in selling an 8 sec caged race car for street/public road use. AFAIK it doesn't even have airbags, but it wouldn't need them for harnessed, helmeted driver. However that isn't very practical on the street and even a minor accident could prove fatal if your head collided with the roll bar. The CJ was purpose built with drag racing as it's sole focus.

 

[wizbangdoodle]

These are track cars only. Not street legal and never meant to be. And I'm guessing the price tag is going to be $120k+?

 

[1Kona_Venom]

Your sig pic isn't big enough.

at least the pic in his sig, isn't ugly