The 2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet is the Mustang to end all Mustangs, and maybe the muscle car to end all muscle cars. The now most powerful Mustang Cobra Jet in history hits 150 and covers a quarter-mile in the mid-eights.
The 2018 revival marks the 50th anniversary of Ford’s legendary performance car.
Winning Mentality
In 1968, Ford produced 50 lightweight Mustangs with a 335-horsepower, 428-cubic-inch V8; six are shipped to Holman Moody and Bill Stroppe for NHRA competition. Shortly thereafter, the Mustang Cobra Jet appeared at the NHRA’s 1968 Winternationals in Pomona, California. As Al Joniec pilots one of the six to victory, East Coast Ford dealer Bob Tasca coins the phrase ?Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.”
40 years later, in 2008, a supercharged 5.4-liter dual-overhead-cam V8 is introduced for the Mustang Cobra Jet, M-FR500-CJ. Unlike the original, these do not have VINs, so they are not street legal. However, they were the first Stock Eliminator car to touch the eight second range at an NHRA National Event. The Mustang Cobra Jet emphases how traditional and Motorsports engineering teams maximize the design and performance of Mustangs. Photo: Ford Motor Company.
Power & Performance
The 2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet sports a 5.2-liter V8 with a 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger. Power comes through a nine-inch solid rear axle, while two-way coil-over shocks with adjustable ride height, and a four-link rear suspension with antiroll and panhard bars ...