Acceleration wins drag races. Of course, speed matters too, but it’s all about who can reach the finish line the quickest—not the fastest. Electric vehicles objectively make sense, then. So why does it feel anticlimactic for the new Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 to debut as an EV?
Maybe it’s because we’ve seen it before–more than once. The first electric Mustang Cobra Jet launched in 2021 with 1,400 horsepower, which was enough to break an NHRA quarter-mile record at 8.128 seconds and 171.97 miles per hour. After that came the Mustang Cobra Jet 1800 in 2023, built specifically to set new benchmarks. And here we have the latest iteration with 2,200 hp.
Details about this new car are scarce for now, as Ford simply announced it will be at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals this weekend in Charlotte. My guess is it’ll make a pass or five while it’s there in hopes of showing what EVs can do in front of a skeptical cr …
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Author: Caleb Jacobs
