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Ford is gunning to become the name brand of choice when it comes to the new generation of American all-electric muscle cars — and with its one-off Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 prototype, dubbed the “all-electric action hero,” it might just have a shot to take first place.<\/p>
The vigorous electric powertrain on wheels delivers a rubber-melting 1,400 horsepower and over 1,100 pound feet of torque, served up immediately with a single press of a pedal.<\/p>
During a private test, Ford engineers were able to squeeze just over 1,500 horsepower out of the 800 volt powertrain, the company claims<\/a>.<\/p> The Cobra Jet features four motors that spin at up to 10,000 revolutions per minute. Its battery pack can put out 350 kW — per motor.<\/p> It’s so much unbridled performance, the car can barely keep itself grounded. In a new video uploaded by Ford’s Performance division, the vehicle pops a wheelie as it screams down the drag strip.<\/p> “Since revealing the car, we’ve continued to fine-tune it and now know we’re just scratching the surface of what we may be able to achieve with this much electric horsepower in a drag racing setting,” Mark Rushbrook, global director at Ford Performance Motorsports, said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p> There’s only a slim chance you’ll be able to buy one any time soon, though. Ford has, however, announced the Mustang Lithium<\/a>, a 900 horsepower all-electric muscle car. There’s also the Mustang Mach-E<\/a>.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Watch Ford Mustang electric prototype pull a wheelie on the drag strip<\/a> [Electrek<\/em>] More on Ford:<\/strong> Ford Software Update Lets Cop Cars Bake Away Coronavirus<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Watch Ford’s Insanely Powerful Electric Mustang Pop a Wheelie on the Drag Strip<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> See the original post here: Action Hero Ford is gunning to become the name brand of choice when it comes to the new generation of American all-electric muscle cars \u2014 and with its one-off Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 prototype, dubbed the \u201call-electric action hero,\u201d it might just have a shot to take first place. The vigorous electric powertrain on wheels delivers a rubber-melting 1,400 horsepower and over 1,100 pound feet of torque, served up immediately with a single press of a pedal. During a private test, Ford engineers were able to squeeze just over 1,500 horsepower out of the 800 volt powertrain, the company claims . Continue reading Up to 11<\/h2>
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