--- title: "Watch Ford’s Insanely Powerful Electric Mustang Pop a Wheelie on the Drag Strip" description: "Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 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. The insane electric powertrain […]" date: "2020-09-03" modified: "2020-09-03" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/ford-mustang-cobra-jet-1400-wheelie" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "electric car" - "ford" - "the digest" --- # Watch Ford’s Insanely Powerful Electric Mustang Pop a Wheelie on the Drag Strip ![The Ford Mustang Cobra Jet 1400 prototype is absolutely insane. It can barely keep itself on the road during a drag race.]() *\Image: Ford\* ## 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 — 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. https://youtu.be/uyd6ONBV5V4 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](). ## Up to 11 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. 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. "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](). 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 900 horsepower all-electric muscle car. There's also the [Mustang Mach-E](). **READ MORE:** [Watch Ford Mustang electric prototype pull a wheelie on the drag strip]() \[*Electrek*\] **More on Ford:** *[Ford Software Update Lets Cop Cars Bake Away Coronavirus]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()