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10-09-2013, 09:52 AM
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) might be stepping away from the NHRA (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/11/ford-pulls-official-support-from-top-level-nhra-teams/), but it isn't abandoning drag racing altogether. Hot Rod says that Ford confirmed a next-gen Cobra Jet (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+mustang+cobra+jet/) factory drag racer is in the works, but the report also speculates that a new Cobra Jet could switch away from the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) nameplate.
Even though talk of a new Cobra Jet coincides with the all-new 2015 Mustang, the lack of confirmation for the dragster's platform leaves Hot Rod to guess that the car might switch to another platform - specifically a front-drive-based, unibody car like the Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion/) or Taurus (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/taurus/). We'd hate to think of a world with a NASCAR-ized dragster from Ford Racing (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+racing/), but it's also highly unlikely that the Mustang Cobra Jet would step away from its quarter-mile rivals like the Chevy COPO Camaro (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/07/2013-chevy-copo-camaro-announced-with-two-new-engines-and-manual/) and Dodge Challenger Drag Pak (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/dodge+challenger+drag+pak/).Next-gen Ford Cobra Jet development underway, but will it be a Mustang? (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/09/ford-cobra-jet-underway-mustang/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) might be stepping away from the NHRA (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/11/ford-pulls-official-support-from-top-level-nhra-teams/), but it isn't abandoning drag racing altogether. Hot Rod says that Ford confirmed a next-gen Cobra Jet (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+mustang+cobra+jet/) factory drag racer is in the works, but the report also speculates that a new Cobra Jet could switch away from the Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) nameplate.
Even though talk of a new Cobra Jet coincides with the all-new 2015 Mustang, the lack of confirmation for the dragster's platform leaves Hot Rod to guess that the car might switch to another platform - specifically a front-drive-based, unibody car like the Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion/) or Taurus (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/taurus/). We'd hate to think of a world with a NASCAR-ized dragster from Ford Racing (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+racing/), but it's also highly unlikely that the Mustang Cobra Jet would step away from its quarter-mile rivals like the Chevy COPO Camaro (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/07/2013-chevy-copo-camaro-announced-with-two-new-engines-and-manual/) and Dodge Challenger Drag Pak (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/dodge+challenger+drag+pak/).Next-gen Ford Cobra Jet development underway, but will it be a Mustang? (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/10/09/ford-cobra-jet-underway-mustang/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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