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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet - Click above for high-res image gallery<br />
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Last week it was <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/30/2012-mustang-cobra-jet-specs-revealed/">leaked</a> that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> would be bringing its purpose-built drag racer, the Cobra Jet, back for another year in 2012. Today <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> made it official by revealing the car at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show in Florida alongside its road racing brother, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-unveils-mustang-boss-302s-race-car/">Boss 302S</a>.<br />
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After getting an upgrade in 2010, the Cobra Jet is getting revised once again for 2012 with an updated version of the supercharged 5.4-liter V8 and modified suspension, low-drag racing brakes, new black anodized wheels and a stickier set of Goodyear racing slicks. Three colors will be offered - Race Red, Grabber Blue and Winner White - and just 50 will be available from the Ford Racing catalog. Pricing starts at $91,990 with a fully loaded Cobra Jet coming in at $103,980. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-officially-announces-the-2012-mustang-cobra-jet/#continued">Follow the jump</a> for the press release.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/">2012 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/#3654262"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/2012-mustang-cobra-jet_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/#3663204"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/2012-mustang-cobra-jet-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/#3663203"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/2012-mustang-cobra-jet-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-officially-announces-the-2012-mustang-cobra-jet/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford Racing officially announces the 2012 Mustang Cobra Jet</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-officially-announces-the-2012-mustang-cobra-jet/">Ford Racing officially announces the 2012 Mustang Cobra Jet</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:26:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-officially-announces-the-2012-mustang-cobra-jet/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19754093/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-officially-announces-the-2012-mustang-cobra-jet/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet - Click above for high-res image gallery<br />
</small></strong></em></div>
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Last week it was <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/30/2012-mustang-cobra-jet-specs-revealed/">leaked</a> that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> would be bringing its purpose-built drag racer, the Cobra Jet, back for another year in 2012. Today <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> made it official by revealing the car at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show in Florida alongside its road racing brother, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-unveils-mustang-boss-302s-race-car/">Boss 302S</a>.<br />
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After getting an upgrade in 2010, the Cobra Jet is getting revised once again for 2012 with an updated version of the supercharged 5.4-liter V8 and modified suspension, low-drag racing brakes, new black anodized wheels and a stickier set of Goodyear racing slicks. Three colors will be offered - Race Red, Grabber Blue and Winner White - and just 50 will be available from the Ford Racing catalog. Pricing starts at $91,990 with a fully loaded Cobra Jet coming in at $103,980. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-officially-announces-the-2012-mustang-cobra-jet/#continued">Follow the jump</a> for the press release.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/">2012 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/#3654262"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/2012-mustang-cobra-jet_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/#3663204"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/2012-mustang-cobra-jet-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-mustang-cobra-jet/#3663203"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/12/2012-mustang-cobra-jet-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-officially-announces-the-2012-mustang-cobra-jet/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford Racing officially announces the 2012 Mustang Cobra Jet</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-officially-announces-the-2012-mustang-cobra-jet/">Ford Racing officially announces the 2012 Mustang Cobra Jet</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:26:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-officially-announces-the-2012-mustang-cobra-jet/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19754093/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/ford-racing-officially-announces-the-2012-mustang-cobra-jet/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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