The twin turbo Mustang is going up against a big block 700 cubic inch, nitrous fed Nova that puts down 1,300 horsepower. But since the Mustang weighs quite a bit less, the match is fairly even.
“With great power comes great responsibility,” that old comic book saying, also applies to drag racing. This Fox Body Mustang has a bit too much of the power, and not enough responsibility in applying that power.
Hitting 200 miles per hour back in the 1990s was a lofty goal. Nevertheless, Car Craft magazine wanted to reach the double-century mark back in the age of pogs and grunge music – and it was hell-bent on using a 1993 Ford Mustang Cobra to do it.
What would happen if you put one of those Tesla electric motors into something with a bit more nostalgia, like perhaps a 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback? Well, you’d get the Zombie 222.