Pictures: Chris Shunk

Automakers are known to throw some pretty swanky soirees for a variety of reasons; launching a new car model, the Detroit Auto Show, or some kind of motorsports victory. While the 2012 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet isn’t exactly a “new” car, there is good reason for Ford to celebrate the delivery of these special drag racers.

And while Autoblog was invited to the party, our invitations seem to have gotten lost in the mail. The venerable AB does say that Ford maintains that this Cobra Jet is the fastest accelerating production car ever. Ever ever?

That’s a pretty bold claim, but there’s got to be some truth to it. The already-sold-out 2012 Cobra Jet comes with a 5.4 liter all-aluminum engine in two flavors; 425 horsepower and 500 horsepower. In the lightened, race-ready chassis, this is good for a 10-second quarter-mile time and a 60-ft of just 1.3 seconds. Ford wouldn’t say what the 0-60 time is, but its got to be damn quick. Costing between $91,990 and almost $104,000, it’s the most expensive vehicle with a Blue Oval badge by a wide, wide margin.

Of course, the cost to build such a car yourself would easily run over $100,000. With the 4.0 liter supercharger option, the Cobra Jet will even do the quarter-mile in the single digits. In a car straight from Ford’s factory. How many other automakers can make that kind of claim? Not too many, that’s for sure. Maybe next time, Ford will send us an e-vite to the party instead. We’d love to take a few trips down the drag strip.