Ford Mustang News
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Ford’s Mustang receives some significant updates for the 2018 model year but the changes don’t affect the Shelby GT350 and GT350R. The most significant change for the 2018 Shelby models is the addition of three new colors: Orange Fury, Kona Blue and Lead Foot Gray. The cars are also available with an Electronics Package that adds the latest Sync infotainment system, voice-activated navigation and a 9-speaker sound system. Finally, Ford is offering a Convenience Package that replaces the manually-adjusted Recaro seats with 6-way power adjustable seats with heating and cooling...
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The Demon has a ringtone, and so does the Mustang GTYou know what was cool about 10 years ago? Custom ringtones. You know what's cool right now? Massive amounts of horsepower. If you've been paying any attention you'll know that Dodge is currently sitting pretty as the horsepower king for cars based somewhat in reality. No, the Bugatti Chiron...
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Ford planned to race the Mustang at Le Mans, before deciding on the GTThe automotive world collectively gasped when Ford rolled out quite the surprise at the 2015 Detroit auto show. The blue oval welcomed the GT back into its portfolio of performance vehicles, and it had its sights on the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Believe it or not, the rebirth of the iconic GT almost...
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The 2018 Ford Mustang has a pulseFord has given its 2018 Mustang a pulse. When you unlock the door and hop behind the wheel, the backlit engine starter button will pulsate at 30 beats per minute. The button is located on the lower driver’s side of the center stack, just in front of the gear lever, and will keep beating until...
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2016 Mustang Shelby GT350 owners suing Ford, say 'track-ready' cars overheat too quicklyOwners of some 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustangs have filed a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company [NYSE: F] and claim their cars, which are marketed as "track ready," overheat in as little as 15 minutes. The owners, who are seeking class-action status, are suing for fraud and breach of warranty claims...
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Classic Ford Bronco pays homage to Eleanor MustangOld Ford Broncos are supremely cool machines. The first generation Ford Mustang done up in Eleanor guise is also pretty darn awesome, no matter what your "Gone in 60 Seconds"-hating friends tell you. Could a mash-up of the two result in an equally fantastic beast? As it turns out, the answer is...
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A 2017 Ford Mustang police car led the famous Rose Monday parade at this year’s Cologne Carnival. Ford has close links with the city of Cologne as it is where the automaker’s European headquarters and largest factory are located. The Mustang isn’t part of the regular police fleet in Cologne, however. This particular Mustang police car is the latest project vehicle from Germany’s Tune it! Safe! program which each year sees a tuning firm modify a vehicle wearing police livery to help promote safety in the aftermarket scene. The Tune it! Safe! Mustang police car was first...
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Ford recreates Paris ‘Rendezvous’ run... with a twistAny car enthusiast knows the story of “Rendezvous,” the video of a highly illegal drive through the streets of Paris, supposedly, in a Ferrari 275 GTB. The video was created by filmmaker Claude Lelouch in August of 1976, and years later we learned that the car he used was actually a...
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Lebanon Ford selling twin-turbo Mustang capable of 1,200 hp for $45,499Lebanon Ford, the Ohio dealership that made headlines last year because of a crazy offer promising brand new 727-horsepower Mustang GTs for only $39,997, is back, and its latest offer takes the dealership up a couple of notches on the insanity dial. As first discovered by The Drive, Lebanon Ford is...
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Is Ford hinting at new Mustang Boss 302 in this press shot?Hot on the heels of this past weekend’s revelation that there might be a new Mustang Bullitt on the way, an Easter egg tucked away in a press photo for the updated 2018 Mustang hints that a Mustang Boss 302 could be coming too. CJ Pony Parts (via Fox News) was the first to notice that in an...
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Ford Mustang Bullitt set for return?A video released by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may have accidentally revealed plans for a new Ford Mustang Bullitt. Johnson is an official spokesperson for Ford and in a behind-the-scenes video filmed at the automaker’s headquarters and posted by the former wrestler to his YouTube...
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Video tour of the 2018 Ford Mustang's exterior changesFord made headlines a couple weeks ago by showing us the updated 2018 Mustang coupe, then released information on the 2018 Mustang convertible just a few days later. We've already described the changes and showed you the pictures, but now Ford has created a video to illustrate the changes as plain...
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Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] sixth-generation Mustang has scored just two out of a possible five stars in the latest crash test run by Euro NCAP, the first time since 2008 such a low score has been handed out to a major automaker by Europe’s main safety body. Euro NCAP also issues scores, measured as a percentage, in four critical areas of safety: Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection, Pedestrian Protection and Safety Assist. In the case of the Mustang, the scores came in at 72 percent for Adult Occupant Protection, 32 percent for Child Occupant Protection, 64 percent...
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Shelby rolls out 50th anniversary Super SnakeIt was 50 years ago that Carroll Shelby and his team at Shelby American built the first Mustang-based Super Snake, a high-performance machine that started out life as a tester for Goodyear. It was based on Shelby’s original GT500 and featured the V-8 of the GT40 race car. Unfortunately, it...
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Ford unveils 2018 Mustang ConvertibleShortly after unveiling the 2018 Mustang coupe, Ford has shown the 2018 Mustang Convertible. The convertible gets all the same significant changes as the coupe. The big changes come under the hood, where a 10-speed automatic transmission replaces a 6-speed, the 2.3-liter 4-cylinder and 5.0-liter...
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Ford Mustang V-6 discontinued as part of 2018 refreshThe V-6-powered Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang is dead. As part of the popular pony car's 2018 refresh, Ford is killing the entry level engine, just three years after reducing it to a supporting role. Aside from the mid-1980s Fox body, Ford has always sold the Mustang with a 6-cylinder. The...
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2018 Ford Mustang adds power, digital gauges and 10-speedThe battle between the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro for the hearts and minds of American performance enthusiasts is as fierce as it's ever been in the cars' 50-plus-year history. With Chevy launching a volley in the form of the redesigned, sixth-generation Camaro in late...
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A vicious ’65 Ford Mustang with 1,000 hp drops by Jay Leno’s GarageA 1965 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang with 1,000-at-the-wheels-horsepower is the feature of the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage. However, high horsepower isn’t what impresses the most about this Mustang. Rather, it’s the thought and meticulous work that’s gone into...
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Remember the Galpin Rocket? The 725-horsepower beast based on the sixth-generation Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang, co-designed by Galpin Auto Sports and Henrik Fisker. Unveiled at the 2014 Los Angeles auto show, the car turned out to be quite a hit and was even selected for the opening scene of the first episode of Amazon’s “The Grand Tour.” The Rocket is still available, though it’s now being manufactured by VLF and part of the VLF lineup. In recognition of this transition, the car has been renamed the VLF Rocket V8. VLF is the Auburn Hills, Michigan-based car...
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Dealing with Craigslist buyers summed up in one videoCraigslist is a wonderful tool that connects buyers and sellers of all sorts of goods. You can buy everything from a nightstand and a coffee maker to a house and a helicopter. Heck, you can even buy people if you look in the right sections...at least for an hour or so. If you're a car enthusiast...
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Ford Mustang Hybrid due in 2020, and it may be powerfulWe all knew this day was coming, but it's just something an auto enthusiast can't prepare for. A Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang Hybrid is happening, and it will be here in just a handful of years. To be specific, 2020 is when the Mustang will add a hybrid model. Details are slim, but Ford...
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2017 Ford Mustang previewFord Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] sixth-generation Mustang made waves when introduced for the 2015 model year. Finally, we were graced with a Mustang with independent rear suspension, which together with the steering and other chassis tweaks helped to deliver sports car-like handling. Since then...
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Ford GT-inspired Mustang available starting at $125,000Remember the Ford GT-inspired custom Mustang from this past SEMA show, the one done by Zero to 60 Designs so well that Ford said it couldn't be called a Ford? Now you can buy it. Zero to 60 Designs is offering a limited run of 50 GTTs with pricing starting at $124,950. The original plan was to...
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Mustangs perform massive drift to set new Guinness recordThere's a new Guinness World Record for a category I'm pretty sure you never knew existed. It's for the Largest Tire-Mark Image, and it was just claimed by a pair of Ford Mustangs. The stunt went down in Saudi Arabia under the watchful eye of a Guinness official. The previous record took up a space...
Jeff Glucker